Collaborative Health and Human Services Mentor Orientation
The Institute for Community Collaborative Studies (ICCS) hosts its Collaborative Health and Human Services (CHHS) Annual Field-Mentor Orientation on September 27. The event provides information and training for mentoring and assessing college students and for preparing the paperwork necessary for participation in the program. Attendees include health and human service professionals from agencies throughout the Tri-County area, who will later serve as field mentors for those CHHS students who participate in the field program.
The program offers students, as interns, the opportunity to gain professional experience. A minimum of 400 hours of work in community agencies is required prior to graduation. Students develop knowledge and skills consistent with CHHS Major Learning Outcomes as they serve populations of special interest to them.
"We've offered this program for four years now," says Marty Tweed, ICCS Field Practice Coordinator. "Students serve in a wide spectrum of human services agencies, depending on need and what their interests are."
The CHHS field program has over 70 agencies, located throughout the Tri-County Area, for student placement.
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