FIELD PRACTICUM & SEMINAR II

Course Details

Course Number: SOWK 4246  Section Number: 101

Spring 2013

Location: Martin Hall

Classroom Number: 106

Days & Times:

Monday 1-2:50

Course Attachments

Textbooks
MSU Faculty Member
Carol Bisbee   
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Course Objectives

Program Objectives:

 

Core Competencies and Outcomes:

 

EP 2.1.1 Identify as a professional social worker and conduct oneself accordingly.

Students will continue to develop their knowledge of professional social work and what it means to be a professional social worker in relationship to social work roles, functions, ethical standards, professional demeanor, the importance of life-long learning, the use of supervision and consultation, self-correction, and professional development. Students will apply their knowledge of the professional values of the social work profession and gain skill using social work values and ethics to guide internship activities. Students will build upon their existing skills to identify as professional social workers and conduct themselves accordingly in their behavior, appearance, and communication (written and oral) during their internship experience.

 

 

EP 2.1.2 -- Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice.

 

Students will build upon their existing knowledge of the NASW Code of Ethics (and other appropriate social work codes of ethics) and their importance in social work practice. Students will recognize and manage personal values in a way that allows professional values to guide practice and their internship. Students will begin to learn the skills of applying their professional values to generalist social work practice during their internship experience.

 

EP 2.1.3 -- Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments.

Students will apply their knowledge of critical thinking and how it can be employed in generalist social work practice. Students will apply critical thinking as it relates to scientific inquiry, reasoned discernment, and competent social work practice, reinforcing the value of critical thinking skills to generalist social work practice. Students will practice their critical thinking skills in class assignments and discussion, as well as in practical internship experiences.

 

EP 2.1.4 -- Engage diversity and difference in practice.

Students will build upon and utilize their existing knowledge of how culture, social organization, and personal values may oppress, marginalize, alienate, or unjustly create power or privilege for certain groups. Students will recognize their own personal values and biases when working with diverse groups in efforts to respect the dignity and worth of every person and promote social justice in practice. Students will apply skills they have learned in recognizing and communicating differences between people. Also, students will practice skills relating to recognizing clients as informants about various areas of diversity during their internship experience.

 

 EP 2.1.3 -- Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments.

Students will apply their knowledge of critical thinking and how it can be employed in generalist social work practice. Students will apply critical thinking as it relates to scientific inquiry, reasoned discernment, and competent social work practice, reinforcing the value of critical thinking skills to generalist social work practice. Students will practice their critical thinking skills in class assignments and discussion, as well as in practical internship experiences.

 

EP 2.1.4 -- Engage diversity and difference in practice.

Students will build upon and utilize their existing knowledge of how culture, social organization, and personal values may oppress, marginalize, alienate, or unjustly create power or privilege for certain groups. Students will recognize their own personal values and biases when working with diverse groups in efforts to respect the dignity and worth of every person and promote social justice in practice. Students will apply skills they have learned in recognizing and communicating differences between people. Also, students will practice skills relating to recognizing clients as informants about various areas of diversity during their internship experience.

 

 

EP 2.1.5 -- Advance human rights and social and economic justice.

Students will build knowledge of the forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination. Students will apply social work values to advocacy in efforts to promote social and economic justice. Students will apply generalist social work practice skills to advance social and economic justice during their internship experience.

 

EP 2.1.6 -- Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research.

Students will apply knowledge of the social work literature (i.e., research) that can be used to inform generalist social work practice. Students will practice skills applying practice experience to scientific inquiry. Students will incorporate social work values and ethics in their discussion of research informed practice and practice informed research during their internship experience.

 

EP 2.1.7 -- Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment.

Students will gain and apply the knowledge necessary to incorporate human behavior in the social environment across the lifespan to generalist social work practice. Students will practice skills utilizing biological, psychological, and social theories to generalist social work practice. Students will learn the importance of employing social work ethics and the profession’s core values to guide their application of human behavior in the social environment to generalist social work practice during their internship experience.

 

EP 2.1.8 -- Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and to deliver effective social work services.

