BASWBASWFIELD ORIENTATIONFIELD ORIENTATION
PART BPART 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
FacultyLiaison
Practice Professor
STUDENT
Field Instructor
Task Supervisor
UNIVERSITY AGENCY
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…..
• 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 Learning
Objective #1. Conduct assessments. 1,2,3,4, 12,13
2. Review cases for ethical issues. 1
3. Attend staff meetings. 5, 10, 12,14, 18
4. Attend interagency meetings 14, 18
5. Provide case management for 3 clients. 1, 2, 3, 14, 12, 15
6. Co-facilitate group. 2,3,12, 17
7. Attend Board meeting. 5, 19
8. Shadow staff in home visits. 1,2,9,10
9. Develop resource manual. 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• 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 student3. 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. Initiate Learning Agreement.
b. Provide FI with syllabus for 140B-C classes.
c. Bring topics and questions to FI hour.
d. Ask for help when needed.
e. Be open to new experiences and willing to push yourself.
f. Be open to feedback.
g. Initiate evaluation process
Be a Proactive LearnerStay Open to Feedback
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES(cont’d)
2. Complete field assignmentsa. Field Journals
b. Biopsychosocial assessments
c. Macro Project
d. 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-C-D-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 speaksWith field instructor
Problemsolved
Problem Not
solved
Student notifies Faculty liaison
PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS(continued)
Liaison advisesstudent
& or
Liaison contactsField
Instructor
Plan is developed
& or Liaison meetsWith student &Field Instructor
Plan is developed
PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS(continued)
Develop Plan(Liaison monitors)
Problem Solved
ProblemNot solved
Liaison Recommends to
To FieldDirector
Placementchange
Student Receives
Incomplete
Student ReceivesNo Credit
204A-D + 295A-D = INTERLOCKING COURSES
295A
295B 204B
204A
• JILL KELLY, LCSW Director of Field Education 278-7189
[email protected]• JOHN STROTHER, MSW, RN
Undergraduate Field [email protected]
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