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Internship Parenting and Child Development

Course
2024-2025

Description

The internship provides an excellent opportunity to learn about and gain practice with a variety of approaches and methods that are used in the field of Parenting and Child Development. The student can either choose a practical position at an external organization that works within the field of parenting and child development (Practical Internship) or participate in an ongoing research project at the Programme group Parenting, Child Care and Development (Research Internship).

Practical Internship
The activities during a practical internship at an external organization should focus on the field of Parenting and Child Development and can involve different activities, such as:

  • Receiving training in and carrying out family-focused interventions

  • Developing (parts of) family-focused interventions

  • Updating and/or developing (treatment) protocols or policies for the internship institution

Students are allowed to search for their own practical internship; vacancies will be placed on Brightspace as well. If students find their own practical internship, they need to contact the coordinator of the internship to make sure the internship fits the standards of the Master’s program. Supervision will be provided by the external organization; a university teacher will supervise the general progress of the internship and grade internship reports. The internship can begin at any point during the academic year.

Research Internship
The student participates in an ongoing research project of the Programme group Parenting, Child Care and Development. Depending on the research project, students will be involved in various practical aspects of doing research, such as the recruitment of participants, the actual data collection in the lab/home setting/clinic/child care setting, coding video-material, etc.

The student’s work will be performed under supervision of a qualified staff member; an independent university teacher will supervise the general progress of the internship and grade internship reports.

The internship can begin at any point during the academic year, but the timing will also depend on the availability of positions in a research project. The internship can be combined with the Master’s project.

When there is a new opportunity for participation in a research project this will be announced to students via Brightspace.

Course objectives

The general objectives of the internship are:

  • Integration of knowledge and skills in research and practice previously acquired in course work, in particular in realistic work situations

  • The acquisition of further relevant knowledge and skills, and insight into practical situations in the field of work

  • Intensive acquaintance with a relevant field of research or work

  • Learning to function independently and responsibly in an organization (professional attitudes)

  • Gaining insight into one’s own potential and limitations, both with regard to skills and with regard to personal functioning

Mode of instruction

Every student makes personalized arrangements with the internship institution on when the internship will start (so: flexible starting date), how long the internship will last and how many days per week the student will work at the internship institution. This should amount to at least 420 hours (15 EC equals 420 hours). Within these hours, students should also attend internship meetings and write an internship plan, interim evaluation report and final evaluation report.

Timetable

For the timetable of this course please refer to MyTimetable

Assessment

At the end of your internship period, your internship tutor will determine your final grade. This grade is based on:
1. The assessment advice of your internship supervisor
2. The quality of the assignments you handed in and your participation in internship meetings
3. The quality of your internship report and/or final product. All parts should be assessed as at least satisfactory

Brightspace

Additional information can be found on the Brightspace site of the course ‘Master Internship Parenting and Child Development’.

Reading list

Literature to be studied depends on the actual activities, and will be made available by the internship supervisor.

Registration

Enrollment for the internship via the co-ordinator.

The exam of this course is your final evaluation report. This means that you do not have to register yourself for this exam in My Studymap.

Contact information

Dr. M.S. van Vliet coordinates the internships.