HS 205 - Human Services Seminar

1 Credit(s)
This course is a combined lecture and seminar, which prepares students in the Human Services, A. A. S., the Substance Abuse CAS, or the Early Childhood: Care& Education, A. A. S. degrees for their internship clinical experiences (practicums or field experience the following semester internships). Students will review important concepts, skills, and abilities and cover topics necessary for the student to be successful in their field experience and cover topics related to the requirements of the field clinical experience. Students may be required to complete a criminal background check and/or, drug screening, or additional training by the sponsoring agency to determine their eligibility for the field clinical experience. Topics covered will include: relevant codes of ethics for paraprofessionals in human services and early childhood care and education settings, including legal practice issues, professionalism, agency expectations of students, resume writing resumes, interviewing skills, and finding and being approved eligibility for a clinical experience by in an appropriate agency in which to do the field placement.

Prerequisite(s): HS 100 or ECCE 212
Pre/Corequisite(s): ECCE 100 or HS 210 , and PSYC 208

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HS 205 - Human Services Seminar