dr. ann marie yaros
COURSE SYLLABI |
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Public Education and Prevention in Substance Abuse |
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Intro to Paraprofessional Counseling I |
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Diversity Issues in Human Service Practice |
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Intro to Paraprofessional Counseling II |
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Ethical Issues in Human Services Practice |
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Substance Abuse Counseling for Human Svcs Professionals |
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Crisis Intervention |
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Human Services Practicum III |
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Human Services Practicum IV |
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General Psychology |
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Assertiveness Training |
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Psychology of Adjustment |
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Intro to Sociology |
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Intro to Marriage, Family, and Intimate Relationships |
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Human Behavior: Diversity and Discrimination |
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HUMS A495B 3 CREDITS) HUMAN SERVICES PRACTICUM IV
COURSE OUTLINE SPRING 2008
INSTRUCTOR: Ann Marie Yaros, MSW, Ph.D., LCSW
PHONE: 745-9757 email: pfamy@uaa.alaska.edu
OFFICE HOURS: Snodgrass Room 101C Tue and Wed 12:00pm-1:00pm, and by appointment
PREREQUISITES: HUMS A495AHuman Services Practicum III, or instructor permission
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Continuation of HUMS A495A Agency or other approved facility placement with advanced levels of responsibility for providing direct client services or special projects or activities in the agency. Course is designed to further develop professional skills and to learn new roles or specialized skills. Weekly classroom seminar is required. In this practicum students spend more time in direct contact to clientele in order to enhance interpersonal counseling skills. Increasing independence is emphasized.
The intent of this course is to help the student further sharpen his or her skills to practice additional professional roles, to engage in activities in the placement requiring a higher level of initiative and independent judgment than in the previous practica. This will involve an individualized program for the student in which he or she has the opportunity to work with clientele with special problems or needs, or in a special project within the agency which requires the application of a higher level of specialized skills.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: A. Students will enhance direct service skills beyond Practicum III levels and develop a broader range of helping skills.
B. Total time of student involvement: 187.5 hours 1. 1.5 lecture/seminar hours per week: 22.5 total hours 2. 8 Practicum hours per week: 125 total hours 3. Total time of work expected outside class: 45 hours
C. Students practice direct client interaction with increasing independence.
D. Students use appropriate assessment and case management skills.
E. Students exhibit professional values and ethical behavior.
F. Students develop appropriate client treatment strategies when applicable.
G. Students demonstrate service delivery to clients within agency policy and procedures.
H. A learning agreement will be developed by the student and field instructor with the approval of the practicum instructor outlining objectives in the areas of skill development, professional development, and interagency participation. specific hours will be arranged by the student and field instructor.
ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance at both the field placement and seminar on campus are mandatory. Students are expected to be present at the agency during contracted times. Students will inform the seminar instructor of agreed upon hours at the field placement once established. If the student cannot attend due to illness or emergency, the student must notify the field instructor and inform the seminar instructor at the next class. An absence at the agency without notifying the field instructor on more than once occasion will jeopardize continuation at the field placement and in the practicum. You are expected to attend the weekly seminars and participate in class discussions. Three absences in a row or 5 total absences will result in the student being dropped from the practicum. One point will be deducted from totals points for each absence. Three or more absences will result in a lowered grade regardless of points earned, for example, no student will be able to attain a grade of "A" with 3 or more absences regardless of total points earned.
GRADING POLICY: Each student is expected to do the work required or to withdraw. Grades are determined by points earned. A: Honors - Comprehensive mastery of the required work 92 - 100 points B: High level of performance - 82 - 91 points C: Satisfactory Performance - 72 - 81 points D: 62 - 71 points F: Failure - 0 - 61 points
MSC and UAA's Policy on an Incomplete Grade Incompletes may be granted at the discretion of the instructor only if the student has a C average and is able to demonstrate extenuating circumstances.
Points earned are based on :
CHEATING Cheating is not tolerated at Matanuska-Susitna College. It constitutes grounds for dismissal from the University. Cheating is defined as any means by which a student uses unauthorized assistance or plagiarized material to prepare materials submitted as his or her own.
Refer to the “Student Code of Conduct” section of the MSC Bulletin for student etiquette in the classroom, and to the MSC Bulletin for policies in general.
If you need disability related accommodations, notify Student Support Services 745-9762. Learning Resources Center is also available for your assistance 745-9706.
Students are responsible for following rules and regulations in the Matanuska-Susitna Catalog, the University of Alaska Anchorage Catalog, and the Student Handbook.
HUMS A495B HUMAN SERVICES PRACTICUM IV Tentative Schedule (subject to change)
Class 1 Introduction, learning agreements, course requirements
Class 2 Case discussion
Class 3 Making the Use of Supervision LEARNING AGREEMENT DUE PROJECT SEMINAR UPDATE DUE
Class 4 Case Discussion
Class 5 Agency Etiquette, Agency Politics
Class 6 Psychopathology
Class 7 Safety Issues, Difficult Clients
Class 8 Case Notes
Class 9 Disabilities and domestic violence - ethical dilemmas
Class 10 Case Discussion
Class 11 Case Discussion
Class 12 Cross Cultural Issues AGENCY EVALUATION DUE SELF EVALUATION DUE
Class 13 Resume Writing, assembling a hiring packet FIELD INSTRUCTOR EVALUATION DUE PRACTICUM HOURS DUE
Class 14 Interviewing skills RESEARCH PAPER DUE
Class 15 Wrap up, critique, handing back papers |