HUS 4945 - Human Services Internship

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Fall 2024 (640)

Requisites

Admission to Human Services (Bachelor of Science) (HUMSVC-BS) or
Admission to Applied Mental Health (Advanced Technical Certificate with Financial Aid Eligibility) (AMH-ATC)

Course Description

The human services internship addresses the intermediate and advanced skills of the human services professional. This course will provide students with the opportunity to work in the field to develop and strengthen their expertise. Students will integrate and build upon knowledge gained in their human services classroom work by applying these skills through a supervised 180-hour workplace internship.  With a focus on hands-on experience, students will engage in individual and group counseling, case management, crisis intervention, client education, referrals, and consultation with other professionals.  

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will demonstrate critical thinking skills in the workplace by:
    1. applying verbal and written communication skills that demonstrate competent knowledge and assessment of various work-related duties.
    2. applying a systematic process of communication, problem solving, evaluation, analysis, synthesis, and reflection in the workplace and in related course assignments.
  2. The student will apply ethics and professionalism in the workplace by:
    1. demonstrating effective work habits such as responsibility, courtesy, and honesty.
    2. engaging in appropriate professional relationships in the workplace.
    3. adhering to the policies and procedures used in the workplace.
  3. The student will apply and extend academic program/course theory and competencies in the workplace by:
    1. using terminology that is reflective of the assigned industry and/or workplace.
    2. generating work products that demonstrate synthesis of program/course theory in an applied setting.
    3. reflecting on how their internship experience and their program course content applies to the work setting.
  4. Students will integrate human services course content with internship work experience by:
    1. implementing oral and written self-reflection throughout the internship.
    2. evaluating the internship experience through a final summative assessment.
  5. The student will work with the faculty and site supervisor to identify additional learning goals, objectives, and outcomes.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Fall 2024 (640)

Related Programs

  1. Applied Mental Health (AMH-ATC) (660) (Active)
  2. Human Services (HUMSVC-BS) (640) (Active)