MSW Advanced Standing
Field Orientation Meeting
Jenny Becker, LISW
Director of Field Instruction
May 19, 2015
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Pre-field Activities
Social Work Website Resources
Social Media Self-Analysis
Field Assignments/Requirements
Other/Questions
Mission of Social Work Program
To provide students with a trauma informed foundation
that will prepare them for advanced practice and
leadership. The dignity and worth of the individual and
the importance of human relationships are core values
of the program. Critical thinking is also a fundamental
component of the program supported by multicultural
sensitivity, human rights, and social and economic
justice.
When do you do field?
-Concurrent Placement/August-May
-Start: August 24, 2015
-End by: May 6, 2016
-500-hour minimum requirement
(250 hours/Fall; 250 hours/Spring)
-Social Administration or Trauma Informed
Care specialization
Pre-Field Activities (revised slide)
-Orientation with Field Director (today!)
-Resume Review (before June 19th)
-Send resume to Susie Schwieger
susan.schwieger@uni.edu and schedule a 1:1
meeting with her by July 7th
-Subject of Email: MSW Resume - Name
-Meeting with Field Director (before June
19th)........jennifer.becker@uni.edu
Social Work Website
1. www.uni.edu/csbs/socialwork
2. Click on “Field Instruction”
3. Resources
-explore field sites options for your
specialization
-pre-placement forms
-placement forms
Field Experience Sites
Social Media Analysis
-Cedar Valley Listing (handout)
-Intern Placement Tracking System (IPT)
1 - Details of the field site
2 - Contact for interviews (interview guide)
3 - Student profile
4 - Evaluations
-69% of employers say they have rejected a
candidate because of what they saw/read on a
social media site.
-68% of employers admit that the presence of
positive social media contributed to their hiring.
Facebook-Twitter-LinkedIn-Google+
Self analyze…….
Things to consider…..
-Look at your last 15 posts and/or past 10
tweets.
-Who are you following and what does that say
about you?
-How protected are your sites?
-appropriate dress and language
-location of pictures
-facial/body expression
-drinking/drug use
-negative comments about employment/co-workers
-what you “like”
-discriminative comments
Requirements During Field
1. Seminars - Seven (7) 2 hour seminars are held throughout the
concurrent field experience. Typically, four (4) are held in the fall
semester and three (3) are held in the spring semester for a total of
14 contact hours.
2. Learning Plan due by week 3 of the field experience
3. Summary of Learnings sent to liaison and shared with agency
instructor.
4. Agency Analysis Presentation (5 page minimum; 15 minute
presentation)
5. Evaluations (midterm, end, self-efficacy, field program)
6. Log of Hours
Other
-Field is credit/no credit; Seminar is graded.
-Additional costs with Health Care related field
placements (handout)
-Unpaid (stipend from agency)
-Internships with current employer
-Release of information (sign and turn in today)
Timelines and Deadlines
May 18th - Field Orientation (done!!)
By June 19th - Resume to Susie Schwieger
By June 19th - 1:1 Field meeting with Jenny Becker
By August 1st - Placement secured/Contract turned in
August 24th - Start of field experience
Winter Break - up to 50 hours of field if desired
May 6th - Last day possible of field
Questions
Jenny Becker, LISW
Director of Field Instruction
(319) 273-7881
jennifer.becker@uni.edu