Third Year Practicum

In third semester of the Child Studies Bachelors Degree the practicum is leadership based. What does that mean? The course description on our outline is as follows:

“Students will have the opportunity to complete a practicum in a community agency to develop specific skills required to work with diverse children, youth and families. In addition to the provision of direct service, students will be involved in interdisciplinary practice, program development and evaluation, collaboration and leadership where appropriate. Students will have the opportunity to integrate theory and practice through seminars and supervised experiences.”
BCST Course Outline

Part of this journey is to recognize a leader within the agency or program we are working with and interview them. The person I chose to interview is Susan Garrow-Oliver, she is my supervisor and a professor I look to as a role model of leadership and reconciliaction. The video below is a fun narrated version of the interview questions I had asked her.