SW 650 - Advanced Field Education I

This course focuses on students’ ability to integrate classroom learning with practice application in the fieldsetting at the specialized level. Students collaborate with the Director of Field Education, classroom instructors,the MSW faculty liaison, and the agency based MSW Field Instructor, to identify & document practicebehaviors that reflect the knowledge, values, skills, and cognitive and affective processes that are the essence ofthe nine competencies. These activities are recorded on the Field Education Learning Plan (FLEP). In order topromote the real time integration of knowledge and skills, students are required to take SW650 concurrentlywith SW 610, Advanced Social Work Practice I. In this course students are expected to become familiar withthe policies and procedures of the host agency. They are expected to gain a deeper understanding of theorganizational culture as well as to be able to articulate the mission ad purpose of the agency as these relatedirectly to agency goals. Students are expected to take an active role in their learning experience and advocatefor a wide range of learning opportunities as the aim towards autonomous social work practice. The courseassesses Social Work EPAS Social Work Competencies 1-9.
Credits: 3