Syllabus
Master of Social Work
SSW 582 – Integrating Seminar/Practicum IV
Credits - 4
Description
Integrating Seminar/Practicum IV is a final semester of a two-semester sequenced course designed to provide students with a supervised advanced practice experience in a social service agency/organization. The final semester of practicum IV provides an opportunity for students to hone advanced social work skills in a specialized setting. The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, the World Health Organization Definition of Health and the International Federation of Social Work’s Policy Statement on Health will continue to be incorporated into discussions of how resource equity, social justice and universal health and healthcare across the life span impacts work with client systems. Students complete 560 hours in the agency/organization setting over the two semester academic year. Each student receives 1 hour of weekly, individual field instruction from a MSW level social worker. Students are expected to abide by the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers in their practice with clients and agencies/organizations. The Integrating Seminar provides students with an opportunity to discuss and reflect on professional social work issues from their practicum experience regarding assessment, specific interventions with client systems and the application of practice theories at all levels of practice. Students use the Integrating Seminar to monitor their own learning experience and their progress in attaining their professional goals with respect to people’s membership in groups and communities (urban, regional and rural) distinguished by class, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, and culture while honoring each person’s individuality. Since this course is the last course to complete, prior to receiving your Master’s in Social Work degree, we will spend some time and provide resources for students to explore individually and as a group, the transition students will make from graduate social work student to master level social worker.
Materials
Learning Objectives and Outcomes
School of Social Work Program Outcomes:
Graduates of the UNE SSWO will demonstrate knowledge, skills, and leadership in the following:
- Demonstrates ethical and professional behavior.
- Advance human rights and social, racial, economic, and environmental justice.
- Engage in anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) in practice.
- Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice.
- Engage in policy practice.
- Engage with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
- Assess individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
- Intervene with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
- Evaluate practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrates professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and oral, written, and electronic communication.
- Student applies understanding of the importance of diversity and difference in shaping life experiences in all levels of social work practice and engages clients, organizations and/or communities as experts in their own experience.
- Student applies their understanding of social inclusion (social, economic, and environmental justice) to advocate for and engage in practices that advance social inclusion (social, economic, and environmental justice) through the identification and assessment of social policies that impact well-being service delivery and access to services.
- Applies self-awareness and self-regulation to manage the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse clients and constituencies.
- Uses empathy, reflection, and interpersonal skills to effectively engage diverse clients, organizations, and/or communities.
- Collects, organizes, and applies critical thinking to interpret ongoing assessment information from clients, organizations, and/or communities.
- Applies knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in the analysis of ongoing assessment information, developing mutually agreed upon intervention goals with clients, organizations, and/or communities and can utilize client feedback or other evaluation methods to improve practice, policy and/or service delivery.
- Uses inter-professional collaboration in the process of assessment, developing interventions and evaluating practice to achieve beneficial outcomes for clients, organizations and/or communities.
- Makes ethical decisions by applying the standards of the Social Work Codes of Ethics, relevant laws and regulations, models for ethical decision-making, ethical conduct of research and use of technology, and additional codes of ethics as appropriate to context.
Accreditation Standards Addressed (Bold Primary):
- CSWE EPAS 2015 Competencies
- Competency 1–Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
- Competency 2 –Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice
- Competency 3 –Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
- Competency 5 –Engage in Policy Practice
- Competency 6 –Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
- Competency 7 –Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
- Competency 8 –Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
- Competency 9 –Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
Assignments
A variety of learning activities are designed to support the course objectives, facilitate different learning styles, and build a community of learners. Learning activities for each module include the following:
Readings and Multimedia
Description: There are required readings and recommended texts in this course. While there are not prescribed readings from these texts, you are required to read and utilize the readings throughout the course. Your instructor may integrate and suggest additional readings throughout the modules. We recommend that you utilize the Bibliography extended readings. Additional readings in the modules will be introduced as the forms and supporting documents needed for completion. There are a few videos presented as learning material, but the majority of video in this course is student-created each week.
Discussions
Description: Each week you will engage in weekly Video Assignment and discuss some of your peers’ field experiences. You will also post one self-care tip that you are employing and discuss amongst your classmates. There are several optional discussion boards in this course that you may utilize to ask questions about a specific assignment. Midway through the course, you will have discussion opportunities about being a mandated reporter in your state and what the laws require.
We recommend that you utilize the Bibliography extended readings to integrate into your discussions and assignments.
