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Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Introduction

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Field EducationThe AASW defines field education thus:

‘Field education is a core component of the social work education process, and has the status of a full academic subject. It is a key activity for the student, providing opportunities to integrate content from classroom learning with practical experience, whilst at the same time developing competence in a range of social work skills. (AASW, 2008, p 37)

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AASW requirements The AASW has set national minimum requirements for field education,

which must be met if graduates are to be eligible for membership of the professional body (AASW, 2008).

Universities are required to include a minimum of two placements in their social work courses, which together must include a minimum of 140 days or 1000 hours of supervised practice in a workplace setting (AASW, 2008).

The two placements must occur in different calendar years and offer a range of different social work experiences for students (AASW, 2010).

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Pathways to Social Work at Monash

MSW(Q)Undergraduate degree2 professional practice components (1000 hours)BSW2 years prerequisite studyProfessional practice component = 2 blocks of 70 days each

Bachelor of Human Services

BA/BSW 1st year = Arts units (study of the individual/study

of society) + intro to SW

2nd year = leadership in sw, research for sw, Arts sub majors

3rd year more sw units, complete Arts major, professional practice 1

4th year = all sw units = professional practice 2

BHSc/BSW Dual track prepares grads for careers in health &

community development, health promotion and sw

1st year BHSc units + intro. to sw

2nd year = health science major + sw units

3rd year sw units, complete health major, professional practice 1

4th year = exclusive sw units + professional practice 2 June 12, 2017 5Introduction

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Partnership for field educationStudent contributionVaries according to –Student abilityFirst or second placementStudent responsibilities include -

– Development & adherence to LAAR in consultation with Social work educator and University contact (liaison)

– Adherence to agency policy & procedures

Your role Organisations and organisational

cultures powerfully influence the success of student placements.

One of the first steps a Social work educator takes is to assess their organisation’s potential to offer a quality learning environment.

If an organisation encourages professional development opportunities, if mistakes are seen as learning opportunities, or if supervision is as much about development as about ‘checking up’ on employees, then it is likely that the organisation has a culture of learning that will be conducive to good student placement experiences

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Presenter
Presentation Notes
Page 15 field ed manual
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Expectations

First PlacementSWM 5103/SWK 3180

Student develops their understanding of the context of practice, identifies relevant social work knowledge and practises social work skills at a beginning level

Final Placement SWM 5108/ SWK 4560

Student will refine, expand and consolidate the competency achieved in the first placement and will be able to practise as an independent, responsible, and reflective social work practitioner

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Preplacement meetingPurpose of the meeting is to-

1.Discuss learning goals and objectives

2.The main question should be what are your learning goals?

3.You as potential Social work educator need to assess whether or not your organisation can meet the learning goals of the student

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Presenter
Presentation Notes
See page 18 field work manual for 1st and 2nd placement expectations
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Introduction to Supervision

The task of supervision at any level in an organisation at its simplest, is to “get the organisations job done through the staff that he or she supervises.”

Supervision is “… embedded within both the management and the professional practice system, as a key element in each, and an essential link between the two

systems.”

Supervision is therefore critical to –

• the quality of services delivered to vulnerable groups

• the development and sustaining of staff

• the very life of social care organisations.

Supervision is an essential managerial and professional activity

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History of student supervisionPrior to academic institutions, social workers were

trained/mentored in organisations by experienced social work Social work educators.

Move to academia = a dual approach

The process Social work educator facilitates student’s learning

via practical training + professional development in a human service organisation = supervision

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Primary purpose of Student Supervision

connecting Social Work theory to practice

discussing critical learning incidents related to Social Work practice

encouraging and facilitating critical reflection

developing familiarity with the AASW Code of Ethics

encouraging developing understanding of and adherence to AASW practice standards

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Interactional process of supervision

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MEZZO CONTEXTOrganisational policies, local

programme design, and implementation of

organisational goals.

MICRO CONTEXTProfessional values,

professional skills, direct service delivery, developing

the skills of supervisees.

