FIRST-YEAR MSWFIRST-YEAR MSWFIELD ORIENTATIONFIELD ORIENTATION

PART BPART B

SOCIAL WORK 295A-D

• 1st year: 3 units/semester

• 2nd year: 5 units/semester

• Same placement for 2 semesters

• Credit/No Credit at the end of each semester

• Taken concurrently with 204A-D

START/END DATES

• FALL SEMESTERStarts Week of September 8

Ends December 11

• SPRING SEMESTERStarts Week of January 4, 2010

Ends May 14, 2010

SEPTEMBER

Monday, Sept 7, Labor Day: No Field (campus closed)

Sept. 8-11: First week of Field

Bring your 204A syllabus, Learning Agreement and Student Evaluation Form to your Field Instructor

OCTOBER

Monday, October 5 Learning Agreements DueTo be completed and turned in to student’s faculty field liaison.

Monday, October 12 Columbus Day Campus open, classes held.

Friday, October 16    NO FIELD: ALL-CAMPUS FURLOUGH DAY

NOVEMBER

• Monday, November 2 Mid-Semester Field Placement Progress Reports DueField instructors should mail to faculty field liaison.

• Wednesday, November 11 Veteran’s Day Campus closed, no classes or field.

• November 26 – 27 Thanksgiving Recess Campus closed, no classes or field.

DECEMEBR

December 7 – 11 Last Week of Field for Fall semester

Friday, December 11 Field Evaluations Due – Last Day of Field. Signed, original Field Evaluation to be turned in to student’s field liaison.  Failure to submit a complete Field Evaluation by this date may result in student receiving an “Incomplete” in SWRK 295A for the semester. 

DECEMBER (cont’d)

• December 14 – 18 Final Examinations – No Field (Campus open)

• December 23, 2009 through January 1, 2010. Winter BreakStudents are not in field.  Campus closed from Dec. 23-Jan. 1

JANUARY

• Monday, January 4: First day of field for Spring semester

• Monday, January 18: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: NO FIELD (Campus closed)

• Monday, January 25: Spring Semester classes begin

FEBRUARY

Friday, February 5: Mandatory MSW Academic and Field Convocation for students entering 2nd year. 1:00-4:00 PM, Hinde Auditorium

Monday, February 15: All-campus furlough day: NO FIELD (campus closed)

Thursday, February 25: Mandatory Thesis Convocation, 10:00AM-12:00PM, Forest Suite

MARCH-APRIL

Wednesday, March 3: Field Faire, 1:00-4:00 PM, University Ballroom

March 29-April 2: Spring Break: NO FIELD(Campus open except for March

31, Cesar Chavez Day.)

Monday, April 5: Classes resume

April 11-12: NASW Lobby Days. Students attending April 11 event are excused from Field.

MAY

Friday, May 14: Last day of Field; Student Evaluations turned in to Faculty Liaison

May 17-21: Finals Week

May 22: GRADUATION

KEY PEOPLE

FacultyLiaison

Practice Professor

STUDENT

Field Instructor

Task Supervisor

UNIVERSITY AGENCY

Field Instructor: MSW Educator in the Field

YOUR FIELD INSTRUCTOR WILL…..

• Orient you to the agency

• Assess your learning needs

• Help you develop your Learning Agreement

• Provide appropriate activities to implement Learning Agreement

• Help you integrate into agency environment

First Day of Field

New Placement Orientations Include…..

• Tour of agency

• Introduction to staff

• Job description

• Written policy documents

• Badge, other ID

• Opportunities to shadow and observe and ask questions

It’s normal to feel anxious….

“Start Where the Student Is…”

• What is my learning style?

• What are my strengths?

• What skills, knowledge do I want to acquire?

• What opportunities exist at the placement?

LEARNING AGREEMENT

Student Activities Learning

Objective #1. Conduct assessments. 1,2,3,4, 12,13

2. Review cases for ethical issues. 1

3. Attend staff meetings. 5, 10, 12,14, 18

4. Attend interagency meetings 14, 18

5. Provide case management for 3 clients. 1, 2, 3, 14, 12, 15

6. Co-facilitate group. 2,3,12, 17

7. Attend Board meeting. 5, 19

8. Shadow staff in home visits. 1,2,9,10

9. Develop resource manual. 14

Your Field Instructor Also Will…

• Provide weekly field instruction• Provides ongoing monitoring of and

feedback regarding your performance• Coordinate and communicate with Task

Supervisor (if appropriate)• Communicate with Faculty Liaison • Complete Mid-Semester Assessment and

End-of-Semester Evaluations together with you

FACULTY LIAISON RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Monitor student placement via• Field Journals• Discussion in Practice Class• Communication with Field Instructor via phone calls

and site visits (minimum 1/semester; monthly for Title IV-E students)

2. Be available to consult with Field Instructor

3. Consult with, advocate for student

4. Recommend field grade

The Faculty Liaison for most students is the 204 A/B Professor...

Unless He or She Is Not!

• Title IV-E student have their own Liaisons

• Faculty workload issues may result in your having a different person as your Liaison

What Are My Responsibilities in My Placement?

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Take responsibility for own learning in the field.a. Initiate Learning Agreement.

b. Provide FI with syllabus for 204 classes.

c. Bring topics and questions to FI hour.

d. Ask for help when needed.

e. Be open to new experiences and willing to push yourself.

f. Be open to feedback.

g. Initiate evaluation process

Be a Proactive LearnerStay Open to Feedback

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES(cont’d)

2. Complete field assignmentsa. Field Journals

b. Biopsychosocial assessments

c. Macro Project

d. Others

3. Attend placement

4. Take responsibility for making up missed time

Evaluation Form

• Evaluation criteria rate progress in each of the learning objectives

• “3” is good for 1st semester of 1st year

• Ratings are not synonymous with A-B-C-D-F

• Download these forms from Field website.

WHAT HAPPENS IS I HAVE A PROBLEM IN FIELD?!?!?

Everyone has a part to play in problem-solving in field

BUT IT STARTS WITH YOU!

PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS

Student identifies problem in field

Student speaksWith field instructor

Problemsolved

Problem Not

solved

Student notifies Faculty liaison

PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS(continued)

Liaison advisesstudent

& or

Liaison contactsField

Instructor

Plan is developed

& or Liaison meetsWith student &Field Instructor

Plan is developed

PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS(continued)

Develop Plan(Liaison monitors)

Problem Solved

ProblemNot solved

Liaison Recommends to

To FieldDirector

Placementchange

Student Receives

Incomplete

Student ReceivesNo Credit

204A-D + 295A-D = INTERLOCKING COURSES

295A

295B 204B

204A

• JILL KELLY

Director of Field Education

278-7189

kellyj@csus.edu• TEIAHSHA BANKHEAD

Graduate Coordinator

278-7177

bankhead@csus.edu• STACIE TILLMAN

Field Administrative Assistant

278-6123

tillmans@csus.edu