FEP Curriculum

The goal of the FEP program is to support student interns as they engage in meaningful professional work while integrating the theoretical foundations from their academic program at HGSE. The primary vehicle to accomplish this goal is the Learning Agreement. This document, which details the student's individualized final assignment, is constructed by the student in collaboration with the Teaching Fellow and Field Supervisor and is approved by the Faculty Supervisor.

In addition to reinforcing reflection on practice through the Learning Agreement, the FEP course (S-997) offers 4 accompanying seminars which focus on particular areas of career development.

• Seminar One utilizes the Gap Analysis (88KB doc) as a technique for identifying site learning objectives and highlights the importance of connecting the field work to coursework.
• Seminar Two (which includes site supervisors) provides a brief foundational grounding in mentoring functions, supports individual pair work in anticipating challenges of the work ahead by focusing on expectation setting, facilitates the development of relationships between team members, and encourages networking among all participants.
• Seminar Three focuses on career development and networking. The goals of the seminar are to analyze how established objectives in the FEP Contract and FEP Learning Agreement contribute to long-term goals; to examine the field experience skill set in terms of professional development; to explore networking possibilities; and to strategically plan next career steps.
• Seminars Four and Five highlight the interns' FEP project presentations and invites administrators and faculty supervisors to participate in a discussion of linkages between theory and practice in anticipation of the interns' final assignments.