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This course is a pre-req­ui­site for the field-place­ment/in­tern­ship as well as human ser­vice prac­tice. It in­cludes an in­tro­duc­tion to the as­sess­ment of mul­ti­ple vul­ner­a­ble pop­u­la­tions, use of su­per­vi­sion, eth­i­cal and legal is­sues, pro­fes­sion­al­ism and cul­tural con­sid­er­a­tions. An ex­ten­sive field place­ment ori­en­ta­tion to the HUS de­part­ment’s ed­u­ca­tional ex­pec­ta­tions of the stu­dent and con­trac­tual oblig­a­tions within a com­mu­nity based agency are ex­plored. Fi­nally, the course will pro­vide the cru­cial el­e­ments for the de­sign of a pro­fe­sional ePort­fo­lio.

This course is a pre-requisite for the field-placement/internship as well as human service practice. It includes an introduction to the assessment of multiple vulnerable populations, use of supervision, ethical and legal issues, professionalism and cultural considerations. An extensive field placement orientation to the HUS department’s educational expectations of the student and contractual obligations within a community based agency are explored. Finally, the course will provide the crucial elements for the design of a profesional ePortfolio.