Writing Assignments, Projects and Assessments
Description: There are several assignments in this course, which are all tailored around strengthening your field internship and experiences. These assignments will be collaborative with your field instructor and seminar instructor and there will be plenty of time for review, comment, and submission. These will be highlighted throughout the course along with several reminders and prompts to get started. All of your assignments (including all of your forms) must be submitted via the assignment link and not via email. Any assignments (including all of your forms) submitted through Mail or email will not be accepted. They must be through the assignment link.
We recommend that you utilize the Bibliography extended readings to integrate into your discussions and assignments.
Grading and Feedback Method
Feedback will be provided within the assignment submission tool. Due dates for all learning activities are provided in the “Course Schedule.”
Grading Policy
The School of Social Work uses the following grading system for all courses with the exception of field education courses. Students are expected to maintain a “B” (3.0) average over the course of their study. Students with less than a GPA of 3.0 will be placed on academic probation. Students must have an overall GPA of 3.0 in order to receive their Master’s Degree.
Your grade in this course will be determined by the following criteria:
Grade Breakdown
| Assignment | Point Value | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Video Assignments (3 points x 8 weeks) | 24 points | 24% |
| Self Care (1 point x 16 weeks) | 16 points | 16% |
| Video Responses (2 points x 15 weeks) | 30 points | 30% |
| Re-introduce Self | 2 points | 2% |
| Re-post Field Placement Proposal | 1 point | 1% |
| Update Learning Contract | 2 points | 2% |
| Schedule Field Visit | 2 points | 2% |
| Field visit | 2 points | 2% |
| Mandated Report | 2 points | 2% |
| Process Recording #1 | 3 points | 3% |
| Process Recording #2 | 3 points | 3% |
| Self Assessment | 3 points | 3% |
| Endings Clients | 2 points | 2% |
| Endings Faculty, Peers | 2 points | 2% |
| Field Evaluation and Time Sheet | 6 points | 6% |
| Total: | 100 points | 100% |
Grade Scale
| Grade | Points Grade | Point Average (GPA) |
| A | 94 – 100% | 4.00 |
| A- | 90 – 93% | 3.75 |
| B+ | 87 – 89% | 3.50 |
| B | 84 – 86% | 3.00 |
| B- | 80 – 83% | 2.75 |
| C+ | 77 – 79% | 2.50 |
| C | 74 – 76% | 2.00 |
| C- | 70 – 73% | 1.75 |
| D | 64 – 69% | 1.00 |
| F | 00 – 63% | 0.00 |
Schedule
Field Practicum IV & Seminar, SSW 582
Course Dates: August 30, 2017 – December 17, 2017
All assignments are to be submitted by 11:59 p.m. E.S.T. on the dates listed below.
Unless otherwise specified, all module discussions and assignments are due the last day of the module or unit.
MODULE 1: Welcome Back to Integrating Seminar – Review Learning Contract and update as needed, Make sure YouTube Channel is functioning, Self-Care – Dates: Wednesday 08/30/2017 – Sunday 09/03/2017
Discussions:
- Re-introduce Yourself (Due Sunday)
- Self-Care (Due: Sunday)
Assignments:
- Re-Introduce Yourself Discussion Board
- All students re-submit Learning Contracts;
- Review of Learning Contract with FI and amend if necessary
- Re-submit Field Proposal and Agreement Form
- Verify Youtube and Video Everywhere is functional
Documents:
- Online Field Education Manual: Policies and Procedures
- Online Field Education Manual: Forms
- Learning Outcomes and Objectives – Advanced Year
- Learning Contract – Advanced Year – Blank
- Learning Contract – Advanced Year – Sample
- Learning Methods
- Ethical Dilemmas in Caring
- Ethical Dilemma Handout
- Ethical Decision Making Step by Step
- Ethical Communication
- Self Disclosure Handout
- Safety Agreement (Block Placement Students Only)
- Tasks for Endings
- Field Visit Agenda – Advanced Year – Second Semester
- Field Instruction Description
- Video Assignment Policies
- Video Assignment Guidelines
- Video Response Guidelines
- Process Recording Handout
- Process Recording Format – Individual
- Process Recording Format – Group
- Process Recording Format – Community Meeting
- What is Field Instruction: Helpful Hints for Students and Field Instructors
- Online Field Education Manual: Policies & Procedures, Online Field
Web Sites:
- NASW Code of Ethics
- International Federation of Social Workers Code of Ethics
- World Health Organization
- United Nations Declaration of Human Rights
Module 2: Mandated Reporting Assignment Introduction, Video Assignment and Discussion, Self-Care, Post Learning Contract – Dates: Monday 09/04/2017 – Sunday 09/10/2017
Discussions:
- Video Assignment (Due Wednesday, 11:59 pm EST)
- Video Assignment Responses (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST);
- Self-Care Corner (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
Assignment:
- Post Updated Learning Contract (Due Sunday 11:59 pm EST)
Documents:
- Learning Contract – Advanced Year – Sample
- Learning Methods
- Field Visit Agenda
- Process Recording Handout
- Process Recording Format – Individual
