Textbook Title: The Human Services Internship: Getting the Most from Your Experience, Edition #: 4, Author: P.M. Kiser, Publisher: Cengage Learning, Year: 2016,

ISBN: 9781305537484

Part One

Com. exercise 9.1, page 255 (questions are included below) and answer each question with a minimum ofone paragraph of 3-5 complete sentences.

• What are the prevalent emotions that you have observed in yourself during the course of your fieldwork?
• What are some of the most difficult emotions for you to deal with productively?
• What specific events or circumstances triggered these emotions in you?
• What strategies can you use to deal with these emotions productively?

Part Two

Com. exercise 9.2 on page 256 (questions are included below) and answer each question with a minimum ofone paragraph of 3-5 complete sentences. Remember, when you are triggered by an experience, the answer lies within you as to what that is about. By cultivating self-awareness and self-understanding, you can learn what you need to do to effectively manage yourself when you are triggered.

• Describe an instance during your internship in which you were able to move from awareness of your feelings (self-awareness) to understanding the source of your feelings (self-understanding).
• What methods can you use to cultivate self-awareness during your internship?
• What methods could you have used during your internship?

Part Three

Complete the ICSRLE on pages 266-268. Please note, as you complete this assessment, even though it was designed to focus on college life, use your internship experience as an additional frame of reference while rating the prompts. For example, one of the prompts notes dissatisfaction with school; also consider, dissatisfaction with an internship. Another is disliking fellow students; also consider, disliking other internship agency employees or disliking agency clients.

Also complete the Workplace Stress Scale on pages 268-269.

Part Four

Complete exercise 9.7, page 268 (questions are included below) and answer each question with a minimum ofone paragraph of 3-5 complete sentences. Use both assessments assigned above to complete this exercise.

Focus on two key outcomes from your ICSRLE results:

• your overall stress level
• your particular stressors

Total your responses to each item and find your score on the survey. Scores on the ICSRLE can range from 0to147. Higher scores, of course, indicate higher levels of exposure to stress.

Now review the items that you rated either 2 or 3. Higher scored items indicate those stressors are more of an issue for you and are therefore perhaps issues that you might want to focus your attention on resolving.

Next, tally your score on the Workplace Stress Scale.

• Low stress: 15 and below
• Fairly low stress: 16-20
• Moderate stress: 21-25
• Severe stress: 26-30

As you review your responses to the surveys, identify:

• What have been your major stressors over the past month?
• Which environmental stressors have you experienced?
• What internal stressors have you experienced?
• What particular insights do you have about your level of stress as well as your particular stressors?

One additional area to address: Describe and explain how understanding and maintaining your personal boundaries can assist you in managing your stress.