Health and Human Services Professional Development

Hello Study Abroad! Benefits and Common Questions by   Jan Brooks, Guest Author   on   March 30, 2014 Have you considered a study abroad program as part of your college education?  In addition to the knowledge you gain,   studying abroad can give you a competitive edge on the job market because you gain skills and strategies for communicating with people who speak a different language critically thinking about your own tolerance and cultural biases identifying cultural and contextual similarities and differences into your own program development and evaluation efforts service-learning or providing service to individuals, families, and communities applying information from coursework to different cultures working with individuals and families from different cultures The electronic media has brought distant regions of the world into business together, and many contemporary employers prefer to hire college graduates who have some types of internat...