BSW

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• BSW
• Beginning and Surviving Placement
• 2009-2010
• School of Social Work

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Field Office Contacts

• Maureen Boettcher, Manager, Field Education
• mobe_at_yorku.ca
• Zalina Mohamad, Assistant Field Education
  Coordinator BSW
• zalinam_at_yorku.ca
• Sheryl Abraham, Assistant Field Education
  Coordinator MSW
• sabraham_at_yorku.ca
• Esther Ng, Practicum Office Assistant
• estherng_at_yorku.ca

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Practicum Particulars

• MUST register for practicum by September 18, 2009
• Enrol in AP/SOWK 4000 6.0 Y and AP/SOWK 4001 6.0
  Y
• MUST have completed 700 hours at the placement
  site by the end of April in order to convocate in
  June.
• REMEMBER TO APPLY TO GRADUATE THROUGH THE
  REGISTRARS WEBSITE http//www.registrar.yorku.ca
  /index.htm
• If you will not complete all of your hours by the
  end of April, you must contact your Faculty
  Advisor and the Field Office to request a deferral

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Practicum Particulars

• Calculate your hours carefully
• Lunch, Sick Time or Statutory Holidays are NOT
  included in placement hours
• The time to complete 700 hours is very tight
  you may be required to put in extra hours at the
  agency in order to complete placement by the end
  of April.
• PLAN YOUR HOURS ACCORDINGLY

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Practicum Particulars

• Direct Entry Students are required to be on
  placement 3 FULL days per week
• Post Degree Students are required to be on
  placement 2 5 FULL days per week
• Familiarize yourself with the BSW Practicum
  Manual
• http//www.yorku.ca/laps/sowk/practicum/

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Uncertainty Opportunity

• Fears about placement
• Transforming fears into learning opportunities
• Open communication with Field Instructor

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Purpose of Practicum

• Significant learning
• Translating theory into practice
• Opportunity to engage in reflective practice
• Logbook (keep a log of your hours and what you
  have done)

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Components of the Practicum

• Integrative Seminars
• Learning Contract
• Mid-Point Progress Review
• Final Evaluation
• Student Evaluation of the Placement
• Log of Hours

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Integrative Seminars

• Four (4) Integrative Seminars
• Attendance is MANDATORY (Requirement of placement
  can fail if you dont attend)
• Must attend even if during placement hours
• Compliments learning in placement
• Reflective practice paper

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The Learning Contract

• Completed in first 3 weeks of placement
• Joint effort between student and field instructor
• Living Document can change over time
• Use to assess learning
• Active learning
• Responsible for learning
• SUBMIT TO FACULTY ADVISOR

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Mid-Point Progress Review

• Completed roughly halfway through placement (350
  hours)
• Joint Effort
• CHECK POINT
• SUBMIT TO FACULTY ADVISOR

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Final Evaluation

• Joint process
• SUBMIT TO FACULTY ADVISOR
• Credit is granted after we receive authorization
  from Faculty Advisor
• Follow guidelines for convocation in June - refer
  to Registrars Website http//www.registrar.yorku
  .ca/index.htm
• No Surprises/ Supervision is the key
• Reflective practice paper
• Log of Hours

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Student Evaluation of the Placement

• Submit with Final Evaluation to Faculty Advisor
  or directly to our office
• All forms can be downloaded from the Practicum
  Website (under Forms)
• http//www.yorku.ca/laps/sowk/practicum/

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Roles and Responsibilities

• The Triad
• Student
• Field Instructor
• Faculty Advisor

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Students Roles and Responsibilities

• You are a student
• Not a volunteer/not an employee
• Learning contract helps define
• Regular supervision helps define
• Culture of placement
• Appropriate dress

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Requirements of the Placement

• Immunizations
• Police Check
• Ministry of Education Work/Placement Agreement
• Signed by you and agency
• Return to Field Office
• BSW Student Sign Off
• Sign and return to Field Office

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Field Instructor Roles and Responsibilities

• Guide/Mentor
• Treat student with respect
• Fears/safety/trust/challenge Power Differential
• Honour student status
• Provide supervision time
• Help ensure evaluations are completed in timely
  manner
• Ensure time is allocated for attendance to
  integrative seminars

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Faculty Advisor Roles and Responsibilities

• Link to the School of Social Work
• Integrative Seminars
• Help guide/facilitate the transformation of
  theory into practice
• Trouble shooter
• Advises Field Office of completion of Mid-Point
  Progress Review and Final Evaluation so credit
  can be issued
• Field Office must receive signed form from
  Faculty Advisor to grant credit

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Placement Concerns

• If I have a concern with placement what do I do?
• Field Instructor
• Faculty Advisor
• Integrative Seminar
• Zalina Assistant Field Education Coordinator
• Maureen Manager, Field Education

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Placement Concerns

• Issues do come up in placements just like in all
  other arenas of life
• Not an issue of failure or something to avoid,
  but opportunity to practice problem solving
  skills
• ADDRESS ISSUES EARLY!
• Use clear/direct communication

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Placement Concerns

• Involuntary Withdrawal
• Placement Breakdown and Failure
• READ IN PRACTICUM MANUAL
• http//www.yorku.ca/laps/sowk/practicum/
• Processes are outlined in BSW Practicum Manual
• Placement Breakdown is a serious matter
  consider carefully
• The sooner the problem is identified the more
  likely for a positive solution

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Accommodations

• If you require any sort of accommodations on
  placement, this must be submitted in writing to
  the Field Office
• Professional necessity to acknowledge to the
  placement the accommodations and supports you
  require at the beginning of placement

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Social Justice and Social Work

• Integrating critical theory into the practicum
  experience
• Reflective practice is the essence of Social Work
  practice

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Philosophy of Placement

• Mission Statement
• Policies and Procedures
• READ PRACTICUM MANUAL http//www.yorku.ca/laps/so
  wk/practicum/

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Social Work Code of Ethics

• Non-Social Work Supervision
• Confidentiality
• Be familiar with policy and procedures at the
  agency ask questions if unclear about anything

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Questions/Closing Remarks