Dr. H. Frederick Sweitzer

At Large - Dr. Fred Sweitzer, University of Hartford

H. Frederick Sweitzer and Mary A. King, The Successful Internship: Transformation and Empowerment in Experiential Learning.
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Frederick Sweitzer is Professor of Human Services at the University of Hartford in Connecticut, and the Associate Dean of the College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions.

Fred SweitzerUniversity of Hartford220 Hillyer Hall 200 Bloomfield Ave.West Hartford, CT 06117phone: (860) 768-4279fax (860) 768-5043

H. Fred Sweitzer, University of Hartford

H. Fred Sweitzer , University of Hartford

Dr. Fred SweitzerUniversity of Hartford200 Bloomfield AveCollege of Education , Nursing and Health ProfessionsWest Hartford , CT 06117-1599

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H. Frederick Sweitzer - University of Hartford
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H. Frederick SweitzerH. Frederick Sweitzer is Professor of Human Services at the University of Hartford in Connecticut, where he also serves as Associate Dean of the College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions.Fred has over 25 years' experience in human services as a social worker, administrator, teacher, and consultant.He has placed and supervised undergraduate interns for 18 years and developed the internship seminar at the University of Hartford.Fred brings to his work a strong background in the scholarship of teaching, service learning, self-understanding, human development, experiential education, and group dynamics.He is on the editorial board for the journal HUMAN SERVICE EDUCATION and has published widely in the field.

- H. Frederick Sweitzer, University of Hartford

While this is beneficial to her, the disparity in the current internship credit set-up is a problem, according to Fredrick Sweitzer, co-author of the book, "The Successful Internship," and director of Human Services at the University of Hartford in Connecticut.

There is a huge variation in the demand and time that an intern puts in and the credit he earns, said Sweitzer.

"There is no universal ratio in time put into an internship and credit hours received," he said."[A universal ratio] would certainly help to level the playing field."

Sweitzer said by not having a national standard for internships, students who have more hard-working or time-consuming internships are hurt.

The ratio of time and type of internship worked compared with hours received vary with colleges and professions, he said.

"We haven't figured out how to make experiential education equitable in terms of credits granted to students as compared to more traditional forms of education," Sweitzer said.