HUMS 2601 - Human Service Field Education – Year 2

Course Description

Students participate in a 190-hour supervised practicum at an agency, which delivers community-based services to children and youth, families and others in the community. The focus is on students demonstrating professional and ethical practice, appropriate and accountable professional decision-making; and reflexive practice. Students will explore the social justice factors affecting the service user population in the agency.

Learning outcomes

• Demonstrate use of the meta-competencies of self-knowledge, professional accountability and integrity, respect for diversity, ethical client-centeredness, and professional judgement and decision making in a conscious way in an agency setting.
• Practice the use of the meta-competencies of reflexive practice and global social justice in an agency setting.
• Demonstrate how to use theory to inform practice, and practice to inform theory through positive critical reflection.
• Provide assessment, treatment, and evaluation services within a relationship between a human service worker and a client.
• Provide social support to individuals and/or groups including relationship building, life skills instruction, employment support, tangible support including food and financial assistance, and information and referral services.
• Receive feedback on a range of competencies in attitudes and values, knowledge, and skills areas relevant to the individual practicum.
• Provide services in organizing and mobilizing community members and/or other professionals in the promotion of social change.
• Develop, promote, implement, and evaluate social policies aimed at improving social conditions and equality.
• Provide educational services to social service worker students.

Course topics

• Lesson 1: Preparing for Human Service Worker Field Education
• Lesson 2: Integration of Theory and Practice in Field Education
• Lesson 3: Delivering Services in Micro Direct Practice
• Lesson 4: Professional Judgement/Decision Making
• Lesson 5: Advocacy and Social Justice
• Lesson 6: Final Evaluation and Endings

Required text and materials

Students are responsible for purchasing the required materials on their own:

• O’Hara, A., Weber, Z. & Levine, K. (2016). Skills for Human Service Practice: Working with Individuals, Groups, and Communities. (2^nd Canadian Ed.). Oxford. 
  Type: Textbook. ISBN: 9780199011827 / 9780199011834

Note: This item can be purchased directly from the following VitalSource link.

Additional requirements

• A computer with Internet access, and audio recording capacity
• PowerPoint, Prezi, or other presentation software

Assessments

To successfully complete this course, students must achieve a passing grade of 50% or higher on the overall course, and 50% or higher on the final mandatory project.

Prerequisites

• Admission to the Human Service Diploma program
  And
• HUMS 1600 with a grade of C or better
  Or
• HUMS 1601 with a grade of C or better
  Or
• EDCS 1680 with a grade of C or better

Exclusions

HUMS 2600