Transcript Overview, Resume, and Interview Skills

Overview and Preparation
Professor Raymond Weston
Community Health Service
HNS 58.1
Goals of the Lecture
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Objective
Distribution of syllabus
Requirements of class
Review potential placements
Review placement process
Discuss status of resumes
Placement Checklist
Role play interview skills
Question
Why is this course required?
Course Objectives
• To experience the expectations of health
professionals in work settings
• To apply classroom lessons to in vivo
setting
• To demonstrate an understanding of overall
goals and objectives of their placement
agency
Endpoints of Course
• The mission, vision, and value of their
placement agency
• The methods and services of their
placement agency
• The effective use of supervision
• Ethics and legal issues in health settings
• The importance of documentation
• Safety issues
Question
How will we achieve these objectives?
Course Format
• Practicum placement
– Research
– Service
– Program evaluation
• Classwork
– Review of key issues
– Dissemination of information
• Structured
• Unstructured
Questions
• What can I expect from this course?
Syllabus
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Contact information
Course objectives
Requirements
Expectations
Blackboard account
Reading list
Class schedule
Question
What is BlackBoard?
Blackboard
Brooklyn College’s Online Teaching Application
• Announcements
• Course Information
– Overview
– Syllabus
– Grading policies
• Staff Information
– Contact information
• Course Documents
– Course lectures
• Assignments
– Specific assignment
– Formatting
– Criteria for evaluation
• Course Tools
– E-mail
– Virtual classroom
• Assessment
– Gradebook
Blackboard
Brooklyn College’s Online Teaching Application
• Registration
– Go to http://blackboard.brooklyn.cuny.edu
– Click on Create Account
• BC vs. personal e-mail address
– Follow instructions
• ONLY THE ITEMS WITH A RED DOT ARE
MANDATORY
– Send me an e-mail to admit you to class
Question
• How is the final grade derived?
Grading
• Attendance and Participation at site
– Fifty percent of final grade
• Journal
– Twenty percent of final grade
• Participation in class
– Fifteen percent of final grade
• Presentation
– Fifteen percent of final grade
Question
• Why is the site evaluation weighted so heavily?
Placement Site
• Core component of course
• Hands-on-experience
• Opportunity to develop/test interests
Site Evaluation
Fifty (50) Percent of Final Grade
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Attendance record
Rapport with professional staff
Rapport with service population
Initiative and enthusiasm
Attitude towards criticism
Ability to utilize suggestions
Aids the function of the agency
Site Evaluation
Fifty (50) Percent of Final Grade
• Perceives and appropriately acts on problem
situations
• Acceptance and fulfillment of responsibility
• Ability to complete work assigned
• Imagination and creativity
• Personal appearance
• Potential to be an effective worker in a
setting similar to yours
Question
• How do you grade class participation?
Class Participation
Fifteen (15) Percent of Final Grade
• Discussion
– Unstructured
– Structured
• Modified Fish Bowl
• Role Play
Question
• Why is a PowerPoint Presentation necessary?
Presentation
Twenty (20) Percent of Grade
• Opportunity to provide your thoughts and
concerns
• Employer’s expectations
– Oral presentations
– Visual aides
• Class on presentation
– Structure a presentation
– Develop PowerPoint slides
Factors Evaluated for Presentation
Organization
(25%)
Content (25%) Knowledge of
Topic (25%)
Public Speaking
Skills (25%)
Format
Introduced site by
name
Understanding
Clear/Coherent
voice
Content appropriate
to section
Mission/Vision/
Value Statements
Provided sufficient
information
Voice level
Clarity of purpose
Job Description/
Supervisor
Use of examples
Slide-to-slide
transition
Visuals
On Site
Experience/
Written examples
of work
Summarized key
issues
Body gestures
Time
Summary/
Positive vs
Negative
Realistic
Recommendations
Eye contact
Recommendations
Clear answers
Audience interaction
Question
What is the purpose of a journal?
Journal
Fifteen (15) Percent of Total Grade
• Record of experiences
• Vehicle for Reflection
• Vehicle for Assessment
– Self
– Site
• Vehicle for sharing experience with class
• Submitted weekly
Factors Evaluated for Journal
Grammar (10%)
Content (80%)
Clarity (10%)
Spelling
Appropriate to site
Legible
Sentence Structure
Logic of learning points
Use of examples
Punctuation
Thorough
Correct word usage
Literature Review
Parsimony
Format
Format for Journal
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Date
Arrival and Departure
Activities
Special occurrences
Issues to discuss with supervisor
Issues to discuss with class/instructor
Supervision
Learning Points
Question
Where do we begin?
Potential Placements
Agency/Institution Type
Projects
Physical
Therapy Aide
Public/Mental
Health Intern
Therapeutic
exercise
TBD
Undergraduate
Teaching
Assistant
Exposure to all aspects
of school life
Research Intern Grant funded
initiatives
Potential Placements
Agency/Institution Type
Projects
Utilization
Management
Health Education
and Outreach
Advocacy and
Support
Buddy Services
Program
Harm Reduction
Support Groups
Educational/
Research
Health education
curricula
Public and patient
education
Potential Placements
Agency/Institution Type
Projects
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Community needs
assessment survey
Evaluation/
Research
Potential Placements
Agency/Institution Type
Projects
Evaluation/
Research
Commercial
Direct service
& marketing
Community
health center
establishments on
Amsterdam Avenue
in Manhattan
Potential Placements
Agency/Institution Type
Research
Assistant
Projects
Photo-therapy
Project
Potential Placements
Agency/Institution Type
Program
Evaluation
Projects
Male Awareness
Program (MAP)
Potential Placements
Agency/Institution Type
Research
Projects
Assist elementary
school students in
core academic
areas
Potential Placements
Agency/Institution Type
Program
Evaluation
Projects
Monitor
Saturday
Liberation
Academy
Develop evaluation
protocols
Parent
Advocacy Training
Student classroom
test-taking
Potential Placements
Agency/Institution Type
Program
Evaluation
Projects
Multiple
programs from
school-based to
group
counseling
Potential Placements
Agency/Institution Type
Community
Health
Empowerment
Projects
Church-based HIV/
AIDS
Minority Asthma
Coalition
Smoking
Cessation through
Barbershops
 Breast Cancer
Control in Beauty
Salons
Potential Placements
Agency/Institution Type
Health
Education
Projects
Preventive health
care education and
counseling to
adolescents
Potential Placements
Agency/Institution Type
Projects
Skilled nursing Direct service
facility
Volunteer
Service
Dependent on
department
Potential Placements
Agency/Institution Type
Physical
Therapy
Projects
Direct service
Direct service
Skilled nursing
facility
Question
How do I secure a practicum placement
Placement Process
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Identify areas of interest
Review potential placements
Schedule interview
Interview
– Resume required
– Schedule of availability
• Report results
• Sign agreement forms
Questions Regarding Resume
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Do you have a resume
Is it updated
Do you know how to develop resume
What assistance is available
Role Play of Interview
• You have just arrived at
Harlem Hospital
• You are meeting with the
Associate Director of
Child and Adolescent
Behavioral Health
• He begins the interview by
asking, “Did you have
problems getting here?
Assignments for Next Class
• Complete Practicum Selection Checklist
• Complete first draft of resume
• Read
– Baird: Chapter 1