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Human Services Internships
Students participate as interns in field
settings chosen from a wide variety of
human services agencies. The
internship provides an exposure to the
human services delivery network, and
an opportunity to become involved
with clients, goals, and programs of an
agency. Professional supervision is
provided by the agency and the
College. Weekly seminars accompany
the internship to allow for exchange of
information about students‘
experiences. The College makes final
arrangements for the placement.
(Offered annually)
Prerequisites: A minimum grade of “C” must
be earned in each 100/200 level Human
Services course to qualify for an internship
opportunity, and permission of the program
director. Two of the following courses must be
completed before the internship experience: HS
110 Introduction to Human Services, HS
121 Child, Youth, and Family Services (for
HS 282), HS 133 Community Mental
Health Issues and Services (for HS 283),
HS 134 Introduction to Alcohol and
Substance Abuse (for HS 284), HS 240
Introduction to Counseling. Students must
have earned 30 academic hours to be eligible
for internships.
HS 282
Social Services for Children and
Youth Internship II
6 credits (CS)
HS 283
Counseling and Mental Health
Internship II
6 credits (CS)
HS 284
Alcohol and Substance Abuse
Internship II
6 credits (CS)
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HS 331
Group Dynamics
3 credits (CS)
Group Dynamics examines group
processes, group development, group
goals and tasks, group leadership styles,
roles of group members, and the
concept of teamwork. Students will
learn about group dynamics by
participating in groups during
classroom activities, and this
experiential component will
supplement the major theories of group
development. Students will discover
how group work is practiced in a
variety of settings, such as mental
health, self-help organizations, health
care, rehabilitation, recreation, and
corrections. (Offered alternate years)
Prerequisite: HS 240 Introduction to
Counseling
HS 341
Counseling Theories
3 credits (CS)
This course concentrates on the history
of counseling, divergent counseling
theories, and some of the applied
psychotherapies, such as Gestalt,
Rational/Emotive, Transactional
Analysis, and Client Centered. This
course will discuss how different
counseling theories and techniques
impact both the clients and the
counselors. Cross-cultural issues in
counseling will be examined. (Offered
alternate years)
Prerequisite: HS 240 Introduction to
Counseling.
HS 343
Intervention Strategies
3 credits (CS)
This course explores intervention
strategies that can be used at different
times with a variety of clients and
systems. These strategies include
individual and group counseling, case