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Answer & Explanation:Throughout the past nine weeks, you have had the ability to apply social work practice skills in a real-world setting. At the end of your placement, your supervisor completed a final evaluation of your practice skills.Having had the chance to review your final evaluation, you will now synthesize the results of your evaluation to help you self-assess your field education experience. By performing the self-assessment, you will evaluate your professional development as a future social worker.For this assignment, reflect on your field education experience. Consider the skills that you have developed and how they might contribute to your professional identity as a social worker. Reflect on what you had hoped to learn in your concentration year experience.As you review your evaluation, the opportunity to engage in personal professional development should remain a consideration for the remainder of your program.For this Assignment, reflect on your field education experience. Review the results of your final evaluation and reflect on what you would like to gain in future practice experiences.Note: You should receive your final evaluation from you field instructor.The Assignment (4–5 pages):Use bulleted points as subheadings, Be thorough for responses and include 3 APA references which apply for socialwork fieldExplain whether you demonstrated social work practice skills throughout your field education experience, including a description of each social work practice skill and the measure(s) provided in the final evaluation.Explain how participation in your field education course might help you prepare for a career in social work.Describe potential areas where you might need improvement in relation to social work practice skills.Explain how you might address those areas as you continue to develop as a professional social worker.Explain how you have grown as a professional during this process.Propose personal action plans that you can continue into your professional career.Be sure to submit the results of your evaluation to this Assignment.
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MSW Advanced Clinical Concentration -Student Learning Agreement
Walden University — Barbara Solomon School of Social Work and Human Services –Social Work Program
Used with SOCW 6520 and SOCW 6530
Agency Name: Mercy Ardmore Senior Behavioral Health Unit
Agency Address: 1011 14th Avenue NW, Ardmore, OK 73401
Student Information
Name: Bonita McMorris
Walden Email:
bonita.mcmorris@waldenu.edu
Phone: (443) 250-9950
Academic Term
Summer 2019 and Fall 2019
Instructor/Supervisor
Information
Name: Esperanza Ballenilla, LMSW
Email:
eballenilla@brightfuturesahead.com
Phone: (410) 744-1340
Faculty Liaison Information
Agency Info
Name: Dr. Nicole Cavanagh
Description: Mental
Email:
Health Agency
nicole.cavanagh@mail.waldenu.edu
Phone: (803) 604-0121
Course Number
SOCW 6520-9
Population Served:
Youth, Adolescents (5 y
ears to 17 years) and
Adults (18 years and
older)
Proposed Schedule: Mon-Thurs – 8 am to 6 pm (weekends when applicable)
Describe what your regular tasks will be at the agency: Behavioral observations, treatment planning, and discharge
planning, group work, family consultation, residential resourcing and placements, coordinating continuum of care,
psychosocial assessments.
Importance of the Learning Agreement
Purpose of the Learning Agreement: The learning agreement is designed to ensure students are mindful about the learning expectations in their
field placement. It was developed to help students and supervisors/instructors plan a well-rounded experience that will help students meet the
learning objectives.
Learning Objectives: The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) requires students gain competency in nine areas of social work practice. These
areas of practice are defined as core competencies of the profession. Each core competency requires particular behaviors students should be able
to engage and gain competency in. Students should provide examples of activities in the agency they can participate in to help them meet the
learning objectives. Some examples of activities are provided. This is not an exhaustive list, so others can be added. Students must have an
opportunity to complete tasks in all nine areas of competency.
Connection to the Student Evaluation: Not only is the learning agreement a helpful tool to plan the learning goals for the term, but it connects
directly to the evaluation points in the student evaluation. Field Instructors/supervisors will be asked to complete student evaluations. Each
student is evaluated on the nine core competencies of social work. Having a solid learning agreement aligns the learning goals with the student’s
evaluation, so no areas are missed.
Instructions
Negotiating the Agreement: The learning agreement should be completed by week 3 at the agency. This is a collaborative process, where the field
instructor/supervisor and student meet to establish goals for the term. The student will then submit the agreement to the faculty liaison for
feedback and comments. Once everyone is happy with the agreement, all parties sign the agreement. During the evaluation session, toward the
end of the quarter, the student and instructor/supervisor should meet to discuss progress and challenges with the plan and develop ways to adjust
the learning for the remainder of the placement and the next quarter.
