I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Field Experience in Social Work

2. Course Prefix & Number:
HSER 2150

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 4

Internship Hours: 180

4. Course Description:

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

7. Other Prerequisites

Instructor permission required. Students must successfully complete backgroup check prior to participating in this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

Bemidji State University:  SOWK 2140, Field Experience in Social Work
Winona State University:  SOWK 350, Field Experience

2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:

2015, Chapter 5, Article 3, Section 21 all Minnesota State Colleges and Universities agree to the following principles governing the transfer pathways for baccalaureate degrees.  The transfer pathway specifically ensures that a student who successfully completes an Pre-Social Work Transfer Pathway Associate of Science (AS) can transfer the full degree into a parallel baccalaureate degree program in Social work at one of seven Minnesota State university.  The transfer pathway degree program will transfer to the following designated baccalaureate degree majors:

• Bemidji State University: BSW Social Work
• Metropolitan State University: BSW Social Work
• Minnesota State University, Mankato: BSW Social Work
• Minnesota State University, Moorhead: BSW Social Work
• Southwest Minnesota State University: BSSW Social Work
• St. Cloud State University:  BSW Social Work
• Winona State University:  BSW Social Work

III. Course Purpose

Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Pre-Social Work Transfer Pathway AS

Other - If this course is not required in a program or is not part of the MN Transfer Curriculum, it may be used for the purpose(s) listed below:
Technical Elective

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Understand and identify professional roles and boundaries in human services;
• Demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and communication;
• Identify personal and professional values within the human services profession;
• Develop self-awareness to eliminate the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse individuals;
• Identify cultural and system structures that may marginalize, create, or enhance privilege and power;
• Identify agency and organizational policies that advocate social well-being;
• Demonstrate professional communication with agency members and populations served;
• Identify the variety of social service delivery options available to individuals;
• Examine the human diversity within social service settings;
• Display cultural appropriate intervention and strategies which are congruent with the live experiences of the individuals;
• Identify career paths that align with values, strengths and abilities; and
• Demonstrate understanding of appropriate services to meet client needs.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Introduction and Overview
2. Getting Started
3. Ethical and Legal Issues
4. Assault and Other Risks
5. Internship Classes and Peer Groups
6. Supervision
7. Working with Diversity
8. Records and Progress Notes
9. Stress and the Helping Professions
10. Self-Care
11. Closing Cases
12. Finishing the Internship 
13. Frustrations, Lessons, Discoveries, and Joy
14. Finishing up