CMHW 1400 Community Health Worker Internship

Description

Community Health Worker Internship is a supervised practical experience (72-80 hours) allowing the CHW student to explore opportunities for independent work in the Community Health Worker role. The student may choose to do all internship hours at one organization (All sites and supervisors must be approved by the instructor prior to student participation).

Credits

2

Prerequisite

CMHW 1200, CMHW 1250, CMHW 1300

Corequisite

None

Topics to be Covered

1. Review of agency policies

2. Integration of CHW course content into the internship experience

3. Preparation of student to enter the workforce as a CHW

Learning Outcomes

1. Describe the “big picture” of how a CHW could fit into the health care system.

2. Integrate content from the CHW classes into the Internship experience.

3. Adhere to agency policies.

4. Promote personal safety and safety of client.

5. Work with agency program/design in the CHW role.

6. Communicate and evaluate internship experiences to course instructor.

Credit Details

Lecture: 0

Lab: 0

OJT: 2

MnTC Goal Area(s): None