BASWBASWFIELD ORIENTATIONFIELD ORIENTATION

PART BPART 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

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

• Be available to consult with Field Instructor

2. Consult with, advocate for student3. 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

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 140B-C 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

• 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, LCSW Director of Field Education 278-7189

kellyj@csus.edu• JOHN STROTHER, MSW, RN

Undergraduate Field Coordinator278-6121strother@csus.edu