- Process Recording Format – Group
- Process Recording Format – Community
- Safety Checklist – Home and Community Visits
- Home-Based Social Work Practice
Multimedia:
- Mandatory Reporting
- Broken Trust Video
Web Sites:
Module 3: Video Assignment and Discussion, Self-Care – Dates: Monday 09/11/2017 – Sunday 09/17/2017
Discussions:
- Video Assignment
- Video Assignment Responses (Due: Sunday 11:59 pm EST)
- Self-Care Corner (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
Documents:
- Ethical Dilemmas in Caring
- Ethical Dilemma Handout
- Ethical Decision Making Step by Step
- Ethical Communication
- Field Visit Agenda – Advanced Year – Second Semester
Module 4: Video Assignment and Discussion, Self-Care – Dates: Monday 09/18/2017 – Sunday 09/24/2017
Discussions:
- Video Assignment (Due: Wednesday 11:59 PMEST)
- Video Assignment Responses (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
- Self-Care Corner (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
Documents:
- Helpful Hints for Licensing
- Field Visit Agenda – Advanced Year – Second Semester
- Process Recording Expectations
- Process Recording Format – Individual
- Process Recording Format – Group
- Process Recording Format – Community
Module 5: Video Assignment and Discussion, Self-Care – Dates: Monday 09/25/2017 – Sunday 10/01/2017
Discussions:
- Video Assignment (Due: Wednesday 11:59 PM EST)
- Video Assignment Responses (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
- Self-Care Corner (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
Assignments:
- Field Visit Scheduled
Documents:
- Field Visit Agenda – Advanced Year – Second Semester
Module 6: Video Assignment, Discussion and Self-Care – Dates: Monday 10/02/2017 – Sunday 10/08/2017
Discussions:
- Video Assignment (Due: Wednesday 11:59 PM EST)
- Video Assignment Responses (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
- Self Care Corner (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
Module 7: Video Assignment and Discussion, Self-Care – Dates: Monday 10/09/2017 – Sunday 10/15/2017
Discussions:
- Video Assignment (Due: Wednesday 11:59 PM EST)
- Video Assignment Responses (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
- Self-Care Corner (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
Documents:
- Process Recordings Definition
- Process Recording Format – Individual
- Process Recording Format – Group
- Process Recording Format – Community
Module 8: Video Assignment and Discussion, Self-Care – Dates: Monday 10/16/2017 – Sunday 10/22/2017
Discussions:
- Video Assignment (Due: Wednesday 11:59 PM EST)
- Video Assignment Responses (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
- Self-Care Corner (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
Module 9: Process Recording #1, Introduction Self-Assessment Assignment, Video Assignment and Discussion, Self-Care – Dates: Monday 10/23/2017 – Sunday 10/29/2017
Discussions:
- Video Assignment (Due: Wednesday 11:59 PM EST)
- Video Assignment Responses (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
- Self-Care Corner (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
Assignments:
- Process Recording # 1 due
- Review Self Assessment Assignment
Documents:
- Process Recording Handout
- Process Recording Format – Individual
- Process Recording Format – Group
- Process Recording Format – Community
- Self-Assessment Form
Module 10: Endings with clients, Introduction Student Field Evaluation Form, Video Assignment and Discussion, Self-Care – Dates: Monday 10/30/2017 – Sunday 11/05/2017
Discussions:
- Video Assignment (Due: Wednesday 11:59 PM EST)
- Video Assignment Responses (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
- Self-Care Corner (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
- Discussion on Endings with Clients (Due Sunday 11:59 pm EST)
Assignments:
- Review Field Education Evaluation Form
Documents:
- Tasks for Endings Handout
- Final Field Evaluation
- Process Recording Handout
- Process Recording Format – Individual
- Process Recording Format – Group
- Process Recording Format – Community
Module 11: Endings with faculty and peers, Self-Assessment Assignment , Video Assignment and Discussion, Self-Care – Dates: Monday 11/06/2017 – Sunday 11/12/2017
Discussions:
- Video Assignment (Due: Wednesday 11:59 PM EST)
- Video Assignment Responses (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
- Self-Care Corner (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
- Endings with faculty and classmates discussion board (Due Sunday 11:59 pm EST)
Assignments: Self Assessment Assignment Due
Module 12: Video Assignment and Discussion, Self-Care – Dates: Monday 11/13/2017 – Sunday 11/19/2017
Discussions:
- Video Assignment (Due: Wednesday 11:59 PM EST)
- Video Assignment Responses (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
- Self-Care Corner (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
Documents: Helpful Hints for Licensing Exam
Module 13: Final Process Recording Due, Video Assignment and Discussion, Self-Care – Dates: Monday 11/20/2017 – Sunday 11/26/2017
Discussions:
