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FIRST-YEAR MSW FIELD ORIENTATION. PART B. SOCIAL WORK 295A-D. 1 st year: 3 units/semester 2 nd year: 5 units/semester Same placement for 2 semesters Credit/No Credit at the end of each semester Taken concurrently with 204A-D. START/END DATES. FALL SEMESTER Starts Week of September 8
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SOCIAL WORK 295A-D • 1st year: 3 units/semester • 2nd year: 5 units/semester • Same placement for 2 semesters • Credit/No Credit at the end of each semester • Taken concurrently with 204A-D
START/END DATES • FALL SEMESTER Starts Week of September 8 Ends December 11 • SPRING SEMESTER Starts Week of January 4, 2010 Ends May 14, 2010
SEPTEMBER Monday, Sept 7, Labor Day: No Field (campus closed) Sept. 8-11: First week of Field Bring your 204A syllabus, Learning Agreement and Student Evaluation Form to your Field Instructor
OCTOBER Monday, October 5 Learning Agreements DueTo be completed and turned in to student’s faculty field liaison. Monday, October 12 Columbus DayCampus open, classes held. Friday, October 16 NO FIELD: ALL-CAMPUS FURLOUGH DAY
NOVEMBER • Monday, November 2 Mid-Semester Field Placement Progress Reports DueField instructors should mail to faculty field liaison. • Wednesday, November 11 Veteran’s DayCampus closed, no classes or field. • November 26 – 27 Thanksgiving RecessCampus closed, no classes or field.
December 7 – 11 Last Week of Field for Fall semester Friday, December 11 Field Evaluations Due – Last Day of Field. Signed, original Field Evaluation to be turned in to student’s field liaison. Failure to submit a complete Field Evaluation by this date may result in student receiving an “Incomplete” in SWRK 295A for the semester. DECEMEBR
DECEMBER (cont’d) • December 14 – 18 Final Examinations – No Field (Campus open) • December 23, 2009 through January 1, 2010.Winter BreakStudents are not in field. Campus closed from Dec. 23-Jan. 1
JANUARY • Monday, January 4: First day of field for Spring semester • Monday, January 18: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: NO FIELD (Campus closed) • Monday, January 25: Spring Semester classes begin
FEBRUARY Friday, February 5: Mandatory MSW Academic and Field Convocation for students entering 2nd year. 1:00-4:00 PM, Hinde Auditorium Monday, February 15: All-campus furlough day: NO FIELD (campus closed) Thursday, February 25: Mandatory Thesis Convocation, 10:00AM-12:00PM, Forest Suite
MARCH-APRIL Wednesday, March 3: Field Faire, 1:00-4:00 PM, University Ballroom March 29-April 2: Spring Break: NO FIELD (Campus open except for March 31, Cesar Chavez Day.) Monday, April 5: Classes resume April 11-12: NASW Lobby Days. Students attending April 11 event are excused from Field.
MAY Friday, May 14: Last day of Field; Student Evaluations turned in to Faculty Liaison May 17-21: Finals Week May 22: GRADUATION
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; monthly for Title IV-E students) • 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! • Title IV-E student have their own Liaisons • 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 204 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 of 1st year • 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 Director of Field Education 278-7189 kellyj@csus.edu • TEIAHSHA BANKHEAD Graduate Coordinator 278-7177 bankhead@csus.edu • STACIE TILLMAN Field Administrative Assistant 278-6123 tillmans@csus.edu