SUDP Practicum (Unpaid)

Primary Responsibilities

• Apply treatment planning and service coordination skills
• Locate and connect clients to appropriate resources
• Demonstrate effective communication (written and verbal)
• Work collaboratively in a professional team environment
• Observe and participate in client-centered services
• PRACTICE self-reflection and performance evaluation
• Maintain ethical, professional, and culturally responsive standards

Minimum Qualifications

• EDUCATION: Be enrolled in HS 275 and/or HS 276
• Have completed required prerequisites
• EXPERIENCE: Entry Level (no experience required). Capacity to work well with vulnerable populations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Interest in behavioral health, addiction recovery, or social services
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and ethical conduct
• Cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Initiative, reliability, and professionalism

This practicum opportunity is a capstone learning experience for students in the Human Services and Substance Use Disorder Professional (SUDP) program at Olympic College. Students will gain hands-on, supervised field experience in a human services or behavioral health agency while applying skills learned in coursework.

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