MACRO CONTEXTBroad policy directions (usually established by government), funding,

budgets and accountability for outcomes.

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Supervision is a partnership between:

• Supervisor

• Supervisee / the student

• The Agency

• The University

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Types of Supervision Formal

Informal

Group

Task/team

What the AASW stipulates about supervision…….

How is student supervision different to staff or peer supervision?????

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Functions of Supervision

Kadushin’s Model

1. Educative2. Supportive3. Management

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Kadushin’s Model of Supervision

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supervision

mediation

support

education

administration

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Kadushin’s Model of SupervisionFunction Roles and activities

Administration This aspect is centrally concerned with getting the job done. It is about case allocation, workloads, throughput, assessments, meeting timelines, policies & procedures servicing the client/patient. This aspect of supervision is largely concerned with accountability.

Education This is the function of supervision that is centrally concerned with being a professional developer in order to enhance the skills and knowledge of your student. This is the area where your own clinical expertise is invaluable as you encourage a critical and reflective approach and offer insights from your own experience in order to assist the student to develop their own ‘practice wisdom’. This aspect of supervision is largely concerned with commitment to the professional discipline and theoretical reflection.

Support Most students will be committed to do well in their professional role but they will need support and encouragement to do so. This is about helping students to develop the resilience to do the job. This aspect of supervision is largely concerned with the individual student.

Mediation There are many instances where there will be a need for mediation. This can occur at the level of practitioner relationships with the client/patient and a need for mediation if problems arise. This aspect of supervision is largely concerned with problem solving and maintaining morale.

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Presenter
Presentation Notes
Australian Learning and Teaching Council (2010). A Guide to Supervision in Social Work Field Education
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Contracting The contract is negotiated between the student and the

supervisor.

– In field education this contract is the Learning Agreement (LAAR)

This will be covered in more detail in the later session today

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Summary of the role of student supervision

Education = doing – thinking – reflecting

Socialisation for professional identity = being

Support = thriving

Negotiation = mediating/advocating systems and relationships

Administration/Management = knowing the workplace

Informal and formal supervision

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Supervision area Some issues to consider

What are the practical arrangements

How often will supervision be held?

Where will supervision be held?

Is the space private and confidential?

What priority will supervision be afforded?

What model of supervision will be offered – for example 1 to 1 or group supervision?

Who will be responsible for maintaining supervision notes/records?How do you learn How do you learn – practical experience or reflective discussion?

How do you respond when your professional opinion is challenged?

How do you deal with conflict

How do you respond to conflict?

What is your preferred conflict resolution style

How do you prefer that your supervisor raises any concern about your approach

What are you expected to contribute

Who will take responsibility for supervision?

How will you prepare for each supervision session?

How will you negotiate expectations?

These can be anything but are usually behaviours that your supervisor ‘must have’ or cannot accept in supervisees. For example: Punctuality; Returning calls; Particular professional courtesies; Expectations for written work

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The supervision process is agreed and negotiated between supervisor and student. This includes negotiation of mutual expectations and ground rules.

Supervision is afforded priority.

Supervision is regular.

All supervision sessions need an agenda.

Both supervisor and supervisee need to enter the supervision session ‘being prepared’.

Some discussion of teaching/learning styles is required.

Supervision is to be documented.

Discussions that occur in supervision need to be confidential unless otherwise specifically negotiated.

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Key Requirements of Supervision

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Formal supervisionThis is achieved by

– Having access to the student’s work– Reviewing student progress– Providing opportunities for teaching and learning– Providing support– Providing a process for your accountability between student

learning the agency and the university– Mapping the educational process, that is noting roles and

tasks appropriate to each phase of learning

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Prepare for supervision

– Set an agenda….Cleak and Wilson (2007 p.65) suggest-

• Why is the meeting important?• What is its purpose? • What would you like to cover?• What are your desired outcomes?• What questions do you wish to ask?

