Department of Health and Human Services and Public Policy (HHSPP)

Collaborative Health and Human Services (CHHS)

Agency:
A public, nonprofit or other organization that accepts students for
field placement.

Agency Field Mentor:
The professional at the agency who directly supervises, mentors, provides guidance and assists the student in developing a professional network for future career development. The mentor assists the students in selecting experiences that would enhance interprofessional skill development and evaluates student performance for the CHHS MLOs.

Field Placement:
A structured, supervised professional experience at an HHSPP
approved agency that provides the student with a meaningful
learning experience and an opportunity to fulfill their CHHS
Major Learning Outcomes (MLO) requirement.

Field Practice Program Coordinator:
The primary liaison between the agency, HHSPP and the student. The Field Practice Program Coordinator works closely with the student and the agency mentor throughout the placement and evaluation process.

Field Practice Program Director:
The faculty member responsible for oversight of the Field Practice Program.

PIE:
A site which provides students with an opportunity to experience the various perspectives and professional working relationships involved in a multidisciplinary environment, either working internally among departments of an agency and/or externally among agencies working on collaborative community projects.

Site:
The agency or organization where the student is placed.