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Human Services Practicum: An Equity Lens
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Yvonne M. Smith, Clackamas Community College
Sally Guyer, Portland Community College
Ivan Mancinelli-Franconi, Clackamas Community College
Elizabeth B. Pearce, Linn-Benton Community College
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Publisher: Open Oregon Educational Resources
Language: English
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CC BY
Table of Contents
- About this Book
- Chapter 1: Preparing For Your Internship
- Chapter 2: Understanding Your Role as an Intern
- Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Agency
- Chapter 4: Working Across Difference
- Chapter 5: Reviewing Your Experience and Planning Ahead
- Chapter 6: Getting the Most Out of Supervision
- Chapter 7: Considering Equity and Ethical Issues
- Chapter 8: Developing Competence and Confidence
- Chapter 9: Preparing for Termination and Evaluation
- Chapter 10: Taking the Next Step
- Glossary
About the Book
This text is designed to be used in fieldwork seminar courses that generally accompany students’ internship experience. Topics include issues that students will most likely face during their fieldwork. The text begins with early internship issues of getting to know the agency and becoming part of a team. Later chapters address topics including effective supervision, ethical dilemmas, and working with an equity lens.
About the Contributors
Authors
Yvonne M. Smith, LCSW, holds a Masters in Social Work from Portland State University. She is full-time faculty in Human Services and Gerontology at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, Oregon. She specializes in working with older adults as well as therapeutic techniques with adults of all ages. She gets great enjoyment out of teaching and traveling.
Sally Guyer teaches at Portland Community College and comes to the field with over 30 years of experience working with children, youth, and families in a variety of settings from residential treatment to Head Start to having her own consulting and training firm. In addition to teaching at PCC, Sally is the clinical director for an adoption agency and regularly presents at conferences. Sally is a first-generation college graduate, and she holds an MSW from Portland State and a BS in Psychology from Western Oregon University. She has expertise in Attachment Theory and Development, Brain Development, Atypical Development, Clinical Supervision, Program Design, Adoption, Child Welfare, and Foster Care, just to name a few. Being outdoors (but not camping) feeds Sally’s soul, and she enjoys hiking, watching the Blazers and the OSU Beavers, making jewelry, going to concerts and listening to music, and spending time with friends and family to relax.
Ivan Mancinelli-Franconi, Ph.D, is a psychologist and university and college professor, editor, author and coauthor of academic works, as well as translator of English-to-Spanish literary works. He was born in Chile into an Italian-German family who originally came to the United States to further their educational pursuits. His varied work experience ranges from evaluating federally funded educational programs; resettling refugees from Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Cuba; being a Department of Justice linguist; and working as a Mental Health Professional in private practice. His life’s focus has centered on assisting human interactions with culturally sensitive activities and making education enriching, affordable, enjoyable, and yet also able to meet rigorous academic standards. He lives in Vancouver, Washington, where he spends his time writing, playing the harp and other Asian string instruments, and restoring large pieces of African art to ensure their cultural legacy continues to enrich people’s lives.
Elizabeth aka Liz (she/her) is a faculty member who teaches Human Development and Family Studies classes at Linn-Benton Community College (LBCC). She has served as the college’s Department Chair, Faculty Fellow in Technology and Teaching, and as the Difference, Power, and Oppression Faculty Lead. Previously she directed the Family Resource Center, a full-time child care and parent cooperative for LBCC student and staff families.