Positive Psychology Practicum

Fall & Spring | 3 credits | Elective
Majors: Child Development, Education, Minority Studies, and Psychology

This optional practicum is a companion course to Positive Psychology. It offers an experiential opportunity for students to learn more about young children in Danish day care settings, early constructs of positive emotions and the application of best practices to positive psychology principles. Every student has a placement one day per week (45 to 55 hours per semester) in either a børnehave (for children ages 2-6) or Fritidshjem (after-school program ages 7-18). Students will observe and interact with children under the guidance of a supervisor.

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Prerequisites

Co-requisite: ‘Positive Psychology’.

Instructors

This practicum assignment has been beneficial in a variety of unexpected ways. I expected that the experiential course would help me to narrow my focus, to affirm my future plans. On the contrary, working with the students at Brandstationen widened my horizons and presented me with more potential career options.

Rebecca Kauten Gettysburg College, DIS Fall 2009
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Please note:

As part of this practicum course, you will work directly with children in this program. Danish law requires that any individuals who work with children must obtain "criminal clearance" from state or local authorities prior to leaving the United States (or your country of citizenship). You are responsible for arranging the clearance and obtaining a copy of your background check showing a clear criminal history from your local police station and then bringing it with you to Copenhagen.

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