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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FOUNDATION Field Education SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK SOWK 635-636 COURSE OBJECTIVES Practicum Field Education is part of the Foundation curriculum. It provides students with an opportunity to develop skill in applying what they are learning in the classroom. A primary objective of Practicum Field Education is the internalization of a generic problem-solving model of practice and development of generalist skills. The student is expected to master the field curriculum objectives by the end of the Practicum (i.e., by the end of the second semester). The Field curriculum is organized into eight focal learning areas. These are: I. Social work perspectives, theories, and knowledge II. Social work systems: agency setting community and inter-organizational practice groups families individuals III. Generic problem-solving model of practice IV. Intervention strategies and tactics (generalist skills) V. Social work relationships VI. Communication VII. Working with diversity VIII. Work management Attitude, knowledge, and skill objectives are provided for each focal learning area. The objectives should be used as a framework to: 1) Assess the student’s initial learning needs 2) Develop with the student an individualized learning contract 3) Evaluate the student’s learning and performance Upon completion of SOWK 635 and SOWK 636, students will have achieved the following objectives: I. SOCIAL WORK PERSPECTIVES, THEORIES AND KNOWLEDGE The student: Attitude Objectives Is aware that the focus of social work practice is person-in-situation and demonstrates commitment to that focus in working with and on behalf of clients in the field practicum: 48
Demonstrates a commitment to theory-based practice by mastering theories taught in the classroom, by seeking to apply them in the practicum, and by providing theory-based rationales for their interventions to the Field Instructor, Field Liaison and classroom instructor; Demonstrates commitment to the social work values and Code of Ethics by identifying if they are congruent with their personal value systems, by consciously seeking to implement social work values in their field practice; by identifying value conflicts and ethical dilemmas encountered in the practicum; by discussing with the Field Instructor any such dilemmas; and by knowing the rationale for ethical decisions made and actions taken; Demonstrates, in relationships with clients, agency staff and other people involved in specific - practice situations, respect for human beings and for diversity; Is alert to social injustices and conditions that threaten the welfare of the agency’s clients, (particularly populations-at-risk who are marginalized by social and economic forces) including manifestations in individual and family dysfunction, in the agency and its task and resource environments, in clients’ neighborhoods and communities, and in relevant social policy at the local, state, and federal levels; Believes in the potential for planned change at any system level, and demonstrates commitment to being an effective change agent by conscious effort to learn and by systematic, empirical evaluation of his/her own practice; Knowledge Objectives Understands and is able to describe the Social Work Code of Ethics and its application in the context of day-today practice; Understands the nature of social work as a profession and can analyze the role of social work within the field agency; Is aware of the broad social context of social work transactions and can describe how the policies, programs, and practice of the field agency are affected by its environment; Can describe the professional social work roles utilized in the agency and demonstrates understanding of those roles by consciously, appropriately, and differentially assuming them in her/his field work; Demonstrates an application of social work values and the Code of Ethics in all areas of practice; Can summarize concepts and theories taught in all Foundation courses, assesses their applicability to practice, and critically evaluate their utility in the field setting; Can describe the contribution of empirical research and of formal evaluation to social work effectiveness; Skill Objectives Is able to identify the systems involved in a particular case situation, their contribution to problem maintenance, their potential for supporting change, and their feasibility as intervention points; Approaches work with clients systematically, demonstrating basic skill in engaging client systems, and working in partnership with the client system to identify the problem; formulate goals; conduct an assessment; achieve a contract, including specific objectives and a plan; implement the plan; evaluate its effects and appropriately modifying or changing the plan; terminate, and evaluate the outcome; 49
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