CIPP 970 INTERPROFESSIONAL SERVICE
This course links the experiential with the theoretical by providing hands-on professional experience in the University of Maryland, Baltimore?s surrounding community. The goal of this course is to offer true service-learning in which students learn by providing for the expressed need of the community through a social justice lens. Students learn how community health and human service programs are developed, organized, implemented and evaluated; how inter-professional teams successfully function; how to interact with individuals and groups living in our community; and how to report back their observations to peers and supervisors. Students work with organizations with which the University has formed partnerships to meet course learning objectives.
Service-learning is a form of experiential education in which students engage in activities that address human and community needs together with structured opportunities intentionally designed to promote student learning and development. Through the reciprocity associated with service-learning, students gain a better sense of belonging to that community while community members are empowered to address and advocate for their own needs.