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FIRST-YEAR MSWFIRST-YEAR MSWFIELD ORIENTATIONFIELD ORIENTATION
PART BPART B
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 SEMESTERStarts Week of September 8
Ends December 11
• SPRING SEMESTERStarts 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 Day Campus 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 Day Campus closed, no classes or field.
• November 26 – 27 Thanksgiving Recess Campus closed, no classes or field.
DECEMEBR
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.
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
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; monthly for Title IV-E students)
2. Be available to consult with Field Instructor
3. Consult with, advocate for student
4. 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
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 204 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 of 1st year
• 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
Director of Field Education
278-7189
[email protected]• TEIAHSHA BANKHEAD
Graduate Coordinator
278-7177
[email protected]• STACIE TILLMAN
Field Administrative Assistant
278-6123