Field Practicum (PSYC 4902)

Term: Academic Year 2011-2012 Spring

Faculty

Description

This course constitutes a field experience in a setting selected by the student in conjunction with faculty. The practicum may be an internship in a nursing home, an agency for troubled adolescents, a state or federal agency dealing with social problems, or in a setting addressing issues relevant to student?s primary service-area of interest. The program is tailored to each student?s needs. The practicum provides supervised learning experience in human services culminating the student?s learning in human development. The course also includes a weekly conference with the major professor and peer group meetings to review and critique the student?s experience and progress.