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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. STUDENT. Faculty Liaison Practice Professor. Field Instructor
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BASWFIELD 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
STUDENT Faculty Liaison Practice Professor Field Instructor Task Supervisor KEY PEOPLE UNIVERSITY AGENCY
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
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
“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 # • Conduct assessments. 1,2,3,4, 12,13 • Review cases for ethical issues. 1 • Attend staff meetings. 5, 10, 12,14, 18 • Attend interagency meetings 14, 18 • Provide case management for 3 clients. 1, 2, 3, 14, 12, 15 • Co-facilitate group. 2,3,12, 17 • Attend Board meeting. 5, 19 • Shadow staff in home visits. 1,2,9,10 • 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 • 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 • Consult with, advocate for student • 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
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES • Take responsibility for own learning in the field. • 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. • Be open to feedback. • Initiate evaluation process
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES(cont’d) 2. Complete field assignments • Field Journals • Biopsychosocial assessments • Macro Project • Others • Attend placement • 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.
PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS Student speaks With field instructor Student identifies problem in field Problem solved Problem Not solved Student notifies Faculty liaison
PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS(continued) Liaison contacts Field Instructor Liaison advises student & or & or Liaison meets With student & Field Instructor Plan is developed Plan is developed
PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS(continued) Develop Plan (Liaison monitors) Problem Solved Problem Not solved Placement change Liaison Recommends to To Field Director Student Receives Incomplete Student Receives No Credit
295A 204B 295B 204A-D + 295A-D = INTERLOCKING COURSES 204A
JILL KELLY, LCSW Director of Field Education 278-7189 kellyj@csus.edu • JOHN STROTHER, MSW, RN Undergraduate Field Coordinator 278-6121 strother@csus.edu