FIELD EXPERIENCE I-II - University of Arkansas at...

Bachelor of Social Work Program

THE LEARNING CONTRACT – FIELD EXPERIENCE I & IISTUDENT:

FIELD INSTRUCTOR: AGENCY:

FIELD LIAISON:

CSWE accreditation standards require that a Bachelor in Social Work curriculum prepare its graduates for generalist practice through mastery of a set of 10 core competencies. These core competencies are measurable practice behaviors that are comprised of knowledge, values, and skills. Social Work students relate the educational goals and objectives of the Social Work Program through demonstration of specific competencies that serve to inform and aid evaluation of those students’ preparation for generalist social work practice. These competencies serve as a link between what may be observed or demonstrated in student knowledge, value and skill performance, and the program’s curriculum expectations. In a general way, these competencies and the practice standards operationalize the educational objectives for students, faculty, and administration and provide a common set of definitions to gauge performance and behavior.

Students in field must complete a minimum of 240 hours per semester in placements for a total of 480. These hours must be completed by the end of the last week of class. No more than 20 hours a semester of training and/or educational workshops may be counted toward the required minimum 240 hours a semester, and only with prior permission of both the Field Instructor and Faculty Liaison.

Students are responsible for working in conjunction with their Field Instructor to complete this Learning Contract by the end of the 3rd

week of the field placement. Please note that at the end of this document there is a place for both the Field Instructor and student to sign indicating their agreement with the document submitted. The signed Contract should be returned to the Field Liaison during the 5th week of field placement. A copy of this agreement will be returned to the student once signed by the Faculty Liaison. The evaluation of a student’s performance will be documented on the Field Evaluation of Student form. All field forms and documents can be found on our social work website at www.ualr.edu/socialwork/bsw/internships/

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SCHEDULE AGREEMENT - Check the box for times at AgencyMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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ADDITIONAL SCHEDULE INFO:



1. Identify as a professional social worker and conduct oneself accordingly *Social workers serve as representatives of the profession, its mission, and its core values. They know the profession's history. Social workers commit themselves to the profession's enhancement and to their own professional conduct and growth.

Practice Behavior Agency Task/Activity Documentation of Field Task / Activity

Date of Completion

EP 2.1.1a Advocates for client access to services of social work

FALL

Assist clients in the actual application for services as referrals, addressing service gaps and restrictive eligibility criteria.

Task alternative:

Activity and Supervision Log.

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EP 2.1.1b. Practices personal reflection & self-correction to assure continual professional development

FALL

Keep reflective journal of challenges at internship and discuss with Field Instructor.

Task alternative:


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Date of Completion

EP 2.1.1c. Attends to professional roles and boundaries

FALL

Engage a client according to the Generalist Intervention Model (i.e. Duty to Inform)

Task alternative:

Process Recording(s)

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EP 2.1.1d. Demonstrates professional demeanor in behavior, appearance and communications

FALL

Read the agency policy and procedures manual regarding professional behavior, dress code, and communication. (e.g. case notes, memos, email, etc.)

Task alternative:

Reflective Journal Log(s).

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EP 2.1.1e. Demonstrates a commitment to career-long learning

FALL

Attend training in the community pertaining to field placement. (i.e. lunch & learn; ethics workshops)

Task alternative:

CEU Log

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EP 2.1.1f. Uses Supervision and consultation effectively

FALL

Participate in weekly supervision with prepared topics for discussion.

Task alternative:


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2. Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice.*Social workers have an obligation to conduct themselves ethically and to engage in ethical decision making. Social workers are knowledgeable about the value base of the profession, its ethical standards, and relevant law.


Date of Completion

EP 2.1.2a. Recognizes and manages personal values so that professional values guide practice

FALL

Recognize the differences between a personal values and a professional response during an interaction with a client.Identify personal values that are in agreement and/or conflict with agency and client population.

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EP 2.1.2b. Makes ethical decisions based upon applicable Social Work Ethics Codes or Law

FALL

Choose a situation that you take an action based on the NASW Code of Ethics and provide a rationale utilizing a critical thinking skills method (AAA).

Task alternative:

Reflective Journal Log(s)

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EP 2.1.2c. Demonstrates ability to tolerate ambiguity in resolving ethical conflict

Document your participation in resolving an ethical dilemma in the agency setting.

Task alternative:

Activity and Supervision Log(s)

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EP 2.1.2d. Applies strategies of ethical reasoning to arrive at principled decisions

Utilize and document how you used a model for resolving ethical dilemmas at your agency setting to develop an ethical response to client issue(s).

