Transcript FIRST-YEAR MSW FIELD ORIENTATION

BASW
FIELD ORIENTATION
PART B
SOCIAL WORK 195A-B
• 6 units/semester
• Same placement for 2 semesters
• Credit/No Credit (Field Director is
professor of record) at the end of each
semester
• Taken concurrently with 140B-C
KEY PEOPLE
STUDEN
T
UNIVERSITY
AGENCY
Faculty
Liaison
Field
Instructor
Practice
Professor
Task
Superviso
r
Field Instructor:
MSW Educator in the Field
YOUR FIELD INSTRUCTOR
WILL…..
• Orient you to the agency
• Assess your learning needs
• Help you develop your Learning
Agreement
• Provide appropriate activities to implement
Learning Agreement
• Help you integrate into agency
environment
First Day of Field
New Placement Orientations
Include…..
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Tour of agency
Introduction to staff
Job description
Written policy documents
Badge, other ID
Opportunities to shadow and observe and
ask questions
It’s normal to feel anxious….
“Start Where the Student Is…”
• What is my learning style?
• What are my strengths?
• What skills, knowledge do I want to
acquire?
• What opportunities exist at the placement?
LEARNING AGREEMENT
Student Activities
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Conduct assessments.
Review cases for ethical issues.
Attend staff meetings.
Attend interagency meetings
Provide case management for 3 clients.
Co-facilitate group.
Attend Board meeting.
Shadow staff in home visits.
Develop resource manual.
Learning
Objective #
1,2,3,4, 12,13
1
5, 10, 12,14, 18
14, 18
1, 2, 3, 14, 12, 15
2,3,12, 17
5, 19
1,2,9,10
14
Your Field Instructor Also Will…
• Provide weekly field instruction
• Provides ongoing monitoring of and
feedback regarding your performance
• Coordinate and communicate with Task
Supervisor (if appropriate)
• Communicate with Faculty Liaison
• Complete Mid-Semester Assessment and
End-of-Semester Evaluations together
with you
FACULTY LIAISON
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Monitor student placement via
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Field Journals
Discussion in Practice Class
Communication with Field Instructor via
phone calls and site visits (minimum
1/semester
Be available to consult with Field Instructor
2. Consult with, advocate for student
3. Recommend field grade
The Faculty Liaison for most
students is the 204 A/B Professor...
Unless He or She Is Not!
Faculty workload issues may result in your
having a different person as your Liaison
What Are My Responsibilities in My
Placement?
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Take responsibility for own learning in the field.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Initiate Learning Agreement.
Provide FI with syllabus for 140B-C classes.
Bring topics and questions to FI hour.
Ask for help when needed.
Be open to new experiences and willing to push
yourself.
f. Be open to feedback.
g. Initiate evaluation process
Be a Proactive Learner
Stay Open to Feedback
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
(cont’d)
2. Complete field assignments
a.
b.
c.
d.
Field Journals
Biopsychosocial assessments
Macro Project
Others
3. Attend placement
4. Take responsibility for making up missed
time
Evaluation Form
• Evaluation criteria rate progress in each of
the learning objectives
• “3” is good for 1st semester
• Ratings are not synonymous with A-B-CD-F
• Download these forms from Field website.
WHAT HAPPENS IS I HAVE A
PROBLEM IN FIELD?!?!?
Everyone has a part to play in
problem-solving in field
BUT IT STARTS WITH YOU!
PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS
Student identifies
problem in field
Student notifies
Faculty liaison
Student speaks
With field instructor
Problem
Not
solved
Problem
solved
PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS
(continued)
Liaison advises
student
& or
Liaison contacts
Field
Instructor
Plan is
developed
& or
Liaison meets
With student &
Field Instructor
PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS
(continued)
Problem
Not solved
Liaison
Recommends to
To Field
Director
Develop Plan
(Liaison monitors)
Placement
change
Student
Receives
Incomplete
Student
Receives
No Credit
Problem
Solved
204A-D + 295A-D =
INTERLOCKING COURSES
295A
204A
204B
295B
• JILL KELLY, LCSW
Director of Field Education
278-7189
[email protected]
• JOHN STROTHER, MSW, RN
Undergraduate Field Coordinator
278-6121
[email protected]