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HDFS 550 advanced practicum in hdfs
4 hours (field placement, seminar)
Spring Semesters
Course Objectives
HDFS 550 is a supervised community-based learning experience in which graduate students apply knowledge and skills developed in human development and family studies courses to assist social service, educational, and other community-based organizations to provide quality, evidence-based services to children, families, and communities. Expertise in “indirect service” is developed in which students focus on the development, implementation, and evaluation of prevention and intervention programs, and/or the creation and evaluation of social policies, affecting children, families and communities. Upon completion of this course students will:
- be able to apply the results of empirical and qualitative research to design and evaluate prevention and intervention programs or social policies aimed at solving real world problems
- understand, synthesize, and utilize professional and scholarly literature on program and policy development and evaluation
- act as a resource for professional service providers in the domains of program planning, implementation, and evaluation
- use process skills, such as defining objectives, developing plans, managing information, and using appropriate communication skills to negotiate varying perspectives, enlist participation, and disseminate project results
- function at a professional level in a community service organization, in accordance with all ethical and professional standards
Topics
- Indirect service, and new roles for program and policy scientists
- Ethical and professional standards
- Successful program development and evaluation efforts
- Unsuccessful program development and evaluation efforts
- Policy formation: pragmatics and politics
- Collaborative models for coordinating services
Graded activities
- Learning plan
- Discussion facilitation
- Project and presentation