Social Internship Program by Directorate of Education GNCT of Delhi India

2. INTRODUCTION
THE SOCIAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAME BY DOE IS AN INITIATIVE BY THEGOVERNMENT TO HELP
STUDENTSLEARN SKILL INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND MAKING RESEARCH FILES. IT PROVIDES
REAL WORD EXPERIENCE TO THE INTERNS. IT INCREASED OUR JOB OPPORTUNITIES AS THE
PROGRAME BUILT OURRESUME . THE SOCIAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAME ALSO KNOWN AS FIELD
EDUCATION, IS A KEY COMPONENT OF ANY MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK PROGRAME .

3. CONCEPT AND IMPORTANCE
• THECONCEPT OF SOCIAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAME OFFER A HOLISTIC LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
SOCIAL WORK IS A PRACTICE –BASEED PROFESSION THAT PROMOTES SOCIAL CHANGE,
DEVELOPMENT AND THEEMPOWERMENT OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES.
•THE SOCIAL INTERNSHIP PROVIDE WITH FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONED
OPPORTUNITIES AND PERSONAL GROWTH.
1. EXPAND ON OURTRANSFERRABLE SKILLS
2. BOOST OURRESUME
3. DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL CONNECTION

4. KEY LEARNING
•SOCIAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM HAS PROVIDEE WITH A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE
PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, LEADERSHIP, NEGOTIATION SKILLS,AND
TECHNICAL SKILLS. IT IS THE BEST WAY TO LEARN HOW TO NAVIGATE THEWORKING WORLD
THROUGH REAL LIFE, HANDS ON EXPERIENCE.ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE SKILLS I WILL GAINED
FROM THIS INTERNSHIP HELPED ME TO GAIN ABILITY TO SPEAK WITH PEOPLE IN A PROFESSIONAL
SETTING. IN THIS PROGRAM ALSO LEARNED HOW TO TALK SOCIETY AND HOW I CAN SOLVE
SOCIETIES PROBLEMS.

5. IMPACT
•THE OVERALL IMPACT OF THESOCIAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN MY LIFE IS IT INCREASED
KNOWLEDGE AND DEMONSTRATION OF A SKILLS RELATED TO THESTATE GOALS. IT ALSO ENHANCE
SELF- ESTEEM WHILE GIVING A SENSE OF PURPOSE AND HOPE AND FEELING OF COMPETENCY. IT
DEVELOPED A GROWTH MINDSET AND THESKILLS TO NAVIGATE LIFE ‘S CHALLENGES, HIGHER LEVELS
OF INNOVATION AND PROBLEMS SOLVING CAPABILITIES. IT ALSO HELPED DEVELOP SKILLS AND OFFER
MORAL SUPPORT IN EARLY CAREER.

6. CHALLENGES
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• IHAD A LOT OF CHALLENGES IN COMPLETING THE ENTIRE TASK. LIKE I DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO MAKE
PPT , REPORT AND MERGING ARTICLE, REPORT AND PPT. BUT MY COUSINBROTHER AND MY FRIEND
HELPED ME IN FACING THESE PROBLEMS AND COMPLETING MY TASK.
• THERE WAS ANOTHER CHALLENGE WHICH WAS A LITTER BIG . MY ELDER BROTHER WAS REFUSING
ME PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAME BECAUSETHERE WAS SOME USEOF SOCIAL MEDIA IN IT. STILL,
I CONVINCED MY BROTHER TO LET ME PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAME BECAUSEFROM THIS I WILL
LEARN A LOT OF NEW AND PLEASANT THINGS.

7. KEY TAKEAWAYS
• ILEARNED A LOT OF FROM EVERY TASKIN THIS PROGRAME LIKE ABOUT MANY DISEASES AND
HOW THEY CAN BEPREVENTED. IN 4TH ASSIGNMENT WE GOT TO KNOW ABOUT HIV/AIDS TASK
WHAT IS NACO AND RED RIBBON CLUBAND HOW DOES IT WORKS? AND THIS GAVE ME A LOT OF
INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNITED NATION. AND THROUGH THE DRUGSAND SUBSTANCEABUSE
ASSIGNMENT, HOW DRUGS ARE TAKEN AND IN WHICH STATEIN INDIA IS IT USEDTHE MOST?
AND I ALSO BECOME AWARE OF ALL THE DISEASES.

