HUS 490: INTERNSHIP IN HUMAN SERVICES

This course is a field-based, professional opportunity for students to apply the theories, strategies, interventions, and knowledge learned through the HUS coursework. Students will be applying their classroom learning in a professional human services setting. The internship is an intensely supervised and supported experience as students are supervised by both faculty and an agency supervisor. There are three phases to the internship experience: orientation, observation, and performance. Students will perform all aspects of the human specialists job, e.g., intake interviewing, assessment, action planning, service planning, case management, and case closure. Students will complete a minimum of 400 hours on site during the fall or spring semester. The internship is a competency driven experience and specific skills related to the direct provision of services will be evaluated.