Training the Intangibles Tangibly: Professional Values and Attitudes and Communication and Interpersonal Skills
1 CE Hour.
All internship sites must train and evaluate interns in the Profession Wide Competencies (PWC) of Professional Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors and Communication and Interpersonal Skills. This session focuses on navigating the challenges associated with training in these competencies and strategies to develop specific training experiences in these competencies. This training will support internship sites in developing creative ways to train their interns in these critical skills.
Description
1 CE Hour.
All internship sites must train and evaluate interns in the Profession Wide Competencies (PWC) of Professional Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors and Communication and Interpersonal Skills. This session focuses on navigating the challenges associated with training in these competencies and strategies to develop specific training experiences in these competencies. This training will support internship sites in developing creative ways to train their interns in these critical skills.
Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to:
- Describe the specific behaviors associated with internship level competency in the areas of Professional Values, Attitudes, Behaviors and Communication and Interpersonal Skills.
- Identify at least 2 strategies to promote intern’s ability to respond professionally in increasingly complex situations with a greater degree of independence.
- Identify at least 2 new activities for training interns in the areas of Professional Values, Attitudes, Behaviors and Communication and Interpersonal Skills.
Presented by Dr. Jenna Symons
Dr. Jenna Symons is a Senior Staff Consultant with Clover Educational Consulting Group. She has been with Clover since 2017 and has supported multiple doctoral training programs at all levels through program development and accreditation processes. Prior to joining Clover, Dr. Symons served as the training director for a large internship consortium and led the program through its first accreditation.











