Contents

• Resources for students and Field Instructors
• Director of Field Instruction Preface
• Field Instruction in MSW Programs
• Goals of Field Instruction
• Importance of Field Instruction

Downloadable Forms for Students and Field Instructors
 

1. Forms For MSW Students

a)Field Manual b) Student Handbook

2. Concentration Year Field Forms

a) SCH Field Forms

     SCH Field Forms
     Early Assessment Tool
     Calendar 2007-2008
     Evaluation of Practice Assignment
     Safety and Technical Standards- Ack of Capacity for Profe
     Criminal and Criminal Offense Ack Form 

b) CHUD Field Forms

      Chud Field Forms 07-08
      Early Assessment Tool
      Calendar 2007-2008
      Evaluation of Practice Assignment

c) HLT Field Forms

      HLT_Field_Forms_07-08
      Early Assessment Tool 
      Calendar 2007-2008
      Evaluation of Practice Assignment

d) MH Field Forms

      MH Field Forms 07-08 
      Early Assessment Tool
      Calendar 2007-2008
      Evaluation of Practice Assignment

e) CHF Field Forms

      CHF_Field_Forms_07-08 
      Early Assessment Tool
      Calendar 2007-2008
      Evaluation of Practice Assignment

f) CAP Field Forms

     CAP Field Forms 07-08 
     Early Assessment Tool
     Calendar 2007-2008
     Evaluation of Practice Assignment

 3. Foundation Field Forms

     Foundation Learning Contract
     Early Assessment Tool
     Calendar 2007-2008 
     SocW570, Field Instruction I
     Student Self Assessment Form
     SocW571, Field Instruction II
     Field Instructor's Evaluation of Field Liaison Services
     Student's Evaluation of Field Liaison Services
     Student Evaluation Of Field Placement
     Evaluation of Practice Assignment

PM Student Calendars

    January Start
     Summer Block
     

    4.    Guidelines & Educational Agreement for Place of Employment Form.

    5.    Planning you Concentration Year Field Placement for 2008-2009 

Agencies listed by Concentration

CHF
CHUD
MH
SCH
Listing of Schools in Suburban Cook County
School Concentration Placements Cover

   6. Information Packet for Prospective Field Placement Agencies

Information Packet for Prospective Field Placement Agencies
Agency Application Form
Agency Data Form
Field Instructor Application Form

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Director of Field Instruction Preface 

Field instruction is a dynamic process in the birth and development of new social workers. This process links students with Jane Addams faculty and social service agencies. During this process, students will work with field faculty members and field instructors to develop learning goals and objectives. The educational process will integrate knowledge from classroom content, social work practice and research. The process is intended to provide the most educationally sound learning experience for each and every student. 

Through the field instruction process, students develop their professional identification with social work, and begin their journey toward becoming a social work practitioner. Our mission is to produce competent social work practitioners, dedicated to serving at risk individuals, groups, families and communities. 

This manual provides the blueprint toward that goal. It includes details of the structure of the Jane Addams Field Instruction Division, describes the operation of the field division program, provides copies of the forms used to monitor learning goals and objectives, and outlines the activities required to evaluate student progress. The Field Instruction Division welcomes you, both students and field instructors, on this journey with the faculty of the Jane Addams College of Social Work towards developing the professional knowledge base of those entering the social service community, and in our effort to empower the lives of the individuals, families and communities we all serve. 

Barbara.C.Coats, A.M, L.C.S.W 
Interim Director of Field Instruction 

Field Instruction in the MSW Programs 

Jane Addams College of Social Work  MSW students are placed in more than 400 social service agencies in the Chicago metropolitan area. MSW students are placed in two agencies-one in each academic year.  First year MSW students spend 15 hours a week for 30 weeks for a total of 450 hours in their placement. Second year MSW students spend 24 hours a week in the field for a total of 720 hours. 

Goals of Field Instruction 

The goals of JACSW field instruction, in general, are: 

1. To educate professional personnel to provide social services in urban areas.
2. Provision of knowledge and skills for intervention with individuals, groups, families, communities and other systems in the restoration, maintenance and enhancement of social functioning.
3. Development of a professional identity consistent with social work values.
4. Development of skills in the evaluation of one's own social work practice and the practice of others.
5. Experience with various clienteles including diverse racial and ethnic groups and those populations at-risk or economically deprived.

Importance of Field Instruction 

Field instructors are essential to the achievement of the purposes and objectives of MSW field instruction. The field instructor must be able to make an educational assessment of the student including identification of the student's learning pattern and learning pace. A teaching plan is developed which individualizes the tutorial relationship, teaching method, and pacing of content and performance demands. Individualization must come within the standard of minimum performance competence and professional integration to be met by all students. Field instruction provides the integration of the educational experience directed toward competence. The successful accomplishment of this integration is achieved through clear procedures in the selection of field agencies, selection of field instructors, and the evaluation of student learning. A successful program of field instruction requires specialized training for field instructors as well as regular exchanges between the College, the field agencies, and the individual field instructors. Participation of field instructors in curriculum development is essential. 

JACSW provides the following for its field instructors: 

1. An introductory course required of all new field instructors to assist them in defining and carrying out their role.
2. Authorization to use the University library facilities.
3. Meetings to discuss curriculum development including requirements of the Curriculum Policy Statement of Council on Social Work Education.
4. Workshops with nationally-recognized experts to consider issues central to field instruction.