FHS Hosts

Hosting Family Human Services (FHS) field study students:

We are looking for career professionals willing to serve as host to field study interns in the FHS direct service intensive (DSI) program. The FHS field study students are required to volunteer/intern at a site for a minimum of 60 hours per term, 6 hours a week, for 10-weeks; Fall, Winter, and Spring terms. In compliance with our UO field placement affiliation agreement, students are not to contact buildings or staff independently to secure a placement.

Applicable Placement types:

Our goal is that our interns gain insights into the critical supports you provided your clients and our community, and that the new skills they learn, and practice will help in building their career path. Tasks should be mutually beneficial and meaningful to the field. Interns are not employees, please refrain from regularly assigning work such as childcare or cleaning.

  • School settings: student and family resource, outreach, and advocacy counselors, interventionist, and health center supports
  • Human services: shadowing, supporting resource outreach efforts, assisting with case management, project planning, and/or small group supports

Intern Term Dates:

  • Fall 2024: Oct 1-Dec 6
  • Winter 2025: Jan 6 – March 13
  • Spring 2025: Mar 31-Jun 6

Sign-up terms: Fall, Winter, Spring (multi term renewable, if both parties agree)

Our student sign up process aligns with term registration, (for Fall: May 19-Oct 1, Winter: Nov 18-Dec 13, Spring: Feb 24-Mar 4). To support students with changes to their schedule, field study sign up will remain open through the first week of the term. Let us add you as a host to our sign up list.

Site supervisor responsibilities: experienced personnel, either on-site or remote, ensure field study is not be left on their own with students or clients

  1. Provide an orientation to the site that includes training, expectations, policies, procedures & map of worksite.
  2. Help intern(s) establish a regular weekly schedule.
  3. Work with intern to define the role that the intern plays during the term, creating a work plan, and expectations.
  4. Provide mentoring, supervision, and formative feedback on performance.
  5. Meet at least once each week for 20 – 30 minutes with intern(s) to provide information relevant to the field study.
  6. Communicate with students and FHS University supervisor during planning and evaluations.
  7. Provide a brief oral midterm and written final evaluation.
  8. Verify student’s weekly timesheet with signature.
  9. Mentor students as they navigate unfamiliar and potentially uncomfortable situations as they learn and navigate office and client relations.
  10. If a site supervisor leaves the site when a student is present, the site supervisor must find another staff person to fill in as supervisor during their absence. This ensures that the student has someone to “check in” if needed.

To help FHS students secure their field study site, we work with a wide range of community and district partners to curate FHS specific volunteer intern opportunities. Then during course registration, students are provided with a list of field study hosts to pick from. Students typically make their selection based on site interest, location, hours, and availability. Once students have signed up, we provide hosts and students with contact information. Students are then instructed to send an introductory email and set up a next step conversation.

FHS Supervisors:

Interns are concurrently enrolled in an FHS supervision course that meets regularly. The assigned FHS supervisor helps guide interns through their field study experience, required work plan and related assignments, and joint mid-term and final site evaluations.

Intern Responsibilities:

  • Obtain UO background check clearance for working with minors and vulnerable populations.
  • Select a site from the FHS Field Study Sign Up System.
  • Send and introductory email to the site host and initiate a Next Step conversation.
  • Complete all site on-boarding and training requirements.
  • Schedule a first day meeting with site host to develop a regular schedule and plan.
  • Submit site supervisor sign off placement form to FHS.
  • Maintain a timesheet and activity plan with site supervisor initials.
  • Develop a work plan.
  • Schedule mid term and final evaluations with site supervisor and FHS supervisor.
  • Check in with site supervisor before signing up to return to site.
  • Sign up each term for new term field study via FHS sign up system (link in FHS Field Study Canvas).
  • Maintain the highest standards of conduct when interacting with minors and other vulnerable populations.
  • Reach out to support team to troubleshoot concerns before they become issues.
  • Never provide transportation to clients or interact with clients alone.

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update: 8/01/24