HDFS 286 - Practicum-Professional Skills

Prerequisite

CO 150 (College Composition) or HONR 193 (Honors Seminar); HDFS 101 (Individual and Family Development). Required background check through CBI, FBI. Human Development and Family Studies or Family and Consumer Science majors only. Note: Beginning Fall 2011, this course is no longer a requirement. However, you may take it as a 3-credit career interest elective.

Description

Observational and applied experience with children, adolescents, adults, or families. Exploration of professional skills and opportunities.

Distance students who live and work beyond 30 miles from CSU must contact Gena Sandberg (course instructor) to discuss the procedure for seeking a distant site NO LATER THAN December 16, 2011. Please realize that establishing a distant site requires a great deal of time and effort, so do not delay if you wish to take the practicum in the upcoming semester.

Students who live within 30 miles of CSU will seek a Practicum site via the LOCAL PLACEMENT PROCEDURES. Be sure to contact Gena Sandberg for details.

This course can be applied towards:

• Human Development and Family Studies (B.S.)

Important Information

Instructor approval must be given prior to enrollment. Students must contact Gena Sandberg for consent to enroll Fall 2011. If course is closed, maximum enrollment has been met. Please contact the instructor for more information on a possible second section to be offered.

Textbooks and Materials

Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.

Required

• CSU General Catalog (http://catalog.colostate.edu/)
  Not available at the CSU Bookstore
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Ed. (2009)
  American Psychological Association
  ISBN: 978-1433805615

Instructors

Day Halsey
Day.Halsey@colostate.edu