Field Educator Orientation Fall 2013

1. Field Educator OrientationFall 2013 MSW Collaborative Program University of Wisconsin Green Bay and Oshkosh

2. Program Focus • Themes • Public Sector Practice • Leadership Roles • Family Focus • Diversity • Rural Emphasis • Interdisciplinary Cooperation

3. Placements • Foundation Field Dates • September 3, 2013 – May 16, 2014 • Thanksgiving break • November 27, 2013 – December 1, 2013 • Spring Break • March 16,2013 – March 31, 2014

4. Interim make-up dates • Interim make-up dates • January 6, 2014 through January 17, 2014 • Martin Luther King Holiday • January 20, 2014

5. Placement Hours • 16 hours/week • 240 hours per semester

6. Roles within the Field Program • Agency Field Educator • Faculty Field Liaison • MSW Field Coordinator • Faculty Field Educator • Child Welfare Coordinator

7. Agency Field Educator • Provide practicum experience that assists in meeting student learning needs • Assist in development of activities and tasks with student and field liaison (formal meeting). • Provide regularly scheduled, educationally sound formal social work supervision of the student • Orient the student to agency and provide resources to engage in the field activities • Communicate progress of students throughout the placement • End of semester and placement evaluations

8. Faculty Field Liaison • Foundation – teach the foundation practices courses and integrate discussion of field practice experiences into course content • Assist students to integrate classroom knowledge and fieldwork experience • Meet with Student and Field Agency Educator to facilitate learning and evaluation • Foundation level– twice per semester in Fall; 1-2 in Spring

9. Faculty Field Liaisons • Joan Heller, MSW • Phone: 920.424.7180 • Fax: 920.424.1443 • Email: hellerj@uwosh.edu • Karen Jick, MSSW, LCSW • Phone: 920.465.2049 • Fax: 920.465.2825 • Email: jickk@uwgb.edu

10. Field Coordinator • Develop and maintain field sites • Develop contractual agreements with agencies, field instructors and students • Train new and existing field educators • Work with students and agencies in the placement process • Resolve unexpected difficulties that arise while students are in field, conflicts or issues with placement • Review and revise Field Manual

11. Field Coordinator Amy F. Williams, MSW Department of Social Work UW Oshkosh 800 Algoma Blvd Oshkosh, WI 54901 Phone: 920.424.0268 Fax: 920.4241443 Email: williama@uwosh.edu

12. Faculty Field Educator • Faculty member who assists in providing MSW supervision when agency lacks an MSW • Assists student in orienting to the competencies and practice behaviors; monitors student recordings, assignments and learning; provides feedback to the student • Participates in some fashion with end of term evaluations and informs Field Coordinator of any situations affection student status

13. Child Welfare Coordinator Matthew Mattila, ACSW, CISW Social Work Professional Program University of Wisconsin - Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Dr., RH-320 Green Bay, WI   54311-7001 Office: 920-465-2867 FAX:    920-465-2824 mattilam@uwgb.edu

14. Child Welfare Coordinator • Recruits, screens and tracks Child Welfare stipend recipients • Revise and develop policies and procedures for CW stipend program • Develop and maintain relationships with public and tribal child welfare agencies • Evaluate CW curriculum for ongoing improvement

15. Separate Supporting Materials • Foundation Practice Behaviors • Foundation Practice Behaviors and Course Allocation • Collaborative MSW Calendar • Syllabus 709 Field I Foundations Social Work Field Practicum • Copies of respective section/s syllabi