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.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

HUS-102

Corequisite

HUS-103 and HUS-150

Lecture Contact Hours

4

Lab Contact Hours

0

Other Contact Hours

0

Department

• Social Science

Grading Scheme

• Letter

SUNY Gen Ed Credit

• No

Semesters Course Will Be Offered

• Fall
• Spring

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze how their experience in the field intersects with their own personal and cultural values.
2. Apply ethical standards and professionalism to human services practice.
3. Apply human service strategies in prevention, intervention, and treatment within a problem paper.
4. Make connections between their own field experience challenges and the larger context of human services practice.

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HUS 204: Field Experience I

Department

Social Science

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

3

Contact Hours

Lecture	4
Lab	0
Other	0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered

Fall, Spring

Prerequisites

HUS-102

Corequisites

HUS-103 and HUS-150

First Year Experience Course

No

Capstone Course

No

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze how their experience in the field intersects with their own personal and cultural values.
2. Apply ethical standards and professionalism to human services practice.
3. Apply human service strategies in prevention, intervention, and treatment within a problem paper.
4. Make connections between their own field experience challenges and the larger context of human services practice.

Topic Outline

1. I. Understanding oneself

2. a. Importance of self-awareness

3. b. Personal values/goals

4. c. Career goals

5. II. Understanding student’s agency

6. a. Organization chart

7. b. Bureaucracies

8. c. Target population within agency

9. i. Services provided

10. d. Student’s role in the agency

11. i. Interning alongside employees

12. ii. Working with clients

13. e. Challenges within the agency

14. III. Ethical considerations in field

15. a. Incorporating professional ethics with student’s personal values and placement experience

16. IV. Supervision

17. a. The importance of supervision

18. b. Collaborative involvement in one’s supervision

19. c. Challenges in supervisory relationships

20. V. Application of theory to practice

21. a. Weaving theories into human service practice scenarios

22. VI. Cultural Competency

23. a. Diversity in agencies

24. b. Understanding worldviews

25. c. Barriers to overcome

26. VII. Termination of placement

27. a. Closure with supervisors

28. b. Closure with clients

29. c. Reflection of personal and professional growth