Form Layout:
Each page/grid is devoted to one of the nine Social Work Core Competencies. Students must have experience in all nine competencies.
Section Descriptions:
Expected Behaviors – the expected behaviors are those that are identified based on the concentration area. These behaviors should be
demonstrated by students during the term of the field placement/internship.
Agency Activities-These are examples of particular activities that students can do at the agency to demonstrate the expected behaviors.
Most of these are general to all settings. However, if they don’t quite match, feel free to add/change these to fit with the context of your
agency. Check all activities that apply.
Field Course Assignments-These are a few examples of field course assignments that help reinforce the Social Work Core Competencies.
Students will be required to complete all field course assignments.
How to Complete the Form:
a- By week 2, students should complete all student designated sections on the learning agreement and discuss it with their supervisor/instructor.
b- By week 3, students should upload the learning agreement to Blackboard for the faculty liaison to review. (Only upload agreements that have been
approved by your supervisor/instructor).
c- After the faculty liaison reviews and signs the agreement, the student and instructor should sign it.
d- After the agreement has been signed, the student will upload it to Meditrek.
Learning Agreement
Social Work Core Competency 1 – Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
Expected Behaviors – You will be
evaluated on these at the end of the
quarter
Agency Activities to help you achieve the Field Course Assignments – Complete
expected behaviors- Check ALL that
these in the course when assigned.
apply AND add other activities specific to
your agency.
a- Makes clinically appropriate decisions based on
the NASW Code of Ethics, and other local, state,
and federal legal statutes and regulations.
Adhere to ethical standards outlined by the
NASW and other social work organizations
b- Identifies and manages personal values to
provide clinical service delivery, according to
professional values and standards.
SOCW 6520 (Field III) Assignments:
Self-Assessment Assignment (Week1)
Discuss personal values in supervision when
they conflict with the values of the profession and
adjust practice as needed.
Blog post on confidentiality (Week 2)
Blog Post safety in field (Week 3)
c-Incorporates professional behavior when
engaging clients, families, colleagues, and other
professionals.
Recognize personal triggers that could impede
effectiveness with clients. Discuss those triggers
with your supervisor.
d- Evaluate the ethical and appropriate use
technology to facilitate delivery of clinical social
work services
Discuss case scenarios with my supervisor and
faculty liaison that require ethical reasoning.
Seek guidance when you experience and ethical
dilemma.
Blog Post on Supervision (Week 4)
Blog on Ethics (Week 5)
Use of Self Blog (Week 8)
e-Integrates principles of supervision and
consultation to guide professional judgment and
behavior.
f-Demonstrates professional development by
identifying the specialized skills and knowledge
needed to practice clinical social work.
Maintain professional boundaries with clients
and others and discuss and potential boundary
challenges in supervision.
Use professional communication and
interaction with clients, colleagues, and others.
Recognize your professional responsibility to
the client, the profession, and the agency.
Adhere to agency polices about technology
and record keeping. Discuss with your supervisor
any potential ethical challenges that may arise
because of the use of technology.
Add other activities here:
Adhered to NASW, State of MD COMAR and
CARF accreditation guidelines for personal and
professional values.
Communicated with supervisor, management,
office personnel, community members / partners
and clients in a professional manner.
Completed new hire onboarding process with
training, medical, first aid, etc.
Adhered to policies and procedures of agency,
received training on agency HER and assisted in
developing HER add-ons for information needed
for agency service delivery.
Sought guidance from supervisor when needed
and for weekly supervision.
Discussed with supervisor the role of personal
triggers in mental health.
For Student: After reviewing the Agency Activities and Field Course Assignments, describe how these expectations and
activities will help you increase competence in ethical and professional behavior. For example, how will you use your
strengths, improve knowledge, develop skills, and address any areas you need to improve as a professional (be specific)?
After reviewing the Agency activities and field course assignments, I believe that this format will allow for my professional
development to not only advocate for my clients but ensure a strong foundation to facilitate sessions following the guidelines of
the NASW. Currently, the area I need improvement is on boundaries. This is because it is so hard to feel sorry for what a person Is
going through and not try to help as much as you can.
For Student: Write two goals that you want to achieve to help you develop as a professional social worker (these goals should
address areas of growth and professional development).