Task alternative:

Reflective Journal(s)

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3. Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments.*Social workers are knowledgeable about the principles of logic, scientific inquiry, and reasoned discernment. They use critical thinking augmented by creativity and curiosity. Critical thinking also requires the synthesis and communication of relevant information.


Date of Completion

EP 2.1.3a. Distinguishes and integrates multiple knowledge sources, including research based knowledge and practice wisdom

EP 2.1.3b. Analyzes different models of assessment, prevention, intervention and evaluation

Identify models of assessment, prevention, intervention, and evaluation utilized at your agency.

Task alternative:

Individual Assessment Paper

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EP 2.1.3c. Demonstrates effective oral communication with all client systems (micro/mezzo/macro).

Complete documentation of interactions and assessments of individual clients, groups, families and communities.

Task alternative:

Agency Progress Note(s)

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4. Engage diversity and difference in practice.*Social workers understand how diversity characterizes and shapes the human experience and is critical to the formation of identity. The dimensions of diversity are understood as the “inter-sectionality” of multiple factors including age, class, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, immigration status, political ideology, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation. Social workers appreciate that, as a consequence of difference, a person’s life experiences may include oppression, poverty, marginalization, and alienation as well as privilege, power, and acclaim.


Date of Completion

EP 2.1.4a. Practices in a way that demonstrates recognition of the extent to which a culture's structures & values may oppress, marginalize, alienate, or create or enhance privilege & power

FALL

Prepare for client contact by reviewing agency records to determine if societal marginalization has occurred.

Task alternative:

Activity and Supervision Log(s).

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EP 2.1.4b. Gain sufficient self-awareness to eliminate the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse clients

FALL

Keep reflective journal to record personal reactions to clients.

Task alternative:

Reflective Journal Log(s).

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EP2.1.4c. Recognize and communicate understanding the importance of how client differences shape their life experiences

Review with client (micro / mezzo/ macro) when summarizing your assessments, how their uniqueness has affected their experience(s).

2nd / Fan / Group Assessment(s).

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EP2.1.4d. View themselves as learners and engage those with whom they work as cultural informants

Discuss a client’s case during an agency team meeting, document what was learned.

Task alternative:

Activity and Supervision Log(s).

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5. Advance human rights and social and economic justice.*Each person, regardless of position in society, has basic human rights, such as freedom, safety, privacy, an adequate standard of living, health care, and education. Social workers recognize the global interconnections of oppression and are knowledgeable about theories of justice and strategies to promote human and civil rights. Social work incorporates social justice practices in organizations, institutions, and society to ensure that these basic human rights are distributed equitably and without prejudice.


Date of Completion

EP2.1.5a. Understands the forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination affecting clients and/or staff of the agency

Discuss a case in Field Seminar of the ways in which your client(s) have been marginalized and the cultural and societal dynamics which promote the marginalization.

Task alternative:

Policy Paper

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EP2.1.5b. Advocates for human rights and social & economic justice

Follow a bill promoting civil rights for marginalized group(s) and discuss in Field Seminar.

Task alternative:

Reflective Journal Log(s)

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EP2.1.5c. Engage in practice that advance social and economic justice

Describe your plans and actual actions taken that promote social and economic justice. Participate in NASW Lobby Day training and initiatives. Assist in agency’s annual report, auditing, program evaluation, and/or client.

Task alternative:

Policy Paper.

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6. Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research.*Social workers use practice experience to inform research, employ evidence-based interventions, evaluate their own practice, and use research findings to improve practice, policy, and social service delivery. Social workers comprehend quantitative and qualitative research and understand scientific and ethical approaches to building knowledge.


Date of Completion

EP2.1.6a. Demonstrate ability to utilize practice experience(s) to aid in research design, or agency investigations or data collection

Assist in agency’s annual report, auditing, program evaluation and/or client.

Task alternative:

Activity and Supervisor Log(s).

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EP2.1.6b. Demonstrate the use of current research findings to improve your social work practice, or agency policy, and/or service delivery

Review scholarly journals and integrate acquired information with client service plans or intervention.

Task alternative:

Progress Notes

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7. Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment.Social workers are knowledgeable about human behavior across the life course; the range of social systems in which people live; and the ways social systems promote or deter people in maintaining or achieving health and well-being. Social workers apply theories and knowledge from the liberal arts to understand biological, social, cultural, psychological, and spiritual development.


Date of Completion

EP2.1.7a. Uses conceptual frameworks about human behavior to guide assessment, intervention and evaluation

FALL

Apply HBSE concepts to better understand a client.

