This version of HS 170: Introduction to Fieldwork an online asynchronous course and a prerequisite for the first CWE/Practicum course, HS 280. Content includes dynamics of the workplace, coping with work stress, supervision, ethics, and diversity. Course skills include writing learning objectives and creating a successful field placement experience. The course is designed to be taken Spring term of the first year of the Human Service AAS degree. The course is also a pre/co-requisite for the Gerontology CWE/Practicum GRN 280. HS 170 provides the background and specific skills necessary to select and succeed in the CWE/Practicum.
Included in this course are weekly overviews, assignments, and handouts. The course readings include an open textbook for each topic.
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Attribution and Licensing:
Creator: Curated and Designed by Yvonne Smith at Clackamas Community College
Published: 10/20/2025
Relevance: Course based on HS 170 at Clackamas Community College Spring 2023
Level: Undergraduate
License: CC BY 4.0Â
Identify 2-4 appropriate placement sites for a human services practicum.
Demonstrate the professional standards, laws and codes of conduct guiding human services practice.
Discuss the purpose and value supervision in human service work.Â
Summarize cross-cultural issues in the workplace.
Compare and contrast the typical stages of an internship experience.
Create sample learning objectives for a CWE learning agreement.