CARE 395 Preparation for Field Education
Prepares students to find and complete a field education plan by examining what constitutes an appropriate field education project, criteria for a learning experience that develops professional skills and awareness. Requirements for supervised field education are reviewed including expectations and paperwork. Students shadow professionals in two or more settings. Prerequisites: CARE 150 and C or better in CARE 350
Outcomes
- Define field education and differentiate field education from volunteering and service learning. Lecture, readings, shadowing professionals, writing learning outcomes, develop resume, speakers, class activities. Attendance, professional resume, quiz, essay, field education contract. Develop criteria for a successful field education appropriate to individual learning goals, and use the criteria to evaluate specific field education possibilities. Lecture, readings, shadowing professionals, writing learning outcomes, develop resume, speakers, class activities. Attendance, professional resume, quiz, essay, field education contract. Demonstrate understanding of the field education manual, specific paperwork requirements, appropriate professional behavior, and the expectations of the placement agency and the Tribal Human Services Program of Northwest Indian College. Lecture, readings, shadowing professionals, writing learning outcomes, develop resume, speakers, class activities. Attendance, professional resume, quiz, essay, field education contract. Submit appropriate paperwork for first quarter of field education (CARE 495). Lecture, readings, shadowing professionals, writing learning outcomes, develop resume, speakers, class activities. Attendance, professional resume, quiz, essay, field education contract.