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Student Preparing for supervision The LAAR should guide the discussion in supervision

– Keep a diary– Journal events for discussion– Prepare reports about tasks being set– Give the supervisor information about how things are

going– Suggest your learning needs– Link theory to practice…client work, community work,

social policy context, behaviour in organisations– Be willing to engage in self reflection and self

evaluation– Discuss ethical issues

Schedule supervision time each week, make it a priority!!!

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Preparation for formal Supervision Regular meeting time, keep the sessions in both diaries

Plan for an interruption free session

Prepare emotionally and intellectually by putting other issues aside

Develop an agenda

Prepare reporting documentation case notes, diary, reflective journal, minutes of meetings, project plans

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Setting an agenda for supervision Review of the educational plan

Monitoring learning goals and adding new ones

Reviewing specific learning tasks

Preparing assignments

Preparing reports and records

Ideas for skill development

Providing access to process reports, diaries other written material

Critical thinking around specific issues

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Assisting learning via supervision Referring to theories learnt at uni and applying them to practice

Role plays

Reflection using graphic presentations:

– ecomaps, – genograms, – organisational charts, – staff interviews to ascertain roles, – agency visit summaries

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Principles of Supervision the best interest of the client must always come first, and that

supervision is mandated by agency policy.

The AASW also stipulates that, Social work Social work educators must be able to provide a minimum of 1.5 hours formal supervision per student for each 35 hours of placement. At a minimum, half of this supervision must be provided on a one-to-one basis (ASWEAS 2012).

Formal supervision between a Social work educator and a social work student usually takes place at a set time, and is often focused on an aspect of the student’s education plan (the LAAR).

There are also opportunities for informal supervision throughout a student’s entire placement. Individual, group and peer supervision options may also be part of the supervision arrangements.

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Formal 1 to 1 supervision The 1:1 approach involves a closer relationship and is

somewhat intense in its nature.

usually structured in such a way as to allow in-depth discussion of selected topics and allows uninterrupted teaching.

particularly helpful when there are sensitive issues to be addressed or where the student has experienced some difficult event and needs space to share emotions and receive support.

Provides the vehicle for assessing student learning (the LAAR).

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Responsibilities of the Social work educator/Supervisor Provides a range of learning experiences

Provides on-going and regular supervision

– Generally occurs on an individual basis but may occur in a group, some allowance for private discussions is required

– A minimum of 1 hour’s protected time each full time (35 Hours) week

– Negotiated access at other times– Provides constructive feedback to student on assigned

tasks and professional behaviour within the agency– Evidence of amount and quality of the work being

undertaken should be provided by the student at each supervision session

– The supervisor is responsible for rating student learning according to the LAAR.

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Role of Social work educator/supervisorProvides supervision to the student at a negotiated timeAssists a student to consider their work within the context of

social work model(s)Helps a student to make conceptual links between theory and

practiceDiscusses field placement issues as they relate to the AASW

code of ethics (AASW 2010)Helps the student to develop and review Education Plan

objectives related to social work and assesses learning according to the LAAR

Assists the student with developing their professional identity as a social worker

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The beginning phase The middle phase The ending phase• Initial orientation to the organisation

and the service context, external and

internal

About the organisation

• history, mandate, funding,

organisational goals, organisational

structure, personnel, operational

policies, values, service users, place

of the organisation in the community

• Formulating and reformulating

learning objectives and activities

• Getting the learning done- ethics,

clients, meetings, case

conferences, community

meetings, professional activities,

social policy context, working with

groups/teams……

• Developing reflective processes

• Working with learning plans,

review of learning goals

• Focus on writing skills

• Self care issues

• Prepare for mid practicum

presentation and University

contact (liasion) visit

• Theory to practice learning

• Increased autonomy

• Termination of placement-saying

goodbye, finishing the work,

handing things over, thinking about

what happens next, further

learning required.

