Intern/Volunteer Guidelines and Responsibilities

Senior Peer Program

La Edad de Oro

Attendance

The internship will officially begin on the date as noted on the agreement,
designated by the instructor and the Internship supervisor.

The student will follow the vacation/holiday schedule of the CSU. It is the
responsibility of the student to notify the appropriate staff of leave time for
CSU vacation/holiday at the beginning of the internship. The student does
have the option to participate in the internship during CSU holidays, although
he/she is not required to do so. The student also has the option of following a
schedule mutually agreed upon by the Kinesiology internship instructor, site
supervisor, and the student. Any other circumstance for vacation/holiday or
excused leave will be handled on an individual basis by the student, the
University instructor, and site supervisor.

Dress Code

Appropriate dress will be determined by the site supervisor at each site. It is

the expectation that the student will dress appropriately and professionally
at all times. This includes not only clothing, but also professional grooming
and hygiene (i.e. hair, nails, footwear with socks, earrings, tattoos, piercings,
etc.). Students must adhere to the Dress Code of their internship site.

Evaluation

At the conclusion of the internship, students will be formally evaluated by the

site supervisor. The due date for this evaluation will be no later than the last
day of formal instruction for the semester. The evaluation should be faxed or
mailed to the Kinesiology internship instructor, but must arrive by the due
date. The Site supervisor may contact the internship instructor to discuss the
outcomes of this evaluation if they wish to do so.

Topic Selection

The program coordinator will develop the topic for each week based on

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national awareness months and have students choose a topic in which they
will create a presentation on for the senior group. Topics should be selected
at the beginning of the internship cycle, where at least 4 topics are
presented (per semester). Students are encouraged to work with others
within topics and refer to coordinator for any questions or comments.

Presentations

All presentations must be in Spanish as well as presented in Spanish because

the majority of the participants are Spanish speakers. Presentations should
be used using Microsoft PowerPoint with the following guidelines: topic,
definition, causes, symptoms, statistics, prevention, treatment, consult with
your doctor, and references. All information should be gathered from
authoritative sources (CDC, NIH,WHO). The slides must be legible from a far
distance with visuals and videos appropriate for the group. At the end of the
PowerPoint student initials and semester date should be listed under
References. Presentations should be submitted one week prior to scheduled
presentation date in order for the program coordinator to review and allow
enough time for editing. When presenting students must reassure
participants that they are not doctors, they are simply presenting health
education, it is recommended that the participants write down notes from
the presentation that way they remember a question that they had when
that subject was discussed (it can be answered when the PA goes at the end
of the month).

Activities

After the presentations, students are to plan an activity for the entire group
to participate in whether an exercise, arts & crafts, or educational based.
These must also be chosen in advance in order to plan and prepare within
enough time, especially activities that require materials or prepping time.
These activities should be related to the chosen topic for that week or
similar. An exercise activity can be selected from the Exercise and Physical
Activity Binder. The Arts & Crafts Binder also contains fun activity ideas done
in previous years. These activities should be submitted one week prior to the
planned date.

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