FIRST-YEAR MSW FIELD ORIENTATION

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FIRST-YEAR MSWFIELD ORIENTATION

• PART B

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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 (Field Director is professor of
  record) at the end of each semester
• Taken concurrently with 204A-D

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KEY PEOPLE
UNIVERSITY
AGENCY
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Field Instructor MSW Educator in the Field
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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

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First Day of Field
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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

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Its normal to feel anxious.
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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?

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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

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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

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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

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The Faculty Liaison for most students is the 204
A/B Professor...
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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

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What Are My Responsibilities in My Placement?
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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

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Be a Proactive LearnerStay Open to Feedback
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STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES(contd)

• 2. Complete field assignments
• Field Journals
• Biopsychosocial assessments
• Macro Project
• Others
• Attend placement
• Take responsibility for making up missed time

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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.

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WHAT HAPPENS IS I HAVE A PROBLEM IN FIELD?!?!?
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Everyone has a part to play in problem-solving in
field
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BUT IT STARTS WITH YOU!
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PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS
Student speaks With field instructor
Student identifies problem in field
Problem solved
Problem Not solved
Student notifies Faculty liaison
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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
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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
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204A-D 295A-D INTERLOCKING COURSES
204A
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