• Farewell rituals

• Further contact with clients

• Completion of all work

• Future learning needs discussion

• Final assessment report

• Ending the supervision

relationship

• Debrief any unfinished business

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Teaching and Learning ToolsDiscussion Tool Observation Tool ActivitiesProcess recordsCare plansDiariesIntake summariesMinutes of meetingsJournalsThink sheetsLog sheetsCritical incident reportsAgency records: including intake summaries, meeting minutesOrganisational analysesConcept mapsInternet materialFilmsArticlesBooksPolicy documents

ModellingDirect observationVideotapingAudiotapingOne-way screens

Role playsGamesSimulationSkills trainingPresentationsCo-workingReadingAgency visitsCourt and tribunal visitsConsultationsCommittee meetingsContact with individuals and groups

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Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Learning StylesTheory to practice

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ADULT LEARNING THEORIES Part of being an effective Social work educator involves knowing how adults learn. Knowles (1990) identifies six principles of adult learning. These are:

1. Adults are internally motivated and self-directed;

2. Adults bring life experiences and knowledge to learning experiences;

3. Adults are goal oriented;

4. Adults are relevancy oriented;

5. Adults are practical;

6. Adult learners like to be respected.

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EXERCISE How might you incorporate the six adult learning principles listed to

facilitate a student’s learning?

Write down some ways you could use adult learning principles to

– facilitate a student’s learning during a social work placement. You could use a previous experience with a student, or think back to when you were a student on placement.

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Adult Learners Hand out adult learners (Bowles…..

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Presenter
Presentation Notes
Pp52-57 Bowles
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Learning Styles Adult learners also have different ways of approaching learning and

there are various classifications of learning styles and strategies.

A well-known model of experiential learning, which many of you will be familiar with, comes from the work of Kolb (1984), who identified four main learning strategies that most people draw on.

Although each person’s learning style describes their preferred way of learning, people need to move outside of their preferred style in order to maximise learning.

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KolbThe four learning styles are: 1. Concrete Experience - a person

prefers participation and personal experience.

2. Reflective Observation - a person prefers watching, observing and interpreting events.

3. Abstract Conceptualisation - a person prefers thinking and identifying relationships between concepts.

4. Active Experimentation - a person prefers doing and applying their

knowledge and skills.

Learning styles can be influenced by past experiences, education, work and the

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KolbKolb’s model outlines four stages of the learning process1. Retrieval - the ‘doing’ of the task

– ( the doing might be an interview with a client, a staff meeting, someone reacting in an angry way to something you say, a response to a written document….anything really that you are responsible for ‘doing’)

2. Reflection - reflect on what happened – (who were the important players, what were the significant pieces

of the experience, how did you feel, what you were thinking…)3. Linkage - move the reflection into conceptualisation understand the

event. – This may include - investigating the relevant literature; consulting

theoretical knowledge; exploring empirical knowledge; consulting with others (professional colleagues, experts or our supervisor)

4. Professional response - the ‘integration’ stage– the processing of ‘if I was in this situation again, how would I be

different’, or what would I do differently?

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What is your learning style? Learning styles questionnaire

What strategy might you adopt to work with a student who has a different learning style from you?

How might knowledge of learning styles assist in dealing with conflict?

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What is theory?A theory is something that:

1. Tells us what we see, and what to look for;

2. Describes a situation using concepts and frameworks;

3. Explains how the situation came about;

4. Predicts what is likely to happen next;

5. Suggests how to intervene in a situation to create change.(Howe, 1987, cited in Cleak & Wilson, 2007).

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Theory to practice Critical Social Theory

Critical social work practice

Critical reflection

Critical thinking

Ask yourself how comfortable would you feel about the possibility of your ideas, values and beliefs being questioned or challenged by a student?

