HUS 212 Practicum in Direct Care Practice 3 cr. The field experience encompasses a total of 120 hours per semester. Responsibilities include direct work with individuals, groups, families, and agencies, as well as all other activities deemed necessary by the sponsoring agency. At the end of the practicum, students must demonstrate their mastery of fundamental competency areas to the field instructor. This experience involves direct work with individuals and groups, participation in staff activities, administrative tasks, planning, community organization, recording, evaluation, and other agency tasks.
Students also participate in workshops, seminars, and in-service training.
This is the first class of a sequence that provides practical learning experience in a community social welfare or private human service agency. A qualified practitioner supervises the students. HUS 214 Human Services Field Experience II 3 cr. This is the second class of a sequence that provides a continuation of lectures and supervised learning experiences in a human service agency. Direct work with individuals, groups, staff activities, community organization, recording, and evaluation supplement special projects or supervisory experience.