Co-Op Ed Internships for Rehabilitation Students

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Co-Op Ed Internships for Rehabilitation
Students
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What is Co-Op?

• Cooperative Education (Co-Op) internships create
  educational
• partnerships among Montana State University
  Billings, the business community, and students.
  It is a unique academic program that allows
• students to earn academic credit while combining
  classroom learning
• with practical work experience.

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Course Numbers Credits
The internship is a restricted-entry course.
Co-Op Ed will register you for the course after
all necessary and completed paperwork is
submitted to Co-Op Ed in LI 100.

• REHA Internship Course Numbers
• Credit Hours
• Each undergrad REHA internship is 6 credits 270
  hours of work
• The Council on Rehabilitation Education, Inc.
  (C.O.R.E.) requires a supervised
• clinical experience to total 600 clock hours over
  the course of a students preparation for the
  Masters Degree. These hours do not include the
  weekly hours at the counseling clinic.

REHA 496 Clinical Practice I 6 Credits Rehab Agency
REHA 496 Clinical Practice II 6 Credits Community Agency
REHA 596 Clinical Practice I 3 Credits 150 Hours 6 hrs per week at the counseling clinic
REHA 596 Supervised Clinical Practice II 9 Credits 450 Hours 6 hrs per week at the counseling clinic
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Steps to Obtain an InternshipStarting the
Process

• Getting Started
• Register with CareerLink at www.myinterfase.com/ms
  ubillings/student/
• If you have registered in CareerLink, please edit
  your profile and be sure the Miscellaneous
  Information section is completed/updated.
• Upload your résumé in CareerLink (to be critiqued
  by Career Services staff and then corrected).
  Upload final copy.
• Set up an appointment with Mandy, Co-Op Ed
  Specialist.
• For your initial appointment, bring a list of
  internships you are interested in pursuing from
  www.msubillings.edu/cooped/ or your own list of
  possible sites.
• Contact Mandy Brottem, Cooperative Education
  Specialist, at 406.657.1717 or mbrottem_at_msubilling
  s.edu with internship questions.
• Contact Erica Holle, Office Manager, 406.657.2168
  with CareerLink questions.

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Steps to Obtain an Internship Continuing the
process

• Securing an Internship
• Contact potential sites to set up interviews. You
  are responsible for pursuing internship leads.
• Getting Registered
• Contact your faculty supervisor for specific
  academic requirements. He/she will act as a
  mentor/supervisor throughout the Co-Op
  Experience.
• Undergrads Complete the REHA 496 Goal Packet and
  make required copies.
• Grads Download the Grad REHA 596 Field Manual
  and complete the contract, activity log, etc.
• If you obtained your internship through Co-Op Ed
  it is not necessary to submit a job description.
• If you developed your own internship, you must
  include your job description that has been
  approved by your faculty supervisor.
• Complete the Learning Agreement, with signatures
  of employer, faculty, department chair, and Co-Op
  Ed. All areas must be filled in!

Download from the Career Services Co-Op Ed web
site. www.msubillings.edu/careers/cooped/students.
htm
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Steps to Obtain an Internship Completing the
registration

• The following must be completed prior to
  registration
• Register in CareerLink with MISC. section
  completed.
• Upload critiqued corrected résumé into
  CareerLink.
• Upload job description into CareerLink (if not
  obtained through Co-Op).
• Submit complete REHA 496 Application Goals or
  Grad 596 Field Manual Contract with goals.
• Submit completed Co-Op Ed Learning Agreement.

The last day to register for your internship is
the Last Day for Registering/Adding Classes as
determined by the University Calendar. Please
plan accordingly.
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REHA 496 Goal Statements REHA 596 Field Manual

• REHA 496 Goal Statements must be completed and
  approved PRIOR to registration.
• Original to Faculty Supervisor
• 1 copy to Co-Op Ed, LI Room 100.
• REHA 596 Field Manual includes
• REHA practicum/internship goals objectives
• Required hours and expectations
• REHA practicum/internship contract evaluations
• REHA 596 Field Manual Contracts must be completed
  and approved with signatures PRIOR to
  registration.
• Original to Faculty Supervisor
• 1 copy to Co-Op Ed, LI Room 100

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Internships Jobs!

• Just the Basics
• Dress professionally
• Be on time
• Be prepared
• Practice good hygiene and good office etiquette.
• Résumé, cover letter, and thank you note are
  key. 
• The last day to register for your internship is
  the Last Day for Registering/Adding Classes as
  determined by the University Calendar.
• Site must be confirmed and documentation must be
  completed prior to registration.
• Internship postings are available online, but you
  are free to develop your own.
• Keep in mind that applying for an internship is
  similar to applying for a job.

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Finding the forms youll need

• CareerLink
• www.myinterfase.com/msubillings/student/home.aspx
  
• Co-Op Ed Learning Agreement
• www.msubillings.edu/careers/cooped/studforms.htm
• REHA 496 Goal Packet
• www.msubillings.edu/careers/cooped/studforms.htm
• REHA 596 Field Manual
• www.msubillings.edu/careers/cooped/studforms.htm
  

Obtain copies of forms and view current
internship opportunities at www.msubillings.edu
/careers/cooped/students.htm
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Questions?

• Contact Mandy Brottem
• at
• 406.657.1717
• or
• mbrottem_at_msubillings.edu