UNCW MSW Field Instructor Orientation

MSW Class of 2017 Field Office:

Angie Vandenberg, LCSWLori Dugan, LCSW

Welcome and Introductions

Field Office Field Coordinator

Angie Vandenberg, LCSW Interim Assistant Field Coordinator

Lori Dugan, LCSW

Faculty Liaisons: Brian Williamson, LCSW, LCAS Jacquelyn Lee, LCSW, Ph.D

Field Website

Field Newsletter

UNCW Field Office

What characteristics would you use to describe the “good” or “preferred” intern?

Share your experience as an intern. What do you remember? What was your supervisor/field instructor like?

How can you create an environment to assists you in nurturing your intern(s)?

What do you need from the field faculty to assist you in your role as a field instructor?

Creating a Supportive Learning Environment

Student centered: start where the student is in their learning development! Developmental Stages of field

Being mindful of learning styles Both student and field instructor!

UNCW School of Social Work: strengths based approach

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“Who’s who in the field program?” Field Instructor Student Faculty Liaison Task Supervisor

Problems in the internship? There are several options! Talk with the student, your faculty liaison, or field faculty admin

Field faculty are here to support you! Students are encouraged to talk with their field instructors first

when there are concerns and not to abruptly “quit” the internship Meetings with field faculty can be arranged and a learning plan can

be developed

Shared Learning Model

Agency Orientation What is everyone doing to orient students to

the agency? Shadowing vs. “jumping in” and seeing clients

Agency Orientation

Schedule 1st year MSW students placement days:

Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays 2nd year MSW students placement days:

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Discuss schedule holiday/summer/breaks

Hours 300 hours each semester Averages 20-24 hours a week Total of 900 hours in placement

Time sheets and Schedules

Timesheet: sign off on a weekly basis so there is no confusion 2015 Timesheet for SWK 496 510 511.doc http://www.uncw.edu/swk/FieldEducation.html

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Time sheets and Schedules

Requirements are 1 hour each week What is supervision and why is it so important? What does successful supervision look like to

you? What are your expectations for supervision?

Some things to think about: Does the student need to have an agenda? Does the student need to fill a supervision form to

document?

Supervision

What is the purpose of the Learning Contract? What is the field instructor’s role in helping

the student design the learning contact? How does the field instructor use the learning

contract as a tool of evaluation? Student and Field Instructor both rate the

student on their progress in meeting the learning tasks

Learning Contract

Students are evaluated mid-semester and at the end of the semester

Mid-semester Evaluation: students and faculty will receive a mid-semester evaluation form that they fill out together and submit back to the faculty liaison http://www.uncw.edu/swk/MSWField.html

End of semester Evaluation: the faculty liaison will do a site visit towards the end of the semester The LC is used to evaluate students’ progress in field

Site visits: April Need to be completed before grades are due Last day of classes is April 27th

How is the final grade assigned?

Evaluation

Field Office Important Dates for Spring 2016 Located on field website:

http://www.uncw.edu/swk/FieldEducation.html Please send field office:

Agency agreement forms/MSW MOUs Updated Field Instructor Resumes

UNCW Events/Programs: Field Instructors will be notified about any continuing

education opportunities Substance Use Disorders and Addictions Certificate Program

Prepares for LCAS credential For more information contact Noell Rowan at: rowann@uncw.edu

Announcements:

Field Faculty Admin Contact Information: Angie Vandenberg, LCSW

vandenberga@uncw.edu 910-962-2585

Lori Dugan, LCSW duganl@uncw.edu 910-962-7416

Questions?