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Human Services Graduate Program at UIS Emphasizes Experiential Learning | Community Voices

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Vanessa Ferguson

Published July 25, 2023 at 12:38 PM CDT

Simulation Lab — Human Services students gain needed experience through their participation in the simulation lab on the UIS campus.

Dr. Betsy Goulet is the Clinical Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the UIS Child Advocacy Studies Program and the Director of the Alliance for Experiential Problem-Based Learning with the Center for State Policy and Leadership. She spoke to Community Voices about the Human Services program at UIS and the use of a Residential Simulation Lab to help prepare students to help people in need.