1. FIELD PRACTICUM Summer Block Fieldwork Placement 2012
BRIEFING FOR STUDENTS
April 21, 2012

2. Different Settings Briefing
Meeting Schedule
Time
Venue
Topic
Speaker
2:30 – 2:35pm
LE4
Welcome Remarks
Dr. Ernest Chui
(Deputy Head of Department)
2:35 –
3:30pm
General rules and requirement
Mrs. Eltha Wong
Deputy Director of Field Instruction
3:30 - 5:00pm
Different Settings Briefing
Family Services (FS)
Ms. Anna Choi
Ms. Lianne Tai
KKL 1307
Medical Social Work Services (MSS)
Ms. Christina Wan
Ms. Debby Ko
KKL 1301
Services for the Youth (YS)
Ms. Bobo Chan
Ms. Catherine Chung
KKL 1327
Services for the Elderly (ES)
Ms. Joanne Lo
KKL 1226
Community Development (CD) & Multicultural Social Work Services
(MCSW)
Dr. Lee Kar Mut
Mr. Poon Wing Lok
KKL 1225
Rehabilitation Services (RS)
Ms. Phyllis Wong
KKL1302AB
International Fieldwork Placement (IFP)
5:00– 5:30pm
Students Meeting with Fieldwork Supervisors*

3. FIELDWORK MODULES Summer Block Placement SOWK 3001 BSWFT2 – 400 hours
SOWK 6251 MSWFT1 – 450 hours

4. Summer Block Placement Duration
Jun 4 to Aug 10, 2012, 10 weeks
(local and overseas)
* Some adjustment with the schedule and period can be flexibly arranged with allowance of one week’s time subject to the consent of fieldwork and agency supervisors

5. The Importance of Fieldwork
An integral part of social work education with the emphasis on “ Learning through doing”;
Student works in a social work agency under the guidance of fieldwork supervisor as to incorporate theoretical knowledge into social work practice;
Student is expected to experience the real work setting, understand agency culture and requirement, to gain the practice wisdom from supervisor and agency staffs ;
An important process to train up a competent and independent social worker.

6. Fieldwork Objectives Students are given opportunities to:
Demonstrate social work principles, values in actions and attitudes;
Practice theories and models and develop skills;
Enhance self-understanding, maximize potentials and own capacity
Develop own style of work within the bounds of professional practice and development

7. Learning Activities Pre-placement orientation workshops
Orientation visits, community search and field visits
Library and literature study
Proposal and reports writing
Self-reflective logs
One-to-one weekly fieldwork supervision, live supervision (A-V tapes are welcome) and group supervision
Mid-term & final evaluation review
Mid-term sharing sessions
Training workshops
Agency meetings, staff development programs

8. Roles and Responsibilities
Responsible to Agency/Clients:
“Student social worker” (實習社工)
Comply with agency policy, admin. procedures, office disciplines and proper documentation
Obtain approval before proceeding
Professional image, behaviors, appearance and dress code
Ensure confidentiality, privacy and code of ethnics (The record files should be stored in designated password protected electronic storage devices, revised Form A05, require to sign before fieldwork supervisor
Active participation and engagement

9. Roles and Responsibilities
Responsible to Supervisor/HKU
Agreement on learning goals
Responsible, active and reflective learner
Cooperative and mutual support
Paper submission on time
Well prepare for supervision
Open to share and question

10. Workload A) Direct Services Guideline Case only : at least 5
Cases + group/project : 2-3 cases + 1 group +1 programme
Group only : at least 2
Group, project and programme :1 group + 1 project + 1 programme
Community work project : 1-2
* The above is for reference only
* Workload will be decided by fieldwork supervisor and should match with agency expectation
* Each student should be in charge of at least 1 task

11. Workload B) Written Work
Casework : Intake/Transfer/Termination Summary, Case recording (including process recordings)
Group work : Group proposal, Session plan, Session recording, Final Evaluation Report
Project/Programme : Project/Progrmme Proposal, Ongoing Process record, Evaluation report
Self-reflective Logs
Orientation Report, Learning Contract
Mid-placement and final evaluation report
* Exact workload and requirement will be decided by the respective fieldwork supervisor subject to student’s learning pace, but must fulfill both HKU and Agency requirements

12. Working Hours
Should follow the agreement made among the agency, fieldwork supervisor and student
Should consider the first benefits of service recipients and the agency than the student
Should try to fix the schedule on regular basis
8 hours’ placement can entitle one hour lunch / dinner break
3 sessions full day duties not allowed except some discretions
Orientation programs and sharing programs with approval can be counted as placement hours

