HUS-204 Field Experience I
Field Experience with individual and group supervision. The student will spend six –eight hours per week in direct agency service under supervision, for a total of ninety hours during the semester and class time in small group supervision. Emphasis will be on developing and strengthening human service competencies such as; assessment procedures, case management, interviewing, utilizing resources and networking.
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Course Outline
Course Description
Field Experience with individual and group supervision. The student will spend six –eight hours per week in direct agency service under supervision, for a total of ninety hours during the semester and class time in small group supervision. Emphasis will be on developing and strengthening human service competencies such as; assessment procedures, case management, interviewing, utilizing resources and networking.
Credit Hours
3Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered
Fall, Spring
Corequisites
HUS-103 and HUS-150
First Year Experience Course
No
Course Learning Outcomes
- Analyze how their experience in the field intersects with their own personal and cultural values.
- Apply ethical standards and professionalism to human services practice.
- Apply human service strategies in prevention, intervention, and treatment within a problem paper.
- Make connections between their own field experience challenges and the larger context of human services practice.
Topic Outline
- 1. Understanding oneself
- a. Importance of self-awareness
- b. Personal values and goals
- c. Career goals
- 2. Understanding the student's agency
- a. Organization chart
- b. Bureaucracies
- c. Target population within the agency
- i. Services provided
- d. Student's role in the agency
- i. Interning alongside employees
- ii. Working with clients
- e. Challenges within the agency
- 3. Ethical considerations in the field
- a. Incorporating professional ethics with the student's personal values and placement experience
- 4. Supervision
- a. The importance of supervision
- b. Collaborative involvement in one's supervision
- c. Challenges in supervisory relationships
- 5. Application of theory to practice
- a. Weaving theories into human services practice scenarios
- 6. Cultural competency
- a. Diversity in agencies
- b. Understanding worldviews
- c. Barriers to overcome
- 7. Termination of placement
- a. Closure with supervisors
- b. Closure with clients
- c. Reflection on personal and professional growth