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Presenter
Presentation Notes
Critical Social Theory Critical social theory is a multidisciplinary knowledge base that combines perspectives drawn from political economy, sociology, cultural theory, philosophy, anthropology, and history. It is inspired by an emancipatory intent (Bronner, 1994.) In other words, it has a goal of liberation and abolishing social injustice. It is largely attributed to the Frankfurt School of the 1930s, which was initially a reworking of Marxist thought. Critical social theory can be found in a broad range of social work approaches, such as anti-racist, anti-oppressive social work, feminist social work, various strands of community work, radical social work, structural social work, participatory and action research. Broadly speaking, critical social theory promotes critical thinking. Critical Social Work Practice Critical social work practice is concerned with working in ways which further a society without domination, exploitation and oppression. It challenges domination in external structures, personal constructions and social relations. Critical social work practice recognises multiple and diverse constructions. It derives knowledge from empirical reality, self reflection, communication and dialogue. Integral to critical social work is a critique of positivism as a major ideology. Critical social work includes the possibility for progress - raising awareness about domination and possible social change. Critical social work practice recognises interactive and reflective ways of knowing (Fook 2002). Critical Reflection Ordinary reflection is looking back on our experience as a way of constructing knowledge about the world and ourselves. Critical reflection is the process of analysing and questioning our experience, practice and ideas and then challenging our own thinking. Critical reflection is designed to deconstruct knowledge and multiple constructions. Critical reflection involves thinking about one’s own practice in a way that responds to changing contexts and challenges existing power relations and structures. It emphasises the importance of uncovering power relations and questioning dominant structures and relations. Critical reflection is an extension of critical thinking. Critical Thinking As Gibbons (2002) reminds us, social work is rarely involved in areas in which answers are black and white. Social workers deal with information, values and perspectives from diverse areas. Critical thinking aims to challenge our own and other people’s values, beliefs and assumptions and ensure that there is rigor in the way we think about our work. Gibbons (2002) provides a useful summary of critical thinking and its application to social work: • Critical thinking is more than a step-by-step problem-solving process; • It applies reflective skills to concrete situations. It can only be learnt and refined through practice - through doing and reflecting on what we have done and why we did it that way; • Critical thinking involves creative and lateral thinking as well as analytical thinking; • It allows for shades of grey, strives for depth, acknowledges ambiguity, complexity versus black and white; • It focuses on process versus content; • Critical thinking encourages an holistic/integrated perspective rather than simple unidisciplinary/linear approaches; • It values original/insightful thought versus ‘second hand’ thinking; • It suspends closure/neat and packaged solutions rather than strives for closure; • It is exploring and probing rather than being dogmatic or avoiding. 56 Critical thinking for social work challenges values, assumptions, beliefs underlying knowledge, theories, practice and research questions and makes judgments about the relevance and validity of information. It is the basis of good clinical decisions and is required for ethical reasoning. It is needed for practice in organisations if social workers are to retain their professional integrity in the face of pressure to become organisational apparatchiks. It is also fundamental to our defence against becoming agents of social control versus agents of social change. 57
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Theory from the class room Social work practice continuum

Wide angled lens

Bio psychosocial

Direct practice theories

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Direct Practice Theories5 theories

1.Problem solving

1. Task-centred2. Crisis intervention

2.Systems perspective

1. General systems theory2. Ecosystems perspective3. Complex systems theory

3.Strengths perspective

4.Anti-oppressive/critical theory

5.Post modern, post structural & post colonial

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Facilitating theory to practice learningHere are some techniques that facilitate learning about the relationship between theory and practice:

• A student observes the Social work educator (and other workers) putting theory into practice through their assessments, followed by discussion and reflection exercises

• A student develops a toolkit of theories, which includes a description of each theory, its potential application in the organisation and/or an example of its application by the student

• Undertaking a case analysis, using the questions provided for critical thinking and critical reflection

• Use of a student’s journal and reflective log to identify key learning related to their assumptions, beliefs, values and subsequent behaviour

• A student uses supervision to teach the Social work educator about a theory they are not familiar with, or a theory that the student likes or feels comfortable with.

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Self care Assisting the student with self care is an important part of the Social

work educator role

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Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Monash Specific

Assessment Tasks

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Preplacement Online TutorialsAll students must complete the online tutorials, face-to-face workshops and Faculty compliance in order to proceed to allocation for supervised professional practice placement

First Placement– Learning Goals and Compliance.

