SOWK 577 Generalist Field Experience and Seminar B

Field education is a principal component of the instruction and training the student receives to prepare them for a professional career in social work. While receiving supervised practice experience in an agency setting, the student will attend a seminar class that offers the opportunity to process their field experiences and engage in further learning. The integration of classroom and field activities provides the student with a unique and comprehensive learning experience to support their development as professional social workers.

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Course Requirements Checklist

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

Hours Tracking Assignments (16)

The student will document the hours completed during his/her field experience by completing the Hours Tracking Assignment in CORE each week. The student must document all activities including the required one hour of supervision each week.

The Hours Tracking will document all activities that the student completes in the Field each module. For each day, the student will describe the activities accomplished, place them in the category they best fit with, and include the hour(s) for that specific category. The ATS will be prompted to approve the hours in CORE each week as they are submitted.

If there are questions, the student should reference the SOWK Field Community in the MSW Field area.

Supervisory Agenda Assignments (16)

The student will prepare a minimum of three agenda items prior to the scheduled supervisory meeting with his/her Field Instructor. Items that can be included can relate to ethical decision-making, problem-solving, interactions with clients, policy, practice, learning objectives from the previous supervision, and/or specific questions/topics about field experience that require additional discussion.

The student will submit the points of discussion and the outcomes of the supervisory session in his/her CORE account. The weekly submission will be reviewed by the Field Faculty for grading and feedback.

Journal Assignments (3)

The purpose of the Journal Assignments is to reflect on the field activities the student participated in and how he/she observed and applied the core competencies. The student will engage in self-assessment and self-correction.

The student will complete a Journal Assignment bi-weekly while completing his/her field internship hours. Each provided template must be answered in 2-3 paragraphs reflecting on what the student learned at his/her field experience, feelings experienced, something he/she would do differently, and the application of core competencies. The student should consult previous textbooks and scholarly articles to support efforts to integrate theory into practice. Textbooks and any other sources used must be documented and properly cited.

Case Presentation Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to integrate theory into practice, develop a case presentation specific to a client and/or client system that he/she is working in, and facilitate a discussion to identify strengths, areas of growth, interventions, and discussion questions to elicit feedback from classmates.

Using the Case Presentation Template as a guide, the student will develop a PowerPoint presentation to identify the agency he/she is working in, the reason for referral, genogram/ecogram, an assessment of strengths and needs, interventions, and discussion questions. The presentation should consist of 10-12 slides and 2-3 discussion questions. The student should review the Case Presentation Template for the detailed requirements for each section of the presentation. The case overview should take approximately 10-15 minutes and the discussion questions should take about 15-20 minutes. Use of current APA formatting is expected.

Final Field Evaluation Assignment

The Final Field Evaluation Assignment exists to assess the student’s level of growth in meeting all 9 baseline competencies established by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) at the end of their placement experience. This evaluation also serves as a document where supervisor(s) can provide the student with critical feedback to assist in their development as professionals. 

The student will engage the Supervisor(s) in a meeting for the purpose of sharing feedback on their overall progress on the Learning Contract. Areas of strength and areas for growth will be identified and discussed. The student will first submit their portion of the Final Field Evaluation Assignment in CORE. Next, the Agency Task Supervisor and Field Instructor will each complete their portions of the Final Field Evaluation Assignment in CORE. The Faculty Field Liaison will review the evaluations and will assign a grade based on these evaluations. 

(CLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J Competencies 1-9 Dimensions: Knowledge, Values, Skills, Cognitive & Affective Processes)

Field Experience Professionalism Self-Reflection Assignment

Professional and ethical behavior is so important that it is considered to be one of the nine essential competencies for every social worker. The Five Domains of Professionalism detail these responsibilities, which are based largely on the 2022 Educational and Policy Standards established by the Council on Social Work Education. Social work entails self-awareness and self-reflection. It is also a field where professionalism is expected and where self-reflection should be practiced. 

For this assignment, the student will utilize the Field Experience Professionalism Self-Reflection Template to rate themselves on a scale of 1-5 on the Five Domains of Professionalism. The student will then identify at least 1 strength area and at least 1 area for growth for each section. For the areas of growth, the student will identify a strategy that could be employed to assist in improving this area.

(CLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J Competencies 1-9 Dimensions: Knowledge, Values, Skills, Cognitive & Affective Processes)

Quiz: Seminar Participation (14)

Each week students will complete a Quiz: Seminar Participation in order to reflect on what was discussed and learned in their seminar class. 

The Student Evaluation of Agency and Seminar Smartsheet form is meant to assess the student’s overall experience throughout the semester in the Field Experience and Seminar course. The student’s feedback is very important to us, and the information provided on this form will help the department improve the MSW Field Education program!

The evaluation includes questions about the student’s Field Instructor, the staff at the agency where he/she completed his/her Field Experience, and the Field Experience course assignments. The evaluation also inquires about components of the Field Experience that the student feels will be most and least valuable to his/her anticipated career development. Lastly, the evaluation asks for suggestions of additional guidelines for students who are placed at his/her agency in the future.