HSM 4582/6582
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Credits1
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Delivery MethodField Work
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Related Program
About This Course
The Practicum in Long Term Care provides students with supervised, hands-on experience in an approved long-term care setting. Students apply leadership, management, and regulatory knowledge gained in coursework to real-world administrative practice. Emphasis is placed on developing competencies in organizational operations, staff management, quality improvement, resident-centered care, and regulatory compliance. Through guided reflection and mentorship, students integrate theory with practice, enhance professional skills, and prepare for licensure and leadership roles in long-term care administration. Students seeking the national Health Services Executive license must complete both their Bachelor of Applied Science in Healthcare Management and the Long Term Care Management Minor with a minimum of 1,000 hours in the practicum. Students seeking their state nursing home administrator license may be eligible to reduce the total number of practicum hours based on previous long-term care leadership experience and can request a reduction from the Minnesota state licensing board.
Prerequisites: Because this practicum is a capstone course involving the application of knowledge and skills gained in all other coursework to solve real-world management problems, students should not take it until they have confirmed with their advisor that they have completed most of the core coursework toward licensure.
Instructor
PhD, social work, University of Minnesota; MS, gerontology, Saint Cloud State University; BA, psychology, College of St. Scholastica
Rajean’s professional career is dedicated to eliminating ageism and promoting age-friendly initiatives that support the inclusion of older adults in society. In the past, Rajean worked with the state unit on aging, area agencies on aging, and Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging. He aided in the founding of Training to Serve (LGBTQ nonprofit), the Minnesota Diverse Elders Coalition, and Finish Strong Funders Network for Aging Services. He holds licenses for MN nursing home administrator and assisted living director. Rajean joined academia full time in 2018 in positions across the University of Minnesota campus, with roles in the College of Continuing and Professional Studies, Center for Healthy Aging & Innovation (CHAI), and MN Northstar GWEP.
Rajean is appointed to the Governor’s Council on an Age-Friendly Minnesota. He started in CHAI as the associate director of education, where he relaunched the Aging Studies Interdisciplinary Group organization for students studying aging, a graduate minor in gerontology, and a professional workshop series. He also initiated the Age-Friendly University collaboration. He currently serves as CHAI’s associate director for policy and as the lead for the Age-Friendly University Council. He serves on the board of the MN Association of Geriatrics-Inspired Clinicians, Stevens Square Foundation, and FamilyMeans. He is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, a lifetime member of the Minnesota Gerontological Society, a Hartford Fellow, a McNair Scholar, and a Health and Aging Policy Fellow.
- Practicum in Long Term Care (HSM 4582)