1. 1 Field Instructor Training Debbie Willsie, LSCSW, and BreAnn Collins, LMSW WSU School of Social Work August 14, 2015

2. 2 Introductions Dr. Brien Bolin, School of Social Work Director Shaunna Millar, BSW Director Dr. Fred Besthorn, MSW Director Jill Wolf, Senior Administrative Assistant Trisha Wenrich, Senior Administrative Assistant Field Liaisons –Debbie Willsie, Practicum Director –BreAnn Collins, Associate Practicum Director –Deah Davis –Stacey Mann –Jean Hogan –Connie Mayes

3. 3 www.wichita.edu/socialwork WSU Field Manual Is Paperless! Under Practicum tab on the left... Complete Field Practicum Manual Course Syllabi for all practicum levels Field Instructor Information Field Practicum Program Reasons to be a Field Educator Field Instructor Training (this powerpoint) All necessary forms – student, supervisor, and agency

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5. 5 What do these terms mean? Director of Field Practicum Associate Director of Field Practicum Field Instructor – LBSW, LMSW, or LSCSW – Supervises educational experience, usually 1 hr/week On-Site Supervisor – Provides daily instruction but no social work degree or is not licensed as a social worker Field Liaison – Faculty member who teaches practicum seminar and provides one on-site visit per semester

6. 6 Site Visits Faculty liaison will visit the student in the agency 1 time each semester If you have more than 1 student, you will likely have visits with different liaisons Liaison may schedule visit with you, or student may set this up – 30-60 minutes – Time to review student’s progress and identify any problems – Liaison completes paperwork

7. 7 Practicum Courses Taught by faculty Field Liaison Students attend every-other-week class to support practicum experience Purpose is to process learning from practicum Assignments include Learning Contract, Mid- term Evaluation, Final Evaluation, other activities

8. 8 Hours, Holidays, Absences, Training Total hours per semester: – BSW/MSW Foundation: 240 – MSW Advanced Generalist: 350 May start practicum as early as August 1 Cannot finish before December 1 (Fall semester) or May 1 (Spring semester) MSW Advanced Generalist – May take optional summer class for 100 hours – May begin spring semester hours in mid-December

9. 9 Hours, Holidays, Absences, Training May take off school and agency holidays but are still responsible to complete total hours Agency should report to Liaison if student misses 3 or more consecutive days, or 5 days in a semester Training – Counts toward practicum hours if Field Instructor approves – Does not require Liaison (classroom instructor) approval – May be online or live – If more than 10% of total practicum hours, requires a Field Practicum Director’s approval

10. 10 Addressing Challenges

11. 11 Learning Contracts

12. 12 Evaluations Mid-term and end of each semester Rating scale and comments Joint evaluative process Evaluation stays in permanent student record

13. 13 For Next Year – Practicum 2016-2017 BSW Applications due in December 2015 BSW and current MSW students will begin interviews in December 2015 – February 2016 New MSW admits will interview in March – April 2016 We begin contacting you for placements in May 2016 Placement

14. 14 Online Resources WSU Website – www.wichita.eduwww.wichita.edu WSU School of Social Work – www.wichita.edu/socialwork www.wichita.edu/socialwork Facebook: Wichita State University School of Social Work - https://www.facebook.com/wsuswhttps://www.facebook.com/wsusw Facebook: Alumni of Wichita State University School of Social Work - https://www.facebook.com/swalumni https://www.facebook.com/swalumni Twitter - https://twitter.com/WSUSocialWorkhttps://twitter.com/WSUSocialWork

15. 15 Closing Debbie Willsie, LSCSW Director of Field Practicum (316) 978-5852 debbie.willsie@wichita.edu BreAnn Collins, LMSW Associate Director of Field Practicum (316) 978-6833 breann.collins@wichita.edu Thank you for your service to WSU Social Work students!