In the first two weeks of your internship, you will complete all online orientation and meet the individuals that your supervisor supports. Listed below are all tasks that will be completed in the first two weeks.
- Welcome to Assisted Independence
- Introduction to staff
- Office Meeting with Supervising Recreational Therapist and Director of Recreational Therapy
- Overview of structure & mission of Assisted Independence
- Mission Statement
- Who is eligible for our supports?
- Funding
- Program Information
- Transportation
- Organizational Chart
- Map of Service Areas
- Goals
- Develop 5-7 goals for the internship/strive to develop areas in and out of your ‘comfort’ zone to turn into supervisor
- Objectives
- Methods of Accomplishment
- Scheduling of NCTRC examination
- Practice examination (One due every other week)
- Study Guide Review
- YouTube / Podcast NCTRC Exam Materials
- Responsibilities
- Intern to Agency
- Agency to Intern
- Intern to University
- Agency to University
- Weekly and final responsibilities
- Orientation
- Respecting the Dignity of an Individual
- Providing a Healthy and Safe Environment
- Protecting an Individual from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
- Person Centered Planning
- Incident Reporting
- Individual Specific Interventions
- Health and Wellness
- Selecting Specific Objectives
- Communication
- Special Project
- Developing ideas for what will benefit Assisted Independence
- In what areas do you want to improve
- Meeting with supervisor.
- Prepare a written proposal for this project
- Internship Manual (Read and sign form in back to acknowledge receipt)
- Policies and Procedures
- Attendance/weekly schedule/professionalism
- Call-Ins
- Dress code/staff shirts
- Confidentiality
- Incident Report Forms
- First Aid
- Emergency Reporting Procedures
- Utilization of Person First language
- Completion of employment forms
- Weekly Schedule completion
- Preparation and readings of online documentation reporting system, AccelTrax
- Individuals Supported
- Person-Centered Individualized Support Plans (PCISP’s)
- Notice of Actions (NOA’s)
- Behavior Support Plans (BSP’s)
- Recreational Therapy Assessments
- General Recreational Screening Tool (GRST)
- FACTR-R
- Mini Mental State Examination
- Recreational Therapy Treatment Plans
- Recreational Therapy Progress Notes
- Incident reporting
- Recreational Therapy goals and objectives
- Meeting individuals supported with recreational therapy
- Begin observation of programs as assigned
- Begin to observe Assessments with CTRS