BSSW GATE 2 & Junior Field Enrollment – SOWK 365

CG • Section 16WK • 11/10/2019 to 04/18/2020 • Modified 09/05/2023

Course Description

The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) requires that all social work programs have a gatekeeping process to ensure that students have a thorough understanding of the profession of social work and will be a good fit for the program and profession. The BSSW program at Liberty University includes 4 gates. All students must apply for and be approved through all 4 gates to be eligible to graduate from the BSSW program. This must apply for and be approved through all 4 gates to be eligible to graduate from the BSSW program. This SOWK 365 course includes the application process for Gate 2 and Field Proposal/Enrollment process of the BSSW program. This course is 0 credits and is Pass/Fail. Approval through Gate 2 and completion of the Field Proposal/Enrollment process indicates approval to begin Junior Field Placement (SOWK 370) in the following semester.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Rationale

Successfully passing this course and gaining BSSW program approval through Gate 2 and the Field Proposal Process indicates a student’s approval to be registered for Junior Field.

Course Assignment

Assigned readings and presentations

Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

The student will complete this assignment to ensure that eligibility requirements for the course are met.

The student completes the Disclosure Statement Form Template to acknowledge and verify and charges, convictions, citations, etc. and to grant permission to the field education staff of the BSSW program to release information from the Disclosure Statement Form Template for the purpose of arranging field placements.  

The student will assess personal readiness and current life activities and responsibilities in preparation for field placement. The student will review the article and reflect on each component of the SHAPE model and respond to the questions provided in a Word document. For each of the 5 components, the student must state in 1-2 sentences why he/she ranked it accordingly, then identify 1-2 areas in which he/she needs to grow, including a personal course of action to improve in these areas to facilitate field preparedness.

The student will utilize provided information to complete a resume revision in preparation for an internship or employment.

The student will begin to plan for next semester in preparation for the commitment of field placement.

The student will not submit anything for this assignment. The student's assigned field advisor will indicate whether the proposal has been approved, after the entire proposal (Forms #1-6) have been submitted correctly and completely.

The student will not submit anything for this assignment. The student must successfully complete all assignments in this course and receive full approval on a field placement proposal to be eligible for Gate Approval.

Competency Self-Reflection Assignments (5)

In the Competency Self-Reflection Assignments, students will review the 9 core social work competencies outlined in the 2015 EPAS. Students will reflect on their current strengths and areas of growth related to each competency and develop a SMART goal for further development for each competency.

This quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 1 short answer question, have no time limit, and allow unlimited attempts.

Quizzes: Forms (6)

These quizzes will cover the Learn material for the assigned module. These quizzes will be open-book/open-notes, contain 1 short answer question, and will have no time limit.

The student will complete quizzes throughout the course that cover information from each assigned Learn section. Each quiz will differ in types of questions and number of questions. There will be no time limit for these quizzes.