1. Field Education Students

2. Objectives Introduction to Field Education
Field Education Application and other paperwork
Field Education Sites
Discuss NASW Membership/Malpractice Insurance
Expectations for Field Education Experience
Discuss Expectations in Field Seminar—Syllabi, Agency, Student
Field Fair

3. Field Education Experience
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
Mrs. Russo—Director of Field Education/Field Liaison
Mrs. Scaggs—Field Liaison
Supervisor at agency—Field Instructor

4. Field Education Sites Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council
Adult Protective Services
Area Agency on Aging
Baptist Memorials
Boys Ranch—not taking a student
Child Advocacy Center
Child Protective Services
Crisis Intervention Unit
DA Office
Early Childhood Intervention—not taking a student

5. Field Education Sites Family Shelter Guardianship Alliance
High Sky Children’s Ranch
Juvenile Justice Center
Legal Aid
Meadow Creek Nursing Home
Meals for the Elderly
MHMR (MH) (IDD)
Multicultural Center/Housing and Residential
Regional Victims Crime Unit (Abilene)

6. Field Education Sites River Crest Hospital
Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital--Sweetwater
Rust Street Ministries
Sage Crest
SAISD
Salvation Army
Schleicher County Nursing home
Shannon Hospital
West Texas Rehab Center
Workforce Solutions
Youth Advocacy Program

7. Field Education Application
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 Forms
Due: March 30th by 11am.
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—(your first choice)
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

8. NASW/Malpractice
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

9. Expectations in Field Education
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, explain.
Expected to dress professionally and act in a professional and ethical manner, explain.

10. Expectations in Field Education
Student is expected to treat their field liaison, field instructor, staff, and (most important) your clients with respect.
Student will be evaluated twice each semester through midterm and final evaluation, explain.
Student will keep track of hours at field education site with a time sheet you fill out weekly, make copies of everything.
Student will fill out a weekly supervision log.
Student will write a summary or process recording each week, obtain journal articles, and discuss ethical dilemmas.
The field liaisons are the first point of contact if there are any problems, concerns, etc for both student and agency.

11. Expectations in Field Education
Situations that may arise:
What happens if you don’t get chosen for a field agency during field fair?
What happens if you get terminated from your field agency?
Field Instructor or you oversteps boundaries?
Supervision?

12. Field Education Syllabi
Professional Performance 10%
Attendance/participation in seminar and field
Learning Plan/Contract and Schedule 10%
Weekly writings %
Summaries, Process Recordings, Paper Sections, Advocacy Letters
Journal articles, Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct, & Scope of Practice
Mid-Term Evaluation 10% or 20 %
Final Evaluation 40%
Integrated paper % or 20%

13. Expectations in Field Education Seminar
Discuss--Field attendance policy
Discuss--Field seminar structure
Discuss--Dealing with problems: with field instructor, agency, etc.

14. Field Fair Info 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, we always suggest speaking to more agencies than 5

15. Questions/Comments
Call me at or me at if you have further questions
Call Scaggs at or her at
See you at the next Mandatory meeting in August, you will receive an with the exact date.