UNCW MSW Field Instructor Orientation MSW Class of 2017 Field Office: Angie Vandenberg, LCSW Lori Dugan, LCSW Welcome and Introductions UNCW Field Office Field Office Field Coordinator Angie Vandenberg, LCSW Interim Assistant Field Coordinator Lori Dugan, LCSW Faculty Liaisons: Brian Williamson, LCSW, LCAS Jacquelyn Lee, LCSW, Ph.D Field Website Field Newsletter Creating a Supportive Learning Environment What characteristics would you use to describe the “good” or “preferred” intern? Share your experience as an intern. What do you remember? What was your supervisor/field instructor like? How can you create an environment to assists you in nurturing your intern(s)? What do you need from the field faculty to assist you in your role as a field instructor? UNCW School of Social Work: strengths based approach tpractice Student centered: start where the student is in their learning development! Developmental Stages of field Being mindful of learning styles Both student and field instructor! Shared Learning Model “Who’s who in the field program?” Field Instructor Student Faculty Liaison Task Supervisor Problems in the internship? There are several options! Talk with the student, your faculty liaison, or field faculty admin Field faculty are here to support you! Students are encouraged to talk with their field instructors first when there are concerns and not to abruptly “quit” the internship Meetings with field faculty can be arranged and a learning plan can be developed Agency Orientation Agency Orientation What is everyone doing to orient students to the agency? Shadowing vs. “jumping in” and seeing clients Time sheets and Schedules Schedule 1st year MSW students placement days: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays 2nd year MSW students placement days: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Discuss schedule holiday/summer/breaks Hours 300 hours each semester Averages 20-24 hours a week Total of 900 hours in placement Time sheets and Schedules Timesheet: sign off on a weekly basis so there is no confusion 2015 Timesheet for SWK 496 510 511.doc http://www.uncw.edu/swk/FieldEducation.html 9 Supervision Requirements are 1 hour each week What is supervision and why is it so important? What does successful supervision look like to you? What are your expectations for supervision? Some things to think about: Does the student need to have an agenda? Does the student need to fill a supervision form to document? Learning Contract What is the purpose of the Learning Contract? What is the field instructor’s role in helping the student design the learning contact? How does the field instructor use the learning contract as a tool of evaluation? Student and Field Instructor both rate the student on their progress in meeting the learning tasks Evaluation Students are evaluated mid-semester and at the end of the semester Mid-semester Evaluation: students and faculty will receive a midsemester evaluation form that they fill out together and submit back to the faculty liaison http://www.uncw.edu/swk/MSWField.html End of semester Evaluation: the faculty liaison will do a site visit towards the end of the semester The LC is used to evaluate students’ progress in field Site visits: April Need to be completed before grades are due Last day of classes is April 27th How is the final grade assigned? Announcements: Field Office Important Dates for Spring 2016 Located on field website: http://www.uncw.edu/swk/FieldEducation.html Please send field office: Agency agreement forms/MSW MOUs Updated Field Instructor Resumes UNCW Events/Programs: Field Instructors will be notified about any continuing education opportunities Substance Use Disorders and Addictions Certificate Program Prepares for LCAS credential For more information contact Noell Rowan at: rowann@uncw.edu Questions? Field Faculty Admin Contact Information: Angie Vandenberg, LCSW vandenberga@uncw.edu 910-962-2585 Lori Dugan, LCSW duganl@uncw.edu 910-962-7416