Foundations of Field Education 2 Part A

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This is the first in a three-part series for students to complete Foundations of Field Experience 2 in a part-time format. This course is the student's second social work field education experience in the four-part field education practicum sequence and provides the MSW student with continued direct clinical practice experience in a clinical agency setting. Through guided supervision, the MSW student continues in the role of a professional social worker demonstrating clinical skills and 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.