{"id":5916,"date":"2021-06-03T17:41:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T21:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sis\/?page_id=5916"},"modified":"2026-10-08T12:10:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T16:10:40","slug":"chst-practicum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sis\/chst-practicum\/","title":{"rendered":"CHST Practicum"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/289\/2026\/09\/AEC_4688-scaled-1-1600x700.jpg); background-position: 44% 82%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        CHST Practicum\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"w-full max-w-xl mx-auto overflow-hidden bg-white rounded-lg shadow-lg cu-stackedlist cu-component not-contained not-prose\">\n    <h2 class=\"px-6 py-4 text-base font-semibold border-b rounded-t-lg md:text-xl bg-gray-50 text-cu-black-800\">\n        Table of Contents\n    <\/h2>\n    <div class=\"grid cu-scrollto cu-stackedlist--toc cu-stackedlist--1 md:grid-cols-1\">\n            <div class=\"space-y-1\">\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#why-the-practicum-matters\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Why the Practicum Matters\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        2.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#how-the-practicum-works\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        How the Practicum Works\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        3.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#where-you-can-work\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Where You Can Work\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"space-y-1\">\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-10 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        3.1\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#schools-education\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Schools &amp; Education\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-10 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        3.2\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#health-community-services\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Health &amp; Community Services\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-10 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        3.3\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#nonprofits-advocacy\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Nonprofits &amp; Advocacy\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-10 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        3.4\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#research-policy\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Research &amp; Policy\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        4.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#what-youll-gain\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        What You\u2019ll Gain\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        5.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#get-started\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Get Started\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        6.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#organizations\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Organizations\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        7.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#practicum-experience-stories\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Practicum Experience Stories\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">The Childhood and Youth Studies (CHST) practicum is your opportunity to move beyond the classroom and engage directly with children, youth, and communities. Through hands-on placements, you\u2019ll apply your knowledge in meaningful ways while building skills that prepare you for your future career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"why-the-practicum-matters\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the Practicum Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">The practicum is more than a course\u2014it\u2019s a bridge between your academic learning and real-world experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Through your placement, you will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gain hands-on experience in professional settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Build meaningful connections with community organizations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore potential career paths<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop confidence working with children and youth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make a tangible difference in your community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--grey ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl bg-cu-black-50 max-w-screen-2xl mx-auto rounded-xl px-6 py-5 md:px-14 md:py-12 md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-7xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 60%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Alumni Spotlight: Glenisha Austin-Clarke\n                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                            \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Childhood and Youth Studies student, Glenisha completed her practicum at her former school, applying her learning in a deeply personal and impactful way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elmwood.ca\/parents\/school-news\/articles\/~board\/school-news\/post\/alumni-spotlight-glenisha-austin-clarke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Her Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"cu-textmedia-bgimg flex-1 rounded-xl bg-no-repeat bg-cover \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/289\/2026\/09\/DSC_2917-768x512.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%; transform: scale(1);\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-the-practicum-works\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the Practicum Works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Apply for the practicum course (CHST 3905)<\/strong><br><br>Ensure you meet the eligibility requirements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Explore your interests<\/strong><br><br>Identify the types of organizations or roles that align with your goals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Secure a placement<\/strong><br><br>Work with the practicum coordinator or apply to partner organizations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Complete your placement hours<\/strong><br><br>Gain hands-on experience in a professional setting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reflect and integrate your learning<\/strong><br><br>Connect your practical experience with academic coursework.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"where-you-can-work\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where You Can Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CHST students complete placements across a wide range of organizations, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"schools-education\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schools &amp; Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>School boards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Private and independent schools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After-school programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"health-community-services\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health &amp; Community Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Youth support organizations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mental health services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community health centres<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"nonprofits-advocacy\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nonprofits &amp; Advocacy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Child and youth advocacy organizations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Settlement and newcomer services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community outreach programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"research-policy\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research &amp; Policy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Government agencies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research centres<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Policy organizations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><br>\nStudents are encouraged to explore placements that align with their interests and career goals. A partial list of host institutions and organizations where our practicum students have volunteered can be viewed here \u2013<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/CHST-3905-List-of-Organizations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Partial List of Host Organizations<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--grey ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl bg-cu-black-50 max-w-screen-2xl mx-auto rounded-xl px-6 py-5 md:px-14 md:py-12 md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row-reverse mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-7xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 60%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Kendal Wells &#8211; Testimonial\n                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                            \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGoing into my fourth and final year, I opted to partake in the HUMR Practicum Placement option and was placed with Amnesty International\u2019s Canadian National Office in Ottawa \u2013 There, I worked in advocacy and fundraising. The ability to fulfill a degree requirement and gain experience with a notable organization in the field of Human Rights was an opportunity I could not pass up. I gained valuable knowledge on the inner workings of non-governmental actors in the field while also bolstering my resume \u2013 the experience certainly playing a part in my success applying to Grad School as well. Now, I\u2019m studying my Master in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action at the Paris School of International Affairs and my practicum has proven to be invaluable in advancing my knowledge and studies since completing it. I have nothing but praise for Carleton\u2019s Human Rights program and highly suggest any student take the opportunity to pursue the Practicum option.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"cu-textmedia-bgimg flex-1 rounded-xl bg-no-repeat bg-cover \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/289\/WELLS-KENDALL-12-768x960.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%; transform: scale(1);\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-youll-gain\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What You\u2019ll Gain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Practical, resume-building experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professional skills in communication and collaboration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insight into careers working with children and youth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expanded professional network<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Greater confidence in real-world settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"get-started\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get Started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ready to take your learning into the community?