BHHS 2101 - Community Health Worker Internship

2 Credit(s) 0 credits lecture/0 credits lab/2 credits OJT

This internship provides supervised field experience that prepares students for independent practice in Community Health Worker (CHW) and Behavioral Health Worker roles. Students apply classroom knowledge in real-world settings by assessing community and client needs, developing and evaluating support and intervention plans, recognizing environmental and population-specific factors, and demonstrating professional competencies related to safety, ethics, agency policies, and scope of practice while strengthening worker-client relationships.

Course Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission