MSW Collaborative Program
University of Wisconsin
Green Bay and Oshkosh
 Themes
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Public Sector Practice
Leadership Roles
Family Focus
Diversity
Rural Emphasis
Interdisciplinary Cooperation
 Foundation
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Field Dates
September 3, 2013 – May 16, 2014
 Thanksgiving
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November 27, 2013 – December 1, 2013
 Spring
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break
Break
March 16,2013 – March 31, 2014
 Interim
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January 6, 2014 through January 17, 2014
 Martin
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make-up dates
Luther King Holiday
January 20, 2014
 16
hours/week
 240
hours per semester
 Agency
Field Educator
 Faculty Field Liaison
 MSW Field Coordinator
 Faculty Field Educator
 Child Welfare Coordinator
Provide practicum experience that assists in
meeting student learning needs
 Assist in development of activities and tasks with
student and field liaison (formal meeting).
 Provide regularly scheduled, educationally sound
formal social work supervision of the student
 Orient the student to agency and provide
resources to engage in the field activities
 Communicate progress of students throughout
the placement
 End of semester and placement evaluations
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 Foundation
– teach the foundation practices
courses and integrate discussion of field
practice experiences into course content
 Assist students to integrate classroom
knowledge and fieldwork experience
 Meet with Student and Field Agency Educator
to facilitate learning and evaluation
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Foundation level– twice per semester in Fall; 1-2
in Spring
 Joan
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Heller, MSW
Phone: 920.424.7180
Fax: 920.424.1443
Email: hellerj@uwosh.edu
 Karen
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Jick, MSSW, LCSW
Phone: 920.465.2049
Fax: 920.465.2825
Email: jickk@uwgb.edu
 Develop
and maintain field sites
 Develop contractual agreements with
agencies, field instructors and students
 Train new and existing field educators
 Work with students and agencies in the
placement process
 Resolve unexpected difficulties that arise
while students are in field, conflicts or issues
with placement
 Review and revise Field Manual
Amy F. Williams, MSW
Department of Social Work
UW Oshkosh
800 Algoma Blvd
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Phone: 920.424.0268
Fax: 920.4241443
Email: williama@uwosh.edu
 Faculty
member who assists in providing MSW
supervision when agency lacks an MSW
 Assists student in orienting to the
competencies and practice behaviors;
monitors student recordings, assignments
and learning; provides feedback to the
student
 Participates in some fashion with end of term
evaluations and informs Field Coordinator of
any situations affection student status
Matthew Mattila, ACSW, CISW
Social Work Professional Program
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Dr., RH-320
Green Bay, WI 54311-7001
Office: 920-465-2867
FAX: 920-465-2824
mattilam@uwgb.edu
 Recruits,
screens and tracks Child Welfare
stipend recipients
 Revise and develop policies and procedures
for CW stipend program
 Develop and maintain relationships with
public and tribal child welfare agencies
 Evaluate CW curriculum for ongoing
improvement
 Foundation
Practice Behaviors
 Foundation Practice Behaviors and Course
Allocation
 Collaborative MSW Calendar
 Syllabus 709 Field I Foundations Social Work
Field Practicum
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Copies of respective section/s syllabi