8. EXPERIENCES
•A WORKSHOP IS A GATHERING OF PEOPLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF LEARNING, PRACTICING OR
DISCUSSIONA SPECIFIC TOPIC OR SKILL. WORKSHOP IS A METHOD OF TEACHING WHICH IS MIX
BETWEEN STUDIOPRACTICEAND A LECTURE. I COLLECTED THECONTENT FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES
WROTE ON THE PAPER. WHEN I SAW OTHERS CONDUCTING WORKSHOP IT GAVE ME CONFIDENCE. I
PRACTICED SPEAKING INFRONT OF MIRROR AND SPOKE IN FRONT OF MY FAST FRIEND DEEPA JUST
TO BOOST MY MORAL.

9. STRENGTHS
MY GREATEST STRENGTH IS MY ABILITY TO EXCEL IN HIGHLY PRESSURIZED SITUATION. I HAVE FOUND
CREATIVE WAYS TO KEEP CALM WHEN WORKING UNDER PRESSURE,FOR EXAMPLE, ORGANISATION MY
WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY AND GETTING THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK DONE DURING THE TIMES I AM
MOST PRODUCTIVE.
•CURIOUSITY AND EAGERNESS TO LEARN NEW THINGS.
•CREATIVITY AND INNOVATIVE THINKING.
•GOOD TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS.
•ABILITY TO ADOPT AND ADJUSTTO CHANGING SITUATIONS.

10. WEAKNESSES
•MY WEAK POINT HAD ALWAYS BEEN MY COMMUNICATION SKILLS. I HADN’T BEEN VERY SOCIAL
ACTIVE THEREFORE, COMMUNICATION AROUND PEOPLE WAS DIFFICULTFOR ME BUT THEPROBLEM
WAS NOT ABOUT THE FEAR TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF PEOPLE. BUT WHEN I DID WORKSHOP IN THIS
PROGRAME MANY TIMES THEN I IMPROVED A LOT. MY TEACHER COORDINATOR DR. SUSHMASINGH
HELPED ME A LOT IN THIS ENDEAVOR.

11. OPPORTUNITIES
•I GOT OPPORTUNITIES WHILE DOING THIS PROGRAME LIKE PREPARING A WORKSHOP IN WHICH I
GOT THECHANCE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THE STUDENTSAND SAY . ALSO GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO
GO TO THESOCIETY AND MAKE PEOPLE AWARE ABOUT THEDISEASES. THE GAVE ME A LOT OF
KNOWLEDGE ABOUT INTERNET AND LEARNED HOW TO USEIT PROPERLY. WITH THIS OPPORTUNITIES ,
I CAN IMPROVE MY COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND LEARN SOMETHING NEW, LEARNED TIME
MANAGEMENT. WHICH INCREASE MY PERSONAL GROWTH.

12. THREATS
• MY FIRST FEAR WHILE DOING INTERNSHIP WAS THAT I WILL WASTEA LOT OF TIME IN COMPLETING
THIS TASKAND THIS WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON MY STUDIES.BUT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN
BECAUSEI FIXED TIME TO DO THIS WORK SO THAT THERE WAS NO HINDRANCE IN MY STUDY.
• ANOTHER FEAR OF MINE WAS THAT MY 3RD AND 4TH CERTIFICATE CAME LATE THAN OTHER INTERNS.
SO ITHOUGHT THAT NOW MY CERTIFICATE WILL NOT COME. BUTMY TEACHER COORDINATOR TOLD
ME YOUR CERTIFICATE WILL ALSO COME AFTER A FEW DAYS.

13. SpecialThanks to - Directorof educationand Ladli Foundation
Principal-Mrs. Alpna Kumari
Teachercoordinator- Dr.SushmaSingh
My parents- Mr.Avdeshyadav,Mrs.SeemaDevi
Editor - byself