Field Placement 1
| Course Code | AMHW-310 |
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| Course Availability | Open |
| Description | The voices of community members and service consumers have been largely and systematically excluded from the dominant discourse around addiction, mental health and care, but fortunately, this is changing. This AMHW-310 course offers an opportunity for learners to learn from and connect with not only service providers but also to learn from, connect and honor the voices of community members living with and experiencing mental health and/or substance use challenges. The AMHW 310 course envisions building a bridge between AMHW learners and future professionals, with the resilient members of the community who use services. This course provides learners with an exciting experiential opportunity to grow and practice emerging skills, knowledge, values and attitudes required to be a caring and effective helping professional within the field of addiction and mental health. Learners will attend two days per week and participate in a 224-hour field placement in a mental health and/or addiction services agency over the course of 14 weeks. Throughout this field placement course, learners are expected to adhere to their AMHW program core values, professional code of ethics and implement and remain grounded in an anti-racism, anti-Black racism, anti-colonial, anti-oppression, gender-informed and trauma-informed framework. Opportunities to demonstrate supportive care, professionalism, and espouse leadership abilities in an agency setting will be a core outcome of the field placement. This course allows learners to deepen their understanding, empathy and capacity to work with and support community members and organizations in the field of addiction and mental health. Learners will practice the integration of classroom teachings, and skills within the context of the self, relationships and practice. Supportive supervision in an agency setting supports learners in their preparation to pursue a career in this challenging and rewarding field. |