Task alternative:

Micro/ Mezzo/ Macro Assessment

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EP2.1.7b. Demonstrates understanding of Person-in-Environment context in analyzing situations

Complete a bio-psycho-social assessment of a client’s system.

Task alternative:

Micro/ Mezzo/ Macro Assessment

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8. Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and to deliver effective social work services.*Social work practitioners understand that policy affects service delivery, and they actively engage in policy practice. Social workers know the history and current structures of social policies and services; the role of policy in service delivery; and the role of practice in policy development.


Date of Completion

EP2.1.8.a. Analyzes, formulate, and advocate for policies that advance social well-being

Prepare and present information in support of a policy or program reform.

Task alternative:

P3 Agency Paper

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EP2.1.8.b. Collaborate with colleagues and/or clients/consumers for effective policy actions

Attend an agency policy development meeting.

Task alternative:

P3 Agency Paper and P2 Group Paper

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9. Respond to contexts that shape practice.*Social workers are informed, resourceful, and proactive in responding to evolving organizational, community, and societal contexts at all levels of practice. Social workers recognize that the context of practice is dynamic, and use knowledge and skill to respond proactively.


Date of Completion

EP2.1.9a. Demonstrates initiative at discovery, appraisal and attention to changing populations, new scientific & technological developments and emerging social trends in order to provide social work services

Participate in or attend community coalition meetings.

Task alternative:

Activity and Supervisory Log(s)

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EP2.1.9b. Provide leadership in promoting sustainable changes to agency service delivery and practices in order to improve the quality of social services

Develop or revise community resource guide, online.

Task alternative:

Resource Manual Website

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10. Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.*Professional practice involves the dynamic and interactive processes of engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation at multiple levels. Social workers have the knowledge and skills to practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Practice knowledge includes identifying, analyzing, and implementing evidence-based interventions designed to achieve client goals; using research and technological advances; evaluating program outcomes and practice effectiveness; developing, analyzing, advocating, and providing leadership for policies and services; and promoting social and economic justice.

Practice Behavior Agency Task/Activity Documentation of Field Task / Activity Date of Completion

EP2.10.a. Effectively prepares for action with client/consumers systems of all sizes (micro/mezzo/macro)

FALL

Read case files and any other pertinent information to prepare for engagement with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.

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EP2.10.b. Demonstrates empathy and effective interpersonal skills

FALL

Demonstrate ability to empathize and use appropriate interpersonal skills with clients.

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EP2.10.c. Develops mutually agreed-on focus of work with client systems

FALL

Work with a client to develop an intervention plan.

Task alternative:

Individual / Family Group Assessment(s)

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EP2.10.d. Demonstrates ability to collect, organize, and interpret client data

FALL

Do a family genogram and ecomap as part of a family assessment.

Task alternative:

Family Assessment

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EP2.10.e. Demonstrates ability to assess client strengths and limitations

FALL

Develop a written assessment of a client’s strengths, resources and weaknesses.

Task alternative:

Individual / Family Assessment Paper

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EP2.10.f. Demonstrates ability to develop mutually agreed-on intervention goals & objectivesFALL

Participate in appropriate goal setting with client.

Task alternative:

Assessment

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EP2.10.g. Demonstrates ability to select appropriate intervention strategiesFALL

Build case load of clients and monitor progress towards meeting goals.

Task alternative:

Agency Progress Notes

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EP2.10.h. Initiates actions to achieve organizational/agency goalsFALL

Facilitate referral process of client to another agency, when appropriate.

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EP2.10.i. Implements prevention interventions/efforts to enhance client capacitiesFALL

Lead a support group or educational group.

Task alternative:

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EP2.10.j. Helps client/systems resolve problems

FALL

Empower clients to identify and work on specific, achievable goals within designated time frame.

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EP2.10.k. Demonstrates ability to negotiate or mediate as appropriate with client systems

FALL

Maintain communication and follow up with client (when appropriate) to determine client outcomes and potential success.

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EP2.10.l. Demonstrates ability to facilitate transitions and endings for client systems

FALL

Review client progress throughout termination phase; prepare client for final sessions / meetings.

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EP2.10.m. Makes accurate interpretations of information gathered (analysis/monitoring) and draws appropriate conclusions (evaluation) in order to inform practice

FALL

Engage in program level evaluation.

Task alternative:

P3 Paper

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LEARNING CONTRACT AGREEMENT SIGNATURESThe following is to verify that the Field Instructor and student have reviewed the learning contract together and agreed upon its content.

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