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apply to the Practicum CHST 3905 \u201cService-Learning in Community Settings\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Begin exploring placement opportunities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sis\/chst-practicum-application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Begin Practicum Application<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"organizations\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Organizations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some organizations where Human Rights &amp; Social Justice students have secured a Practicum Placement in past years:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amnesty (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.amnesty.ca\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aids Committee of Ottawa (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/aco-cso.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/aco-cso.ca\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;Rideau Institute (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rideauinstitute.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/rideauinstitute.ca\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carleton Climate Commons Working Group (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatecommons.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.climatecommons.ca\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OCISO (Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ociso.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OCISO \u2013 Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CUSO International (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cusointernational.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/cusointernational.org\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACORN (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kind Space (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kindspace.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/kindspace.ca\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canada Without Poverty (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cwp-csp.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/cwp-csp.ca\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Youth Ottawa (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.youthottawa.ca\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW) (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.criaw-icref.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.criaw-icref.ca\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friends of the Earth (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/foecanada.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/foecanada.org\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mines Action Canada campaign titled \u201cStop Killer Robots\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.minesactioncanada.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.minesactioncanada.org\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Habitat for Humanity (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/habitat.ca\/en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/habitat.ca\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iclmg.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/iclmg.ca\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actioncanadashr.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.actioncanadashr.org\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--grey ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl bg-cu-black-50 max-w-screen-2xl mx-auto rounded-xl px-6 py-5 md:px-14 md:py-12 md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-7xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 60%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Laura Sauro &#8211; Testimonial\n                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                            \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The Human Rights &amp; Social Justice Practicum helped me better understand how social justice practices translate into global actions, that in turn combat against violence and injustice within our society. I was lucky enough to be paired up with an amazing organization that fought social justice issues on an international level. In my short time with the organization, I learned the different avenues within a social justice framework that all come together to makeup an organization that fights violence and injustice on a large scale. This opportunity helped solidify my choice in the avenue of human rights that I wanted to pursue\u201d-Laura Sarro<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"cu-textmedia-bgimg flex-1 rounded-xl bg-no-repeat bg-cover \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/289\/Headshot-2021-LS-768x768.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%; transform: scale(1);\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                            \n\n\n<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h2 id=\"practicum-experience-stories\" class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        Practicum Experience Stories\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n\n            <figure class=\"relative mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg \">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/289\/2026\/09\/image-7-600x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/figure>\n        \n                    <header class=\"px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                <div class=\"flex flex-row gap-1 w-full mb-4\">\n                                    <\/div>\n                <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black dark:text-white @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    Colonel By Goes to the Library\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n                            <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 text-left\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                    Read about a community-based storytelling project is one of the experiential learning activities offered to undergrads enrolled in CHST 2001, Experiential Learning in Childhood and Youth Studies.\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                    <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto md:pt-5\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/story\/colonel-by-goes-to-the-library-undergrads-experience-community-based-storytelling\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    Read Story\n                <\/a>\n            <\/footer>\n        \n    <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n\n            <figure class=\"relative mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg \">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/289\/2026\/09\/Sophia-House-68-2048x1589-1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Sophia House\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/figure>\n        \n                    <header class=\"px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                <div class=\"flex flex-row gap-1 w-full mb-4\">\n                                    <\/div>\n                <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black dark:text-white @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    Students Making A Difference \n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n                            <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 text-left\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                    Read about students Faten al-Athari and Calla Tait practicum experience with Sophia House.\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                    <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto md:pt-5\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/story\/students-making-a-difference-in-the-newly-revamped-program-in-childhood-and-youth-studies\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    Read Story\n                <\/a>\n            <\/footer>\n        \n    <\/div>\n    \n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-quote cu-component-spacing\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy name is Sabrin, and during the last year of my undergraduate degree, I decided to join the practicum program which offered me an experience of learning beyond the classroom. I was privileged to join at\u00a0Youth Ottawa Community Immigration Services Organization (YOCISO) as a placement student. This practicum gave me the opportunity to meet new people and develop professional relationships with those working hard to help new comers. As an immigrant myself, I understand that the challenges and experiences of new comers are not always the same. YOCISO provided the safe space for new comers to learn and expand their creativity whilst also tackling any individual as well as collective challenges that come up. Overall, it was absolutely different than learning in a classroom in the sense that I was able to interact with different age groups of people and I had the opportunity to learn different ways of addressing certain challenges that immigrant families and kids face.\u201d &#8211; Sabrin Said Osman<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-quote cu-component-spacing\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDuring my time in my undergraduate degree in Human Rights and Social Justice I had the pleasure of working with the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group. The group is the a part of a coalition with over 40 other Canadian Human Rights organization. The focus of the practicum followed two national security human rights violation cases in which I helped to bring awareness to with events with the public. One of these events included a collaboration with the club CU Global Promise where we brought forward the issues of political violence and state sanctioned violence in the examples of police brutality, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and violence against Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2Spirit individuals. Halfway through my time with ICLMG we shifted our work online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We were still able to work on facilitating online documentary screenings and discussions on the cases we were working on. I enjoyed working with the team and had a valuable experience in learning more about the human rights violations concerning national security and civil liberties.\u201d &#8211; Saivani Sanassy<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Childhood and Youth Studies (CHST) practicum is your opportunity to move beyond the classroom and engage directly with children, youth, and communities. Through hands-on placements, you\u2019ll apply your knowledge in meaningful ways while building skills that prepare you for your future career. 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