Employment-Based Internship

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Employment-Based Internship

• Field Education

January 2008
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Field Education Main Learning Areas

• Assessment, implementation, monitoring and
  evaluation
• Cross-cultural competencies
• Organizational, community and institutional
  contexts
• Relevant policies and research
• Professional standards and conduct/critical
  self-awareness
• Use of supervision and consultation/responsibility
  for own learning
• Values and ethics

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Field Education at SSA (see Manual)

• Two year-long (Fall Spring semester) field
  placements
• BSW Senior and MSW Foundation generalist
• Advanced concentration and specialization
  specific
• Significant time commitment
• BSW two days a week (16 hours)
• MSW three days a week (21-24 hours) or
  equivalent
• Concurrent model
• Must have practice course when in the field
• Pass/Fail course
• Evaluated according to competencies achieved
• Competencies based on field learning objectives
• Try to accommodate various requests, but must
  adhere to educational goals and requirements

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Agency Criteria to be Field Sites

• Clearly defined goals and practices compatible
  with SSA
• Provision of appropriate learning experiences
  (foundation generalist or advanced concentration/
  specialization)
• Ability to support student coursework
• Opportunities for student to contribute to
  assessment and improvement of agency
• Availability of qualified BSW or MSW field
  instructor
• Program stability
• Staff sufficient for programming needs
• Provision of adequate space, equipment, policies
  and support

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The BasicsEmployment-based Option

• Must meet same educational criteria as
  traditional placement
• Focus must be educational and not job performance
• Factors that must be documented
• proposed learning activities meet appropriate
  field objectives and outcomes
• proposed learning activities must be educational
  sound
• student is not a probationary employee (or that
  probation has been waived by the agency) and must
  be an employee in good standing
• availability of release time for course work and
  field education
• fieldwork assignments differ from those
  associated with the students employment and,
• the proposed field instructor is not the
  students job supervisor.
• Do not assume
• All agencies will want to do this
• All proposals are approved

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Placement Process

• Review field information materials
• Submit Field Application
• Core Information sheet/Essay/Professional Resume
• Employment-based proposal
• Strongly Recommended Background clearances
• Due February 1st (Main Campus) or March 19th
  (TUH Campus)
• If unable to complete proposal by due date
  submit application and a proposal draft with
  cover memo explaining
• What needs to done
• Steps being taken
• Timetable for completion
• Work with Field Education Specialist that is
  assigned to you
• FE Specialist will review your materials
• Schedule a visit to meet with you and proposed
  field instructor
• Confirm placement
• Attend appropriate orientations (SSA and/or
  agency)

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Step by Step What We Look For

• Student Information and Agency Information Be
  clear, thorough and legible
• Employment Information - Must be completed by job
  supervisor
• Provide information about your employment
• Start date can not be on probation
• Status
• Current job description
• Adjustments in job in order to do placement
• Field Education Information
• Must be completed by proposed field instructor
• Must have appropriate social work degree
• Can not be your job supervisor
• Describe learning activities Be mindful of field
  education objectives and outcomes
• Proposed Schedule
• Should not be only weekend and/or evening
• Internship needs to be minimally in 4 hour blocks
• MSW students can opt for extended plan (18
  hours/week over all breaks)
• Agreement All parties must sign before submitted
  to field office for review

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Contact Information

• Main Campus 215-204-6048 or fieldedu_at_temple.edu
• TU-Harrisburg 717-232-6400
• All materials on the web
• http//www.temple.edu/ssa/Social-Work-Field-Educat
  ionForms.asp