HLTH 499: Professional Practice in Health Sciences
HLTH 499: Professional Practice in Health Sciences
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA 24502
Professor: Beverly S. Mahoney, PhD, RN, CHES
122 Schilling
Dept. of Health Sciences and Kinesiology (434) 582-7447
Liberty University (434) 582-2330 (Main office)
1971 University Boulevard bmahoney@liberty.edu
Lynchburg, VA 24502
Course Description: This course provides practical work experiences in an approved health agency or organization, supervised by a qualified health specialist.
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor, cumulative GPA of 2.35 and CPR/ First Aid Certification.
Rationale: The purpose of the course is to provide students with a real world experience for the application of adult health education knowledge and skills learned in the Health Sciences Major. EACH credit hour represents a total of 60 work hours. Therefore, 180 total contact hours [i.e. 3 credit hours] are required of every health promotion, CHES track student prior to graduation. Students may take this course in credit hour increments from 1-12 hours with a maximum of 6 credit hours in any one semester.
Materials/Resources: None specified
Course Objectives/Requirements: Students have the opportunity to select the timing, location, and type of professional internship. Once prerequisite courses are completed, students may schedule the internship. The earliest it is usually done is the summer before the senior year, but it can also be done during either of the last two semesters. The internship experience should represent a career interest of the student. For these reasons, the department allows students to pursue their own connections for internship selection in cooperation with the University Internship Office, subject to the Instructor’s final approval. The student work plan for completion of the course is as follows:
a. The student identifies the internship site of interest and files ALL appropriate forms, adhering to deadline dates, as stipulated by the Liberty University Internship Office (housed within CASAS);
b. As part of the above process, the student meets with the instructor [prior to final signing of all CASAS documents] to receive approval of the site, his or her internship activities, AND the site supervisor;
c. Students file weekly reports to the instructor documenting their work, via Blackboard.
d. Students engage in dialogue about their internship experience via the Blackboard (each student is required to enter at least two observations.
e. The site Supervisor provides the instructor with his or her evaluation of the student’s performance, including a recommended grade. This report MUST be received prior to the issuance of a grade.
f. The student prepares a five to ten page paper summarizing the following:
SECTION 1
1. The major skills you have learned and practiced during your internship
2. An outline of the opportunities you have had to practice the 7 areas of responsibility for health educators (see documentation at end of this syllabus).
3. Any recommendations you would make for future internship experiences.
SECTION 2
4. A review of how your experience at Liberty University has contributed to your Christian growth overall. What experiences at Liberty have guided your Christian walk?
5. How do you envision that the values, knowledge, and skills you have developed for your Health Promotion career will impact tomorrow’s world for Christ and for health in all dimensions?
This paper is due no later than May 1 for spring semester interns, August 1 for summer session interns, and December 1 for fall semester interns. Winter-session students see Dr. Mahoney for due date.
Grading Policies: The student’s final grade will be a combination of the Site Supervisor’s recommendation [60%] and Instructor’s assessment [40%].
Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend every scheduled work day during their internship. The site Supervisor is expected to comment on attendance in the grade recommendation report.
Disability Policy: Students with a documented disability may contact the Office of Disability Academic Support (ODAS) in TE 127 for arrangements for academic accommodations.
Instructions for submitting weekly reports: Weekly reports should be submitted to Dr. Mahoney via the Blackboard. Under Course Content there is a section for reports.
Revised 03/18/2008 B Mahoney
National Commission for
Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
The Seven Areas of Responsibility are a comprehensive set of Competencies and Sub-competencies defining the role of an entry-level health educator. These Responsibilities were verified through the Competencies Update Project (CUP), conducted from 1998 to 2004, and serve as the basis of the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam.
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Area I: Assess Individual and Community Needs for Health Education
Competency A: Access existing health-related data
Competency B: Collect health-related data
Competency C: Distinguish between behaviors that foster and hinder well-being
Sub-competencies:
Competency D: Determine factors that influence learning
Competency E: Identify factors that foster or hinder the process of health education
Competency F: Infer needs for health education from obtained data
Area II: Plan Health Education Strategies, Interventions, and Programs
Competency A: Involve people and organizations in program planning
Competency B: Incorporate data analysis and principles of community organization
Competency C: Formulate appropriate and measurable program objectives
Competency D: Develop a logical scope and sequence plan for health education practice
Competency E: Design strategies, interventions, and programs consistent with specified objectives
Competency F: Select appropriate strategies to meet objectives
Competency G: Assess factors that affect implementation
Area III: Implement Health Education Strategies, Interventions, and Programs
Competency A: Initiate a plan of action
Competency B: Demonstrate a variety of skills in delivering strategies, interventions, and programs
Competency C: Use a variety of methods to implement strategies, interventions, and programs
Competency D: Conduct training programs
Area IV: Conduct Evaluation and Research Related to Health Education
Competency A: Develop plans for evaluation and research
Competency B: Review research and evaluation procedures
Competency C: Design data collection instruments
Competency D: Carry out evaluation and research plans
Competency E: Interpret results from evaluation and research
Competency F: Infer implications from findings for future health-related activities
Area V: Administer Health Education Strategies, Interventions, and Programs
Competency A: Exercise organizational leadership
Competency B: Secure fiscal resources
Competency C: Manage human resources
Competency D: Obtain acceptance and support for programs
Area VI: Serve as a Health Education Resource Person
Competency A: Use health-related information resources
Competency B: Respond to requests for health information
Competency C: Select resource materials for dissemination
Competency D: Establish consultative relationships
Area VII: Communicate and Advocate for Health and Health Education
Competency A: Analyze and respond to current and future needs in health education
Competency B: Apply a variety of communication methods and techniques
Competency C: Promote the health education profession individually and collectively
Competency D: Influence health policy to promote health
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Students should refer to the entire document as some competencies listed above are only applicable at the advanced level.
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