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Practicum Search: Sneha Care Home and Shining Star School Leslie Pierce Samantha Xia

Finding the Practicum  Deciding whether to stay local or go abroad  Asking around  Informational interviews  Interviewing for positions abroad Bangalore, India

Sneha Care Home and Shining Star School

Negotiating the Scope of Work  Finding a topic to focus on  Assigned tasks

Challenges  Keeping consistent contact with the organization  Family support  Costs Flight – approx $1600  Visa – approx $200  Room and Board – included  Food – included  Post-practicum Travel –  approx $500- 700

Recommendations Talk to other students  Ask your professors  Start early, especially if your worried about costs  If your worried about traveling abroad alone, look with another  person or find other students who might be in the same city