13. Leave Entitlement Public holidays (no entitlement, have to make up)
Overtime duties with supervisor’s approval can be compensated but should not be accumulated (no more than one day on each claim)
Need to make up the missing hours on sick leave
Medical certificate for sick leave is required for two consecutive days
Discretion will be given to supervisor to manage the make up in following the rules of HKSWRB
A-15 Guideline on Placement Hours Calculation

14. Assessment Criteria (Form A10, under review, will use new form in this block placement)
Professional requirements
- work attitude
- learning attitude
- professional development
Organizational requirements
- understand agency & service
- role performance & accountability

15. Assessment Criteria Practice competence
- theoretical knowledge application
- communication & relationship skills
- Problem identification & assessment
- Goal setting and contracting
- Planning, implementation and monitoring
- Skills in facilitating change
- Evaluation and termination
Written Assignment and Use of supervision (new item under review)

16. Evaluation Reports Mid-evaluation Form (A07)
Student’s Review (Form A08)
Agency Feedback Form (A09)
Final Evaluation Report (A10)
Student Feedback on Placement (A11)
Placement Hours Record Form (for part time students only (C01)
Travelling Expenses Claim Form (for full time students (C02)
Training Record Form (C05) (optional)

17. Assessment & Evaluation
On-going process evaluation
Keep record of any verbal / written warnings
Report to the coordinator (mid-term) on the early detection of failure cases
Keep all written work and comments in soft-copy
Students have to keep all hardcopies with anonymity for 3 months after placement ends
No need to hand in assignments to the Dept. except upon special request by internal/external examiners
Students have to declare proper handling of client’s data and information

18. Grading System
The grade given by the fieldwork supervisor is a RECOMMENDED MARK, reviewed by internal examiners and endorsed by BOE
“C” is the passing grade for MSW and “D” for BSW
A student who fails in a placement is required to re-take the placement
If he/she fails twice, then resulted with discontinuation

19. Situations Leading to Failure
Displays behaviors that damage to clients and agency
Recurrent series of irresponsible and/or inappropriate behaviors with no sign of improvement
Fails to hand in written assignments as required (24 hrs. before supervision and 2 weeks after placement ends)

20. Special Case Handling and Warning
Students should actively reflect own feelings and constraints with fieldwork supervisor and be open to accept advice
Students are encouraged to bring their difficulties to the attention of Deputy and/or Director of Field Instruction as early as possible
All verbal and written warnings should be documented to support those failure cases

21. Appeal Procedures
Formal appeal to the Faculty - only for failure case or suspected marks calculation mistakes
Students may appeal to DDFI for a review before submitting marks to the Faculty, the request should be made within a week’s time after the evaluation
Appeal panel will be set up to review all written assignments and reports
Concerned personnel and the agency staff will be consulted
Final decision will be made by the Department’s appeal panel

22. Orientation Programs
Pre-placement training for all Students on May 19, 2012 at 9:30a.m.- 12:30p.m.
SWD Orientation Program on June 1, 2012 (SWD settings only)
The HK Federation of Youth Groups Orientation Program on May 14, 2012 (6 related students only)
Other orientation visits arranged by the agency and/or initiated by students or setting coordinators
* Please liaise actively with your fieldwork supervisor on the proper arrangement of orientation programs

23. Good Preparation for Fieldwork Placement
Psychologically and Physically well prepared for the workloads of placement
Better to equip the knowledge and skills of the matched placement settings within this month
Good time management
Seek advice from teachers and previous students about the survival tips during placement

24. Knowledge and skills are vehicles…..
But the fuel is “PASSION”!

25. Concurrent Placement Preference
Last deadline for changing preference choice through PMS on or before May 19, 2012
Should consult fieldwork supervisors /teachers views on your choice of next concurrent placement
Be cautious about your district preference and the setting requirement

26. Concurrent Placement Duration: 24 Sep 2012 to 15 Mar 2013 (BSW)
24 Sep 2012 to 5 Apr 2013 (MSW)
Concurrent Placement Briefing
Tentative Schedule on the afternoon session of 15, Sept 2012 (Sat)

27. Enquiry and Consultation
Placement Website:
Placement Setting Coordinators
(Refer to List of Settings & Coordinators)
Skills Lab / Skills Training / PBL / other course work teachers / Classmates / Parents ……

28. Central Enquiry & Special Request
Contact Person:
Mrs. Eltha Wong (Deputy Director of Field Instruction)
( ) (KKL1319)
Dr. Debbie Lam (Director of Field Instruction)
( ) (KKL1312)
Mrs. Anna Lau (Secretary)
( ) (KKL1304)
Fieldwork Placement Handbook and Forms

29. Thanks!