Participants are exposed to intensive personal growth work, group dynamics and group functioning, consulting skills development, leadership skills, and organizational development and change practices. The UA Intern Program is a comprehensive three-phase certificate program focusing on enhancing professional style, improving personal effectiveness and organizational impact, and understanding and applying organizational training and development models and concepts. All phases involve intensive day and night sessions with a complete mix of presentations, opportunities for practice and experimentation, readings, and homework. Participants also receive personalized attention by UA's staff all year long to maximize growth and development. Enrollment is limited to thirty-five participants to ensure maximum participation and exposure.
Early registration is suggested and encouraged.
The first phase of the program focuses on enhancing the awareness of oneself, one's style, and one's impact on others, both personally and professionally. Participants learn to examine, identify, interpret, communicate, and take responsibility for their feelings and behaviors. Participants identify their core values and create a personal vision from these values. Participants assess their individual and group behavior through experiential activities designed around various psychological and management based theories. Activities examine relationships between groups and help participants identify their own behavior patterns related to leadership, participation, and influence within groups.