HSER 2000 Field Experience
Course Information
| Course Number | HSER 2000 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Field Experience |
| Description | This course is designed to provide the student with a practical experience within the social services field. Each field experience is individualized and students will be placed within a social service agency by the instructor based on the student's interest, skill set, and agency availability. The focus of field experience is to give the students experience with a client population and practice modeling social work values and ethics. Students will complete field experience their last semester. (Prerequisites: Instructor approval required) |
| Total Credits | 4 |
| Total Hours | 160 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 1 Credit, 40 Hours |
| Lab | 3 Credits, 120 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
Prerequisite: Students will complete in last semester with instructor approval.
Institutional Core Competencies
- Cultural Competence - Students will be able to demonstrate an attitude of personal curiosity, a rising knowledge of cultures, and an evolving range of skills for living and working among others with other worldviews and ways of life.
- Communication - Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate and effective interactions with others to achieve their personal, academic, and professional objectives.
- Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility - Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to engage in the social responsibilities expected of a community member.
Course Competencies
- Demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and communication.
- Examine the human diversity within social service settings.
- Identify agency and organizational policies that advocate social well-being.
- Identify the variety of social service delivery options available to individuals.
- Develop self-awareness to eliminate the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse individuals.
- Display culturally appropriate interventions and strategies which are congruent with the live experiences of the individuals.
- Identify cultural and system structures that may marginalize, create, or enhance privilege and power.
- Identify personal and professional values within the human services profession.
- Self-assess performance in tasks completed for the agency and learning needs.
- Demonstrate professional work habits.
- Demonstrate professional roles and boundaries in human services.
- Demonstrate professional communication with agency members and populations served.
SCC Accessibility Statement
South Central College strives to make all learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you have a disability and need accommodations for access to this class, contact the Academic Support Center to request and discuss accommodations.
North Mankato: Room B-132, (507) 389-7222; Faribault: Room A-116, (507) 332-7222.
Additional information and forms can be found at: southcentral.edu/disability
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