MSW Orientation

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MSW Orientation

• Welcome
• Field Education

January 2009
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Welcome

• Challenge of starting quickly
• Become familiar as soon as possible with school
  procedures, deadlines, etc.
• Follow the plan of study recommended for you
• Getting out of course sequence can delay your
  progress for up to a year
• Make adjustments in your family and work schedule
  to allow for educational success
• Dont be afraid to ask for help sooner rather
  than later

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Unique Cornerstone of Social WorkMulti-system
Approach

• Person environment transactions
• Strengths
• Role of culture
• Historical relationships
• Challenges
• Private trouble/public issue
• Broker role

Mission SSA is dedicated to societal
transformations to eliminate social, political,
economic injustices for poor and oppressed
populations and to advancing the quality of life
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Field Education Arena of Application and
Integration
Social Work Profession
Your Experiences
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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

• Two, year-long (Fall Spring semester) field
  placements
• Foundation generalist
• Advanced concentration and specialization
  specific
• Significant time commitment
• Both 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 MSW field instructor
• Program stability
• Staff sufficient for programming needs
• Provision of adequate space, equipment, policies
  and support

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Foundation Field begins Fall 2009

• Generalist Practice
• Wide range of social work knowledge and skills
• Multiplicity of roles and functions across
  intervention systems
• Develop broad problem-solving repertoire
• Empowerment
• Mutuality
• Respect
• Not population or issue specific/driven
• Assignments (fully delineated in field manual)
• Learning Contract indicates activities that
  fulfill objectives
• Practice Reflections and Process Recordings
• Monthly Reports
• Supervision at least 1 hour a week
• Evaluation with semester time sheet
• Agency assigned activities
• Must enroll in Foundation Practice Course I II
  (SA 5107/5108)

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Advanced Field (beginning Fall 2010

• Builds on entire foundation curriculum
• Pursue a particular concentration (practice
  modality) and specialization (field of practice)
  in greater depth
• Student more involved in placement process
• Must register for advanced practice course both
  semesters in your concentration

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Field Education Options

• Weekends and/or Evenings
• Very, very, very few options because of required
  supervision and learning activities
• Must meet same educational requirements as
  regular placements
• You need to give us day-time hours
• Employment-based
• Possible for both years
• Distinct from current job in task, area and
  supervisor
• Must be off-probation and an employee in good
  standing
• Must have proposal approved by field education
  staff (not automatic)
• INFORMATION SESSION on Thurs. Jan. 15th,
  530-7pm 560 Ritter Annex
• Extended
• 18 hours a week
• Go through vacation/breaks
• Funded
• Very few/ Agency determined
• One possibility Philadelphia Connections
  (Community Behavioral Health)

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Placement Process

• ACTIVATE YOUR TUmail account all information
  goes through Temple email
• Review field information materials and attend
  information session
• Submit Field Application Foundation
• Core Information sheet/Essay/Professional Resume
• Addenda
• Employment-based proposal
• Strongly Recommended Background clearances
• Due February 13th (for Fall 2009 internship)
• Work with Field Education Specialist that is
  assigned to you
• Identify possible sites or review
  employment-based proposal
• Note students CAN NOT contact, solicit or
  arrange own placement
• Referral to an agency
• Interview at agency
• Confirm placement
• Attend appropriate orientations (SSA and/or
  agency)

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Whos Who

• Field Education Staff (main campus)
• Cheryl Hyde, Associate Dean
• Valarie Clemmons, Field Education Specialist
• Craig Cohen, Field Education Specialist
• Paul Dannenfelser, Field Education Specialist
• Gloria Zucker, Field Education Specialist
• Shantel Grant, Administrative Assistant
• Contact us 215-204-6048 or fieldedu_at_temple.edu
• All information application materials on the
  web
• http//www.temple.edu/ssa/Social-Work-Field-Educat
  ionForms.asp