Field Education Students

 Introduction to Field Education  Field Education Application  Field Education Sites  Discuss NASW Membership/Malpractice Insurance  Expectations for Field Education Experience  Field Seminar Syllabi  Discuss Expectations in Field Seminar— Syllabi, Agency, Student  Field Fair

 The Field Education experience is the signature pedagogy of the social work profession  This experience will help to prepare you for getting a social service position after graduation  Will help you become a professional social worker  Will help you learn how to use supervision  Will help you learn how to work with clients  Ms. Russo—Director of Field Education  Mr. Wade -- Field Liaison  Supervisor at agency—Field Instructor

 Please fill out the field education application, print one copy (part A & B) and hand to Russo and (part A & B), to Russo: Student Field Education FormsStudent Field Education Forms  Please make sure to list any legal issues/problems, if you do not and it comes out through a background check you could be dismissed from field education and/or from the program  Also give me a one page summary of why you are the best person for that placement  Each of you will be contacted in June through once the placements have been decided, make sure to check your s  Once you receive my you are to contact your agency and have a formal interview, training, background check, etc

 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council—2  Adult Protective Services—1  Area Agency on Aging—1  Baptist Memorials—1  Boys Ranch—1  Child Protective Services—3  Crisis Intervention Unit—1  Early Childhood Intervention—1  High Sky Children’s Ranch—2

 Interim Hospice—1  Juvenile Justice Center—1  Meals for the Elderly—1  MHMR—2 (MH), 2 (IDD)  Mosaic (IDD)—1  Multicultural Center--1  New Bridge Family Shelter—1

 Regional Victims Crime Unit (Abilene)—2  River Crest Hospital—2  Rust Street Ministries—1  Sage Crest—1  Salvation Army—1  Shannon Hospital—1  West Texas Rehab Center—1  Workforce Solutions—1  Youth Advocacy Program—1

 All students have to register or renew their NASW membership—approx. Fee: $40.00  All students must have malpractice insurance through the NASW assurance program or other source before they are able to work with clients— make sure you get $1,000,000--$3,000,000 fee varies: $10-$35.00  If you do not obtain Malpractice insurance you will not be able to start your field education experience  If you have difficulty obtaining malpractice insurance through NASW please contact me there are other options

 You will be expected to complete 500 field hours: 250 hours in the fall and 250 in the spring  Fall: 235 hours in the field, 15 hours in class  Spring: 235 hours in the field, 15 hours in class  Expected to come to every field education seminar class, just like you will be expected to go to your agency to complete your hours—any absences will have to be made up whether for seminar or agency  Expected to participate in a minimum of 1 hour of supervision per week, Kevin will discuss what should be discussed in supervision  Expected to dress professionally and act in a professional and ethical manner

 Expected to treat your field liaison, field instructor, staff, and (most important) your clients with respect  Will be evaluated twice each semester through midterm and final evaluation  Keep track of hours at field education site, make copies of everything  Will write a summary or process recording each week, obtain journal articles, and discuss ethical dilemmas.  The field liaison’s are the first point of contact if there are any problems, concerns, etc for both student and agency

 Professional Performance15%  Journal articles & text discussions  Learning Plan/Contract and Schedule10%  Weekly writings15%  Summaries, Process Recordings, Paper Sections, Advocacy Letters  Journal articles, Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct, & Scope of Practice  Mid-Term Evaluation10%  Final Evaluation40%  Integrated paper 10%

 Field attendance policy  Field seminar structure  Dealing with problems

 Expectations  Dress  Professional Performance  Minimum of 5 field instructors—you have to meet with at least 5 field instructors, once you hand in your top 5 agencies you may leave

 Call me at or me at if you have further questions  Call Kevin at or him at  See you at the next Mandatory meeting in August, you will receive an with the exact date.