Foundations of Field Education 1 Part C

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This is the third in a three-part series for students to complete Foundations of Field Experience 1 in a part-time format. This course is taken at the same time MSW students are placed into their field experience placements. Topics will be introduced to students in class with their practical application being implemented in the concurrent field placement setting. Through guided supervision, the MSW student will be introduced to the role of a professional social worker and demonstrate clinical skills achieving the integration of classroom knowledge with professional practice skills. This course will address the social work field education placement experience, including the Field Learning Plan, caring for self in the Field Education Experience, the values and ethics of social work practice, professional boundaries, malpractice issues , approaches to supervision in social work practice, common problems in field, legal & regulatory issues in field, termination, evaluation, licensing and the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS )Standards. Field education provides MSW students the opportunity to work directly with field instructors, other professional colleagues, and client systems in micro, mezzo and macro practice settings applying the theories and concepts taught in the explicit curriculum of the program including various technologies supporting practice and service provision.