Student will build upon their knowledge of social welfare policy and practice in generalist social work. Students practice skills to advocate for policies that advance the social and economic well-being of all people. Students will apply social work values to guide their application of policies to generalist social work practice during their internship experience.

 

EP 2.1.9 -- Respond to contexts that shape practice.

Students will gain knowledge of the dynamic nature of social work practice including evolving organizational, community, and social context in which generalist practice occurs. Students will learn to apply social work values in responding to the evolving context that shape generalist social work practice. Students will practice skills to artfully employ evidence-based practice strategies in evolving and dynamic contexts where generalist practice may occur during their internship experience.

 

EP 2.1.10 -- Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.

Students will apply the knowledge necessary to engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, and communities. Students will apply (i.e., will be guided by) professional values to generalist practice activities (i.e., engagement, assessment, intervention with, and evaluation of individuals, families, groups, and communities). Students will practice skills necessary to engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate individuals, families, groups, and communities during their internship experience.

 

 

Evaluation of Field Objectives:  Evaluation of student field performance is a collaborative process that is ongoing throughout the year. The Student Field Performance evaluation document measures the field objectives.  The performance evaluation form is completed at the end of both Field I and Field II.

 

 

 

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Grading Standards

GRADING FOR FIELD I

The Field Instructor’s Evaluation Form (Field Manual, appendix C) will be used by the social work faculty in evaluating the student’s overall performance. There are 13 sections on the evaluation. The Field Coordinator will complete the section total and the section mean. The 13 sections will be totaled and your final grade will be passed on the mean of the 13 sections.

 

 The following ratings on the evaluation form will determine the points you receive

                                                  410-369= A

                                                  368-328= B

                                                  326-285= C

                                                   284 - 0 = F

 A field grade less than C is considered failing and the practicum will have to be repeated.                                                

 


Final Exam5/6/2013  1:00

Submission Format Policy

Classroom and field agency



Note: You may not submit a paper for a grade in this class that already has been (or will be) submitted for a grade in another course, unless you obtain the explicit written permission of me and the other instructor involved in advance.

Plagiarism Policy Plagiarism is the use of someone else's thoughts, words, ideas, or lines of argument in your own work without appropriate documentation (a parenthetical citation at the end and a listing in "Works Cited")-whether you use that material in a quote, paraphrase, or summary. It is a theft of intellectual property and will not be tolerated, whether intentional or not.

Student Honor Creed

As an MSU Student, I pledge not to lie, cheat, steal, or help anyone else do so."

As students at MSU, we recognize that any great society must be composed of empowered, responsible citizens. We also recognize universities play an important role in helping mold these responsible citizens. We believe students themselves play an important part in developing responsible citizenship by maintaining a community where integrity and honorable character are the norm, not the exception. Thus, We, the Students of Midwestern State University, resolve to uphold the honor of the University by affirming our commitment to complete academic honesty. We resolve not only to be honest but also to hold our peers accountable for complete honesty in all university matters. We consider it dishonest to ask for, give, or receive help in examinations or quizzes, to use any unauthorized material in examinations, or to present, as one's own, work or ideas which are not entirely one's own. We recognize that any instructor has the right to expect that all student work is honest, original work. We accept and acknowledge that responsibility for lying, cheating, stealing, plagiarism, and other forms of academic dishonesty fundamentally rests within each individual student. We expect of ourselves academic integrity, personal professionalism, and ethical character. We appreciate steps taken by University officials to protect the honor of the University against any who would disgrace the MSU student body by violating the spirit of this creed. Written and adopted by the 2002-2003 MSU Student Senate.

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Attendance Requirements

200 in agency


Writing Proficiency Requirement All students seeking a Bachelor's degree from Midwestern State University must satisfy a writing proficiency requirement once they've 1) passed English 1113 and English 1123 and 2) earned 60 hours. You may meet this requirement by passing either the Writing Proficiency Exam or English 2113. Please keep in mind that, once you've earned over 90 hours, you lose the opportunity to take the $25 exam and have no option but to enroll in the three-credit hour course. If you have any questions about the exam, visit the Writing Proficiency Office website at http://academics.mwsu.edu/wpr, or call 397-4131.