The CHHS Field Practice Program (FPP) at HHSPP provides students with an integrated academic and community learning experience by placing students in health and human service agencies throughout the tri-county area (Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito Counties). Students in the CHHS major are required to complete a minimum of four hundred (400) hours in placement prior to graduation and are generally in the field approximately six to eight hours a week during both the junior and senior year.

The primary purpose of the field experience is to promote the professional development of students by providing opportunities to apply knowledge gained in the classroom out in the community in preparation for entry level employment in the health and human service fields. Student learning is supported and facilitated by field seminars in both the junior and senior years, which focus on reflection activities and integration of new skills required for professional work in the areas of social work, community health, and public safety.Inquiries regarding the Field Practice Program should be directed to the Coordinator, marty_tweed@csumb.edu.

The Field Program Coordinator assists students with the selection of an appropriate field experience. Most students will have a minimum of two separate placements; a two-semester field experience in the junior year, and a two-semester placement in the senior year. Students in the junior year will be placed in a site that can offer both community health and social service related experience. Students in the senior year will select a site consistent with their concentration area (social work, community health or public safety) and where the senior capstone project can be completed. All students must be in field sites that are approved for use by the CHHS Program. (Click here to view list of currently approved CHHS field placement sites.)