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HDFS 477B - Professional Preparation: Distance Internship Placements

  • 1 credit
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Exploration of professionalism, workplace issues, leadership and communication skills, goal setting, self-management, and building a professional identity in person, writing, and online. Completion of steps to secure own internship site more than 30 miles outside of Fort Collins.

Prerequisite

HDFS 350 (Applied Research Methods or concurrent registration)

Important Information

Human Development and Family Studies majors only. Offered as an online course only. Credit not allowed for both HDFS 477B and HDFS 478.

Textbooks and Materials

Please check the CSU Bookstore for textbook information. Textbook listings are available at the CSU Bookstore about 3 weeks prior to the start of the term.

 

Instructors

Dr. Jennifer Krafchick
Dr. Jennifer Krafchick

9704912171 | jen.krafchick@colostate.edu

Dr. Jen Krafchick is a professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) and serves as Director of Undergraduate Student Affairs in HDFS. She is a passionate educator and was recognized with the 2010 Honors Professor of the Year award and the 2011 Best Teacher Award from the CSU Alumni Association. In addition to teaching, she is co-director of the Campus Connections Mentoring program that works with local youth who have experienced adversity at CSU and is a licensed program at other universities in Colorado, Wyoming, and in New Zealand. Dr. Krafchick earned her Ph.D. in education and human resource studies with an emphasis in social justice education, her master's in human development and family studies with a specialization in marriage and family therapy, and a graduate certificate in women's studies from CSU. She is a Certified Family Life Educator with the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). She teaches and conducts research on issues related to mentoring and student success. She has extensive experience working with survivors of interpersonal violence and in private practice with individuals, couples, and families. Prior to coming to CSU, Dr. Krafchick served as a Peace Corps volunteer teaching junior high school students in the South Pacific.