In addition to the seminars and site visits, students meet with the director in periodic interviews to assess their progress. Return to menu Student Requirements Students are required to attend all assigned work assignments and seminars. In addition, students keep a daily journal of their reactions to activities . These are turned in at one of the weekly seminars with the Director. Although not used as part of student evaluation, pre and post test use of the Cultural Attitude Inventory and The POI provide information regarding student changes as a result of the program experience.
Students receive recommendations from all the agencies and programs they work with.
These can be used by students as they seek employment after graduation. Feedback from students indicates the record of their experiences in the program has been very helpful in their obtaining positions their field. Although it may appear at first to be too time-consuming to involve students in all aspects of the program that has been described, the job placement success as well as the identified growth of the participants as a result of this experience, attests to the benefit of the program. As final feedback from students, each is sent a Follow-up Program Survey two weeks after they have completed the program. This includes an evaluation of various program components, areas of growth they experienced, and their overall evaluation of the program.