1. To use research for my client intervention
2. To promote the dignity of my clients self-worth at all times
For Student: Write down any questions you have for your instructor/supervisor or faculty liaison:
Question for Instructor:
1. What is the agency position on the therapeutic relationship between the intern and the client?
2. How do you assign caseloads to your interns?
Instructor/Supervisor’s Feedback for Evaluation: (To be completed during evaluation).
Per evaluation: Ms. McMorris has effectively demonstrated reflection and self-regulation to manage personal values while maintaining
professionalism during service delivery. She maintains professional behaviors, appearance, and oral and written communication. Ms.
McMorris applies legal statues and regulations, along with CARF International Accreditation standards to her ethical decision making and
service delivery.
At BFA we believe that our interns should have the opportunity to learn in a hands-on person-centered environment for our
clients. We typically give a case load of 10 clients for our interns to follow through their internship. We assign caseloads based
on the needs of the clients and based on each therapist’s strengths.
Social Work Core Competency 2 – Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice
Expected Behaviors – You will be
evaluated on these at the end of the
quarter
Agency Activities to help you achieve the Field Course Assignments – Complete
expected behaviors- Check ALL that
these in the course when assigned.
apply AND add other activities specific to
your agency.
a-Demonstrates cultural awareness by recognizing
and integrating diverse populations’ varying
values, culture, norms, and beliefs throughout the
therapeutic process.
b-Demonstrates cultural humility by managing
personal biases when partnering with clients.
c- Communicates in a culturally responsive way
recognizing various community structures, norms,
and values.
Practice with those who are different from you
based on age, SES, color, culture, disability,
ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, etc.
Discuss in supervision and in class the
strengths of engaging diversity and the challenges
you have when engaging difference.
SOCW 6520 (Field III) Assignments:
Agency Assignment – describe the population
(Week 4)
Diversity Blog (Week 7)
Engage in self-refection about personal biases
related to client population and discuss with
supervisor and be able to demonstrate that you
can have a personal view and a professional view
in practice.
Develop a diversity/cultural competency plan
that allows you to learn about the cultural needs
of client groups and be culturally responsive when
communicating with clients.
Add other activities here:
Drafted agency cultural competency plan for
annual review.
Facilitated various groups children, adolescents,
and adult from different back grounds.
Discussion of biases and how it could show up in
session. Attended inhouse training on diversity
and cultural competency importance.
For Student: After reviewing the Agency Activities and Field Course Assignments, describe how these will help you engage
diversity and difference in practice. For example, how will you use your strengths, improve knowledge, develop skills, and
address any areas you need to improve as a professional (be specific)?
These Agency Activities will help me develop professionally by allowing me to engage with diverse clients and meeting them
where they are. This will be accomplished by taking my ego and biases out of the situation and allowing the client to be heard.
For Student: Write two goals that you want to achieve to engage diversity and difference in practice (these goals should
address areas of growth and professional development).
1. I would like to learn how to write a cultural competency plan.
2. I would like to learn about the role of statistics and how they apply to program development.
For Student: Write down any questions you have for your instructor/supervisor or faculty liaison:
1. Will I be able to learn about Corporate Compliance and how it impacts the agency?
Instructor/Supervisor’s Feedback for Evaluation: (To be completed during the evaluation).
The student will be able to learn each aspect of the agency corporate structure to promote professional development. The
student will be able to work with each member of the corporate staff to see how each entity operates.
Per evaluation:
Ms. McMorris always acknowledges the cultural values, norms and beliefs when providing services to clients. She readily recognizes the
clients as experts in their cultural beliefs and seeks information from the client and performs her own research into the culture itself to
gain a better understanding. Ms. McMorris also uses supervision time to dialogue on how she managed her biases during her interactions
with the client. Additionally, Ms. McMorris has been working towards personal and professional boundaries when interacting with clients
as she has identified this as an area of improvement.
Social Work Core Competency 3- Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
Expected Behaviors – You will be
evaluated on these at the end of the
quarter
Agency Activities to help you achieve the Field Course Assignments – Complete
expected behaviors- Check ALL that
these in the course when assigned.
apply AND add other activities specific to
your agency.
a-Examines the effects of oppression,
discrimination, structural social inequality, and
historical trauma on clients/constituents and their
systems to guide intervention planning.
Identify barriers clients face when accessing
services at my agency or at other agencies and
discuss during supervision.
b- Chooses social work clinical practices that
promote human rights and social, economic, and
environmental justice.
