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
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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