Curacao Dolphin Therapy Center

Placement organization

Name of organization: Curacao Dolphin Therapy Center
Town/city: Willemstad
Country: Nederlandse Antillen
Website: http://www.curacaodolphintherapy.com/nl/

Student

Name of student: Samantha van Meer

Specialist area: MT
Placement period: 2015-2016

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Therapy Center
Organization’s activities: The CDTC provides personalized dolphin assisted therapy and rehabilitation programs. They offer two-week programs in four languages: English, Dutch, German and Spanish.
Target group of the organization: people with disabilities
Company culture: Very informal. The CDTC looks like a family.
As an intern you can ask every colleague to help you. Everybody is very friendly and you are really a part of the team.
Number of employees: 27
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? at the office
Brief description of your daily activities: – Arranging groceries
– Arranging transfers for the therapy families.
– Answering emails and the telephone
– Keeping market statistics up to date.
– arrange the happy hour every 2 weeks
– checking the website and the facebookpage
– archiving
Brief description of your company assignment: Marketingplan
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: I had two supervisors. At the office my supervisor was Karin. She is very friendly and she really wants to help you if it’s needed. You get a lot of responsibility.

For my company assignment my supervisor was Alette Borger. She is the operations manager. She gives very good advice and really wants to help you.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? independent, sociable, flexible, punctual, stress-proof
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS Office
English: Intermediate
Spanish:
French:
German: Intermediate
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? agency (wereldstage)
How did you go to work every day? public transport

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? no
Do you need a work permit? yes, een verklaring van rechtswege
How did you arrange the necessary documents: agency (wereldstage)
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? a couple of months
Did you need certain vaccinations? No
How long in advance? n.v.t.

Language course

Did you take a language course before you started your placement? No
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? German

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 700
Accommodation (monthly): € 400
Local transport (monthly): € 50
General costs of living (monthly): € 350
Costs of visa: € n.v.t.
Costs of work permit: € 250
What did the company pay for/to you? Monthly payment + compensation for the costs of the work permit

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Websites and relatives
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? no

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: samantha.van.meer@ziggo.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Rent a car en enjoy!!
It is also very nice to take a PADI-course!
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: – Scuba diving
– A lot of beautiful beaches where you can snorkel

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link