Develop a plan to learn about the effects of
oppression, discrimination, inequality, and trauma
on clients.
Use evidence-based practices that consider
the unique challenges clients have when faced
with oppression, discrimination, social inequality,
and historical trauma.
Discuss with supervisor about how social,
economic, and environmental factors affect client
outcomes.
Work with instructor/supervisor to engage
advocacy for needs and services for clients.
Collaborate with a local or national
organization that advocates for your population.
Add other activities here:
Discussions on trauma, stigmas and inequality of
mental health with clients, supervisor and staff.
Created a support group for clients to promote
their self-sufficiency and help break the stigma of
mental health.
Conduct a client survey that evaluates the client’s
potential exposure to effects of oppression
and/or discrimination during service delivery. This
survey’s findings will inform BFA’s service delivery
and performance improvement as an agency.
Create an informational bulletin for BFA clients
with our survey findings and providing
educational focus groups to challenge internalized
misinformation and empower clients to overcome
social injustices and inequities. Focus groups
would also include skill building around
empowerment.
Engage in Roundtable in 2 roundtable discussions
and advocate for Human Rights and Social,
Economic, and Environmental
For Student: After reviewing the Agency Activities and Field Course Assignments, describe how these will help you advance
human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice. For example, how will you use your strengths, improve
knowledge, develop skills, and address any areas you need to improve as a professional (be specific)?
I would use the activities and learning from my field placement to assist my clarity in seeing what privilege, racism, and
economical factors impact society. I believe this will aid in my development when working with individuals and communities.
For Student: Write two goals that you want to achieve to help you advance human rights and justice (these goals should
address areas of growth and professional development)
1. I would like to engage with a politician to advocate for clients to promote some type of social change.
2. I would like to learn to write grants for a new program for the agency
For Student: Write down any questions you have for your instructor/supervisor or faculty liaison:
Instructor:
1. How does your agency partner with other organizations to promote social change?
2. Do you support training of your staff for professional development related to the core competency?
Instructor/Supervisor’s Feedback for Evaluation: (To be completed during the evaluation)
BFA partners with various community partners to provide a continuum of care for our population. By building these
relationships we can meet the clients where they are to provide quality services. We provide staff development trainings onsite and off-site for our clinicians for the use of evidenced-based practices for our client to remain current on treatment.
Per evaluation:
Ms. McMorris has been identifying privilege, racism, and economical factors that our client population experience and how that impacts
them and their communities. She demonstrates excellent advocacy skills for her clients and empowers clients to self-advocacy and
promotes self-sufficiency.
Social Work Core Competency 4 – Engage in Practice-Informed Research and Research-Informed Practice
Expected Behaviors – You will be
evaluated on these at the end of the
quarter
Agency Activities to help you achieve the Field Course Assignments – Complete
expected behaviors- Check ALL that
these in the course when assigned.
apply AND add other activities specific to
your agency.
a-. Critically evaluates evidence based and “best
Research the evidence-based treatment
interventions associated with the context of your
agency.
practice” treatment interventions
b- Develops clinical intervention plans based on
the best available research and “best practices”.
Use critical thinking to evaluate the benefits
and challenges of the evidence-based
SOCW 6520 (Field III) Assignment:
Intervention Treatment Plan Assignment
interventions used with clients. Discuss your
ideas with your supervisor.
SOCW6530 (Field IV) Assignment:
Intervention Treatment Plan Assignment part II
Develop treatment plans for clients that are
evidence-based.
Add other activities here:
Conduct 40 Treatment Plan reviews for
child/adolescent and adult clients
Conduct research on evidenced based best
practices for mental health population in an area
of interest (i.e Domestic Violence, Homeless,
Dual-Diagnosis, LGBTQ community, Victims of
Abuse, Grief and loss, etc.) and incorporate
findings in her treatment planning with clients.
For Student: After reviewing the Agency Activities and Field Course Assignments, describe how these will help you engage in
practice-informed research and research-informed practice. For example, how will you use your strengths, improve knowledge,
develop skills, and address any areas you need to improve as a professional (be specific)?
After the review of this section of the core competencies I will use my strength in research to explore evidenced based
intervention to use for client’s progress. This will aid in gaining more knowledge on the best practices available for cli …
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