- Video Assignment (Due: Wednesday 11:59 PM EST)
- Video Assignment Responses (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
- Self-Care Corner (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
- Endings Discussion Board (optional)
Assignments:
- Submit Process Recording #2
- Field Evaluation & Time Sheet May be submitted
Documents:
- Process Recordings Definition
- Process Recording Format – Individual
- Process Recording Format – Group
- Process Recording Format – Community
- Final Field Evaluation
- Helpful Hints for Licensing Exam
Module 14: Endings Discussion Board (optional), Video Assignment and Discussion, Self-Care – Dates: Monday 11/27/2017 – Sunday 12/03/2017
Discussions:
- Video Assignment (Due: Wednesday 11:59 PM EST)
- Video Assignment Responses (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
- Self-Care Corner (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
- Endings discussion board
Module 15: Endings Discussion Board (Optional), Student Field Evaluation Form and Time Sheet Due, Video Assignment and Discussion, Self-Care – Dates: Monday 12/04/2017 – Sunday 12/10/2017
Discussions:
- Video Assignment (Due: Wednesday 11:59 PM EST)
- Video Assignment Responses (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
- Self-Care Corner (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
- Endings discussion board (optional)
Assignment:
- Final Field Evaluation
- Field Time Sheet
Module 16: Congratulations and Celebration! Review of the Semester, Video Assignment and Discussion, Self-Care, and Good-byes! – Dates: Monday 12/11/2017 – Sunday 12/17/2017
Discussions:
- Video Assignment (Due: Wednesday 11:59 PM EST);
- Video Assignment Responses (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST);
- Self-Care Corner (Due: Sunday 11:59 PM EST)
Student Resources
Online Student Support
Your Student Support Specialist is a resource for you. Please don't hesitate to contact them for assistance, including, but not limited to course planning, current problems or issues in a course, technology concerns, or personal emergencies.
Questions? Visit the Student Support Social Work page
UNE Libraries:
- Library Access for all students: Your library login ID and password are the same as the ones you use to log into Brightspace.
- Social Work Databases: https://library.une.edu/library-materials/find/research-by-subject/social-work/
- Library Questions: Ask a librarian or phone library staff at (207) 602-2361 or (207) 221-4330.
Information Technology Services (ITS)
ITS Contact: Toll Free Help Desk 24 hours/7 days per week at 1-877-518-4673
Policies
Grading Policy
In order to pass your field placement, you must complete all activities in this course and score at least 80 out of 100 points. Points are earned for every assignment submitted and discussion forum in which you participate. Each assignment or discussion submitted late will earn partial credit. If you do not complete the entire assignment you will only receive partial credit.
Participation
You are expected to participate in each module–in all activities. Participation will be monitored through completion of your assignments. This also includes the discussion board.
Grading Policy
All assignments and discussions must be submitted in their respective modules. Points will be earned based upon timely submission and completion of all assignments and postings. If an assignment is returned for corrections, signatures or incomplete work you will receive only partial credit. Late discussions will receive partial credit. No assignment or discussion forum will be accepted after the end of the course. In order to pass this course, you must complete all assignments and earn a minimum 80 points out of a possible 100 points.
MSW Field Education Manual
Students are expected to know the policies and procedures outlined in the Online Field Education Manual: Policies and Procedures and Online Field Education Manual: Forms, found in Course Documents.
Field Practicum Attendance
- Students are expected to be in attendance in the agency on days designated for field in the Learning Contract and to observe agency hours and schedules.
- Absences must be promptly reported to the Field Instructor and must be made up to meet the required number of hours in field practicum.
- Students are required to notify their Course Instructor weekly, if they have not completed their regularly scheduled internship hours.
Field Hours Requirement
- The field placement requires a total of 560 hours completed in the practice setting for the two-semester sequence for all students.
- Students may consider the following additional opportunities to augment their field hours with the approval of their Field Instructor and Seminar Instructor:
- Field Instructors have the option of assigning a minimal amount of reading to Students (no more than 10 hours per semester)
- Students may attend workshops that are relevant to their placement focus with the permission of their Field Instructor
- Students are required to notify their Seminar Instructor weekly, if they have not completed their regularly scheduled internship hours.
