SW 680 - Advanced Field Education II

This course continues learning experiences for specialist advanced social work practice in field education. Thiscourse will focus on integration of the social work behaviors that reflect the knowledge, values, skills, cognitiveand affective processes reflected by the nine competencies of social work practice. Students take this courseconcurrently with SW 660: Advanced Practice II. This course focuses on students’ ability to integrateclassroom learning with practice application in the field setting at the specialized level. Students collaboratewith the Director of Field Education, classroom instructors, the MSW faculty liaison, and the agency basedMSW Field Instructor, to identify & document practice behaviors. These activities are recorded on the FieldEducation Learning Plan (FLEP). In this course students are expected to become familiar with the policies andprocedures of the host agency. They are expected to gain a deeper understanding of the organizational cultureas well as to be able to articulate the mission ad purpose of the agency as these relate directly to agencygoals. Students are expected to take an active role in their learning experience and advocate for a wide rangeof learning opportunities as the aim towards autonomous social work practice. This course assesses the SocialWork EPAS competencies 1-9.
Credits: 3