Resume Planning – Preplacement Meeting.

Communication & professional conduct

– Roles and Responsibilities – The service system;

• What in an HSO?• Medicare• Centrelink

– Supervision – Beginning Placement

• Assessment• Orientation• Learning goals• integration

Second Placement Revisiting the LAAR and thinking

about learning goals for second placement

Linking Theory to Practice

Supervision

Critical thinking

Self Care

Learning tools for supervised profession

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Assessment Task

Due date Process for completion

Assessment One : LAAR

Negotiated with Social work educator

Day 15Day 65

Send to University contact (liaison) for feedbackSend to University contact (liaison) for feedback then upload to Moodle after approval from University contact (liaison) Rated by the Social work educator at mid and final stages.

Mid placement Presentation

Report – done by University contact

Negotiated with Social work educator

Due Day 35 Present to social work educator, University contact (liaison),agency task supervisor (if one is assigned).

University contact (liaison) completes a summary of the meeting and forwards it to the Field education team to upload to TRIM.

Assessment Two: Critical Learning Analysis

Due Day 35 Send to University contact (liaison), upload to Moodle following approval from University contact (liaison)

Assessment Three: Case Study

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Due Day 60 Email to the University contact (liaison) after your Social work educator has signed the first page. University contact (liaison) provides feedback and gives permission to upload on Moodle.

Assessment Four: Research Report (Final Year MSW (Q)

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Due Day 65 Email research report to University contact (liaison), who provides feedback and gives permission to upload on Moodle

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Learning Plan and Mid Placement AssessmentUniversity contact (liaison) visit

Presentation (max 30 minutes)

Report progress to date on learning agreement and assessment report and future learning to be done

Documents required

Present draft plan of the case study

Mid Placement Assessment (see LAAR) rated and comments completed presented to University contact (liaison)

Discussion

Supervision arrangements

Any issues that need to be addressed

LAAR: 9 Learning Areas1. Values, and ethics2. Organisational &

community context3. Policy 4. Use of knowledge in

practice5. Effective Interpersonal

Skills6. Self Learning & Critical

Reflection7. Assessment & Intervention

Skills8. Research9. Culturally Sensitive practice

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First placement student rated at… Final placement student rated at…..
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Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Monash Specific

Roles and responsibilities

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Key Terms Field education

University contact (Liaison)

Social work educator

Agency Task supervisor

Supervised professional Practice

Practice

Supervision

Task Supervisor

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Use charles sturt definitions here……..role of student, Social work educator, liaiason etc……
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Roles & ResponsibilitiesThe University Contact (liaison) Is the representative of the

University while the student is undertaking supervised professional practice.

This person is your first port of call if you require assistance from the university while you are supervising a student undertaking a supervised professional practice placement.

The Social Work Social work educator Is responsible for student

supervision while the student undertakes supervised professional practice.

The Social work educator /qualified social worker not the University contact (liaison) is responsible for rating student learning against the 9 learning areas outlined in the LAAR.

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Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Supervised Professional Practice Useful links

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/socialwork/fieldeducation/

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/socialwork/fieldeducation/forms-agencies-staff.html

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/socialwork/fieldeducation/forms-students.html

http://moodle.vle.monash.edu/course/view.php?id=34602

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Australian Learning and Teaching Council (2010). A Guide to Supervision in Social Work Field Education (revised ed.).

Cleak, H and Wilson, J (2012). Making the Most of Field Placement. Australia, Thomson

Kadushin, A., (2002). Supervision in Social Work. New York, Columbia University Press

Morrison, T., (1997). Staff Supervision in Social Care, UK, Pavilion Publishing

Bogo, M. (2009), Field Education, Oxford University Press.

Zeira, A., & Schiff, M., (2010), Testing Group Supervision in Fieldwork Training for Social Work Students. Research on Social Work Practice,Vol.20(4), pp.427-434 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Noble, C & Henrickson, M., (2011),Social Work Field Education & supervision across Asian Pacific, Sydney University Press

566/12/2017student supervision