Internship

• Area I: Assessment of Needs and Capacity.
• Area II: Planning.
• Area III: Implementation.
• Area IV: Evaluation and Research.
• Area V: Advocacy.
• Area VI: Communication.
• Area VII: Leadership and Management.
• Area VIII: Ethics and Professionalism.

Skills that will be learned or enhanced through this position may include, but are not limited to:

• Adaptability
• Assessment
• Confidentiality
• Conflict Resolution
• Crisis Management
• Critical thinking/problem solving skills
• Data entry and analysis
• Leadership
• Literature Review
• Program Planning
• Public Speaking
• Resource knowledge
• Teamwork
• Technology skills
• Time Management

Upon successful completion of this internship, you will be able to:

1. Plan arrangements for meetings, conferences, and workshops
2. Conduct workshops
3. Writing meeting summaries and reports
4. Plan programs (ex. development of goals and objectives, conducting needs assessments)
5. Community organization
6. Prepare and maintain a grant

TWU Health Promotion facilitates many events focused on various health topics and the events are evaluated using NCHA data. Particular events will vary depending upon which semester a student interns.

TWU SHS Health Promotion also operates on referrals and program requests. Program request topics can include, but are not limited to: 

• Alcohol
• Body Image
• Bystander Intervention
• Distracted Driving
• Healthy Relationships
• Mental Health
• Nutrition
• Sexual Health
• Stress Management
• Substance Abuse & Misuse
• Tobacco/Vaping
• Women’s Health