HS 205 - Human Services/Early Childhood Seminar

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