HDFS 470 - Pre-Professional Internship

(3 to 9 units) CO14

Supervised field experience with one or more community agencies or family services. Includes seminar.

Maximum units a student may earn: 9

Prerequisite(s): HDFS 231 with at least a C-; Senior status in HDFS.

Grading Basis: Graded
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. evaluate potential career choices and further define career goals.
2. develop and utilize professional material skills (i.e. resumes and interview techniques).
3. identify, assess, and develop personal and professional strengths, and areas in need of professional development.
4. utilize communication and interpersonal skills, academic knowledge, and professionalism to identify and resolve problems or conflicts that occur in a professional setting.
5. recognize certain situations, behavior, interactions, and developmental responses during the internship that relate to knowledge gained in the classroom.

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