- Students are expected to intern 18-20 hours per week.
- Students who are in the Block Placement are expected to intern 36-40 hours per week.
- Students are required to keep a weekly log of all field hours for each semester and attach their field hour’s sheet to the end of the semester Field Evaluation.
- There are a total of 32 weeks of field work in the academic year: 16 weeks of field work each semester.
Field Instructor Requirement
- The Field Instructor is an MSW level social worker in the agency (or off site) who provides individual field instruction with the Student, weekly for 1 1/2 hours per week.
- Students are required to develop a back-up plan for field instruction in the event of the Field Instructor’s absence. The back-up plan must include an MSW to provide field instruction. This plan must be detailed in the Learning Contract.
Video Assignment Criteria and Response Policy
Every other week, students will post Video Assignments in the discussion boards listed in each module. Each and every week, students will post responses to those videos. All students will post 5-minute bi-monthly Video Assignments by Wednesday 11:59PM EST of the week indicated following the criteria listed in this section. All Video Assignment videos must adhere to Principles of Confidentiality.
- Videos should be recorded with Video Everywhere tool, left or made “Unlisted” in Youtube, and posted into Blackboard.
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No other software/program may be used to produce and post the videos.
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Videotaping must be done in a confidential setting.
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All information must be de-identified to protect the identity of the client(s) and client system(s).
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Under no circumstances are videos to be shared with others or in a public online setting such as Facebook, YouTube, etc.
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It is expected that no copies of the videos will be made for personal or other use.
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Upon completion of the course, students must delete the videos from their computer as well as from YouTube. If students run out of space in the YouTube site, students should delete older videos as well.
All students are expected to actively participate in the Video Assignment responses referring to the Video Assignments Guidelines and Video Response Guidelines. All Video Assignment videos and responses on the discussion boards will follow these Criteria. Students are encouraged to be thoughtful in their responses. On occasion, the instructor may want to extend the discussion and encourage additional responses. Students can email or call the instructor if they would like a private discussion related to the class discussion. “Ask Your Instructor” discussion board is also available for questions not considered private.
In addition to the Video Assignment and responses, you will participate in several other weekly discussions. In all of your discussions, including the Video Assignments, please utilize the list of Topics to Integrate. We recommend that you utilize the Bibliography extended readings to integrate into your discussions and assignments. Posts that no longer relate to the identified topic should be moved to one of the on-going discussion boards such as “Ask Your Instructor,” “Hallway Discussions,” or “Resources.”
Field Practicum Attendance
Students are expected to be in attendance in the agency on days designated for field in the Learning Contract and to observe agency hours and schedules. Absences must be promptly reported to the Field Instructor and must be made up to meet the required number of hours in field practicum.
Essential Academic and Technical Standards
Please review the essential academic and technical standards of the University of New England School Social Work (SSW): https://online.une.edu/social-work/academic-and-technical-standards-une-online-ssw/
Turnitin Originality Check and Plagiarism Detection Tool
The College of Professional Studies uses Turnitin to help deter plagiarism and to foster the proper attribution of sources. Turnitin provides comparative reports for submitted assignments that reflect similarities in other written works. This can include, but is not limited to, previously submitted assignments, internet articles, research journals, and academic databases.
Make sure to cite your sources appropriately as well as use your own words in synthesizing information from published literature. Webinars and workshops, included early in your coursework, will help guide best practices in APA citation and academic writing.
You can learn more about Turnitin in the guide on how to navigate your Similarity Report.
Technology Requirements
Please review the technical requirements for UNE Online Graduate Programs: Technical Requirements
Confidentiality Statement
Student and faculty participation in this course will be governed by standards in the NASW Code of Ethics relating to confidentiality in sharing information from their placement sites and practice experiences. Students should be aware that personal information they choose to share in class, class assignments or conversations with faculty does not have the status of privileged information.
Late Policy
Assignments: Late assignments will be accepted up to 3 days late; however, there is a 10% grade reduction (from the total points) for the late submission. After three days the assignment will not be accepted.
Discussion posts: If the initial post is submitted late, but still within the discussion board week, there will be a 10% grade reduction from the total discussion grade (e.g., a 3 point discussion will be reduced by 0.3 points). Any posts submitted after the end of the Discussion Board week will not be graded.
Please make every effort ahead of time to contact your instructor and your student support specialist if you are not able to meet an assignment deadline. Arrangements for extenuating circumstances may be considered by faculty.