Course Title: Practicum
Title Abbreviation: PRACTICUM
Department: HSERV
Course #: 199
Credits: 4
Variable: Yes
IUs: 0
CIP: 511508
EPC: 424
REV: 2018
Course Description
Supervised practicum in an approved human services agency site. Structured learning and development of workplace skills. Opportunity for application of critical thinking skills, pluralism, and communication skills within human services systems. Concurrent enrollment in HSERV 200.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite: HSERV 101 and 198 with minimum C grade in each.
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 0
Lab: 0
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 132
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree
Equivalencies At Other Institutions
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.
0. Application and Integration
Definition: Applying information from one or more disciplines and/or field experiences in new contexts (Outcome 0.1); developing integrated approaches or responses to personal, academic, professional, and social issues (Outcomes 0.2-0.5).
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 0.3 Identify and evaluate the relationships among different perspectives within a field of study and among different fields of study.
2. Critical Thinking
Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 2.8 Describe how one’s own preconceptions, biases and values affect one’s response to new and ambiguous situations.
Course Contents