1. Field Education Students

2.   Introduction to Field Education  Discuss Expectations—Syllabi, Agency, Student  Discuss NASW Membership/Malpractice Insurance  Field Education Application  Discuss Field Education Sites  Questions/Comments Objectives

3.   The Field Education experience is the signature pedagogy of the social work profession  This experience will help to prepare you for getting a social work 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  Mrs. Russo—Director of Field Education  Kevin—Field Education Liaison  Supervisor at agency—Field Education Instructor Field Education Experience

4.   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  Expected to participate in a minimum of 1 hour of supervision per week  Expected to dress professionally and act in a professional and ethical manner  Expected to treat your field instructor, staff, and clients with respect  Will be evaluated twice each semester: midterm and final evaluations  Keep track of hours at field education site  Will write a summary, process recording, or advocacy letter each week, obtain journal articles, and discuss ethical dilemmas. Expectations

5.   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% Syllabi

6.   Field attendance policy  Field seminar structure  Dealing with problems Expectations 1.5

7.   All students have to register or renew their NASW membership—Fee: $48.00 per year  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: $54.50  If you don not register with the NASW and/or get malpractice insurance you will not be able to start your field education  If you have difficulty obtaining malpractice insurance through NASW please contact me there are other options NASW/Malpractice

8.   Please fill out the online application and email the application, Part A and B to Mrs. Russo, also print one signed copy and give to Mrs. Russo:  http://www.angelo.edu/dept/psychology_sociology/student_internship _forms.php http://www.angelo.edu/dept/psychology_sociology/student_internship _forms.php  Please rank from 1 to 5 which agencies you would like to complete your field education hours at on your application  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 or from the program  We will be scheduling a Field Education Interview Day in May, where all the agencies will be available for you to interview with them, you have to interview with at least 5 agencies  Each of you will be contacted in June once the placements have been decided, check your emails Field Education Application

9.   ADAAC—2  YAP—2  Rust St. Ministries—1  Sky High Children’s Ranch—1  Domestic Violence Shelter—1  ECI—1  MHMR—2 (MH), 2 (IDD)  CPS—1  West Texas Boys Ranch—1  Senior Health Nursing Home—1  Shannon Hospital—1  Guardianship Alliance—1  Juvenile Justice—1 Field Education Sites

10.   West Texas Guidance and Counseling—2  La Esperanza Clinic—1  APS-1  Meadow Creek Nursing Home-1  Disability Connection-1  Mosaic—1  Baptist Memorials/Sagecrest Alzheimer’s Unit-1  River Crest Hospital—2  Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program—1  West Texas Rehabilitation Center—1  Meals for the Elderly--1 Field Education Sites

11.   4 Field education students will explain their stories.  Angela  Courtney  Emmanuel  Caradee Field Education Students

12.   Call me at 325-486-6126 or email me at Ingrid.russo@angelo.edu if you have further questions Ingrid.russo@angelo.edu  Call Mr. Wade at 325-486-6135 or email him at kevin.wade@angelo.edu kevin.wade@angelo.edu  See you at the next Mandatory meeting on Thursday August 22, 2013, you will receive an email if there is a change with this date Questions/Comments