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Middle Tennessee State University Social Work
Program SW 468 - Field Instruction II Fall, 2000 PH321 Class: Friday's - 8:05-8:55
Course Description SW 468, the second field experience of the Social Work Program , involves 335 hours at the agency over the fifteen week semester and a weekly one hour seminar on campus for a total of 350 hours. Course Objectives By the end of this course the student should be able: to utilize critical thinking skills to assess social problems and their dynamics within the Field II practicum setting and apply appropriate practice intervention strategies to the problem solving process at that agency to utilize knowledge about social work values, ethical practice, and cultural diversity and provide professional practice to all types of problems and size systems at the Field II agency to understand one's own abilities and personal style and maximize the use of self in practice while completing the Field II experience to assess the dynamics of oppression and discrimination, especially for populations at risk, as they apply to the Field II agency, its services, and the clients served and intervene in an advocacy role geared toward social change as part of the Field II experience to understand the past and current social work practice of the Field II agency and the issues faced when practicing within that setting to understand the micro, mezzo, macro levels of practice that comprise the generalist approach at the Field II agency and intervene effectively on all three levels to understand systems theory and the bio-psycho social-variables affecting human behavior and utilize this understanding effectively in practice on the micro, mezzo, and macro levels as part of the Field II experience to analyze social policies of the Field II agency and of the larger systems in which it is a part, understand the impact of these policies upon clients and their problems, and develop appropriate social work intervention to understand research in the form of evaluation of practice and apply such knowledge to the Field II agency and its services to communicate effectively with various size client systems, with professionals, and with others involved in problem solving endeavors during the Field II practicum to make effective use of supervision within the agency as part of the Field II experience to function within various size organizations as part of the Field II practicum, utilizing the positive aspects of these structures and making changes when more effective structures could be developed to take appropriate action to support or change social policy at or as a part of the practicum experience in Field II, operating consistent with social work values to apply research methods to the Field II agency site in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions provided within that setting to understand the rapidly changing environment of social work practice in the Field II agency and be able to function effectively within this environment Course Requirements and Assignments There is no required text for this course. This course is graded on a Pass/Fail basis. The Intern must earn 800 points out of 1000 in order to "Pass." The manner in which points are earned is described below: Grading: (1000 points possible) 1. Attendance in seminar - 100 points. 0 absences = 100 points; 1 = 60 points; 2 = 30 points; more than 3 = 0 points. There will be no differentiation between excused and unexcused absences. 2. Individual participation in seminar - 100 points. This is based on both the quality and the quantity of the participation and the meeting of course objectives listed above. It also includes how well the Intern carries out the group maintenance functions, such as sharing time, listening well, promoting group cohesion, and showing interest in others.
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Submission of a Community Evaluation Assignment - 200 points.
The Intern should complete this assignment by using the Evaluation form
that will be passed out and discussed in seminar.
This is due on or before Friday,
November 17th. A summary outline of the Assignment is due on or before Friday, October 20th. 4. Maintenance of a Fieldwork II Journal - 200 points. This journal should outline the tasks you performed and any new learning experiences you had. Cite any knowledge you used from the social work classes you have taken thus far. List which class(es) it was and specifically how you applied what you learned. Your journal entry should also include your feelings associated with the field II agency and experience. Bring your journal to class every week ready to turn in. There should be one typed entry for each field day or week.. 5. Fieldwork Evaluations = 400 points
a. Supervisor's rating of the Intern using the Mid-Semester Evaluation = l00 points b. Supervisor's rating of the Intern using the Final Evaluation Form = 300 points Other
Policies and Information: 1. The Intern should keep track of his/her hours. Lunch hour does not count toward these hours, nor does travel to and from the agency. Travel for the agency within agency hours and for Intern duties does count. Any agency time completed outside the normal schedule and any preparation time away from the agency for agency tasks (for example, research for a special talk you are giving on behalf of the agency) can be counted. Seminar time does not count toward the 335 hours required at the agency. The documentation of time must be signed off by supervisor weekly. 2. Confidentiality should be maintained at all times. Thus, reference to clients in seminar or anywhere outside the agency should not include that client's name. Everything shared in seminar, whether it involves a client or not, should be kept with the group. 3. The Intern must call the agency supervisor if the Intern has an emergency and must be late or miss a day. Such a call must be made first thing in the morning. The placement should be treated like a job. An Intern can be terminated, and may be required to wait until the following semester for a new placement. 4.
Certain rules of
professional courtesy should apply during seminar time, such as listening to
others without interruption; sharing the time, paying attention not to dominant
the group; taking a leadership role; and problem solving about difficulties in
placement. Initially, seminar
sessions will be structured by the instructor.
After the first few meetings, seminars will be facilitated by the
Interns, focusing on topics and activities as planned. Bibliography Barker, Robert L. (l99l) The Social Work Dictionary - 2nd ed. Silver Spring, MD: NASW. Collins, Donald, Barbara Thomlison, and Richard M. Grinnell, Jr. (l992) The Social Work Practicum: A Student Guide. Itasca, IL: F. E. Peacock. Compton, Beulah R. and Burt Gallaway. (l989) Social Work Processes - 4th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. Cournoyer, Barry. (1996) The Social Work Skills Workbook. 2nd ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Epstein, Laura. (l988) Helping People - The Task-Centered Approach - 2nd ed. Columbus, OH: Merrell. Hepworth, Dean H. and Jo Ann Larsen. (l993) Direct Social Work Practice: Theory and Skills - 4th ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. Kirst-Ashman, Karen K. and Grafton H. Hull, Jr. (l993) Understanding Generalist Practice. Chicago: Nelson-Hall. NASW (l987) Encyclopedia of Social Work. l7th ed. Silver Springs, MD: NASW. Shaefor, Bradford W., Charles R. Horejsi, and Gloria A. Horsejsi. (l99l) Techniques and Guidelines for Social Work Practice - 2nd ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Simons, Ronald L. and Stephen M. Aigner. (l985) Practice Principles - A Problem-Solving Approach to Social Work. New York: MacMillan. Wilson, Suanna J. (l980) Recording Guidelines for Social Workers. New York: Free Press. Zastrow, Charles. (l986) Introduction to Social Welfare Institutions. Chicago: Dorsey. Zastrow, Charles. (l989) Social Work with Groups - 2nd ed. Chicago: Nelson-Hall. Zastrow, Charles. (l992) The Practice of Social Work - 4th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. |
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