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HSER 2781 - Internship II

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: This is the second of two courses designed for students to gain work experience in a social service setting. Through the internship, students have opportunities to further develop skills learned in the program, gain additional knowledge about the field, and explore career paths of interest to them. Interns complete a minimum of 120 hours at the site. Students may take both HSER 2780  and HSER 2781 in the same term. Students should be aware that a MN Human Services background study and fingerprinting may be required.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): Completion of HSER 2060   with a grade of C or higher and consent of instructor.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
  1. Individually designed student learning contract
    1. in consultation with site supervisor and faculty member
    2. incorporating all ten course Learning Outcomes
  2. Internship content areas
    1. personal and professional values and boundaries
    2. human diversity and systemic marginalization
    3. professional demeanor and appropriate communication
    4. agency policies and social service delivery options
    5. culturally appropriate intervention strategies and counseling approaches

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. describe professional roles and boundaries in human services.
  2. demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and communication.
  3. identify personal and professional values within the human services profession.
  4. develop self-awareness to minimize the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse individuals.
  5. identify cultural and systemic structures that may marginalize, create, or enhance privilege and power.
  6. identify agency and organizational policies that advocate social well-being.
  7. demonstrate professional communication with agency members and populations served.
  8. identify the variety of social service delivery options available to individuals.
  9. explain human diversity within social service settings.
  10. display culturally appropriate interventions and strategies which are congruent with the lived experiences of the individuals.

Competency 1 (1-6)
None
Competency 2 (7-10)
None


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