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Field Instruction : A Guide for Social Work Students

ISBN: 9780205446186 | 0205446183
Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Pub. Date: 1/1/2007

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SummaryTable of Contents
Overview: Field Instruction is a comprehensive, student-friendly guide for those beginning their first social work field experience. The text addresses the most common questions, concerns, and problems students encounter in their field practicums and provides them with essential information for completing the field experience successfully. It is structured so that "early" questions about preparing for the first interview are presented ahead of more complicated issues such as resolving ethical dilemmas. New to this edition: Covers issues of incr... MORE
Prefacexi
Field Instruction and the Social Work Curriculum
1(20)
Overview
1(1)
... MORE
Why Field Instruction?
1(1)
What Is the Role of the Faculty Field Liaison?
2(1)
What Is the History of Field Instruction in Social Work?
3(2)
What Are the Current Standards for Field Instruction?
5(1)
Are There Different Types of Field Placements?
6(1)
How Are Students Prepared for Field Instruction?
6(1)
How Are Students in Field Placement Supervised?
7(1)
How Are Classroom Learning and Field Instruction Integrated?
7(1)
What Is the Purpose of Field Seminars?
8(1)
Do Students with Undergraduate Field Instruction Get Credit When They Work toward a Master's Degree in Social Work?
9(1)
Is It Possible for a Student to Have a Field Placement Where He or She Is Also Employed?
10(11)
References
10(1)
Additional Readings
11(2)
Exercises
13(8)
The Partnership with Social Service Agencies
21(14)
Overview
21(1)
Why Do Agencies Accept Student Interns?
21(1)
How Are Field Agencies Chosen?
22(1)
How Are Field Instructors Selected?
22(1)
How Are Agencies and Students Matched?
23(1)
What Specifically Are Social Service Agencies Looking for in Student Interns?
24(2)
A Strong Desire to Help Others
24(1)
Interest and Ability to Function in a Particular Setting
25(1)
Maturity
25(1)
Honesty
25(1)
How Do I Gather Information on Possible Practicum Agencies Ahead of Time?
26(9)
Reference
26(1)
Additional Readings
26(1)
Exercises
27(8)
Getting Started
35(30)
Overview
35(1)
How Do I Find an Agency That Meets My Needs?
35(3)
Transportation
36(1)
Scheduling
36(1)
Supervision
36(1)
Populations, Problem Areas, and Networking
37(1)
Agency Value Base
38(1)
How Do I Prepare for the Practicum Interview?
38(2)
What Can I Do to Deemphasize Little or No Work Experience?
40(1)
Is It Wise to Admit My Weaknesses?
41(1)
How Should I Respond to Questions about My Educational Preparation?
42(3)
How Should I Dress for the Practicum Agency?
43(1)
How Do I Make a Good Impression?
44(1)
Getting Oriented---What Can I Expect on the First Day?
45(2)
How Do I Develop a Learning Contract?
47(3)
Points to Remember about the Learning Contract
50(2)
How Will the Agency Evaluate My Performance as a Student Intern?
52(1)
What Do I Do if the Field Instructor Becomes Incapacitated?
53(12)
References
54(1)
Additional Reading
54(1)
Exercises
55(10)
The Student Intern: Learning New Roles
65(22)
Overview
65(1)
How Much Will I Be Given to Do?
65(2)
How Much Will I Be Supervised, and by Whom?
67(1)
How Do I Make Supervision Work for Me?
68(1)
How Will My Faculty Field Liaison Evaluate Me?
69(3)
How Do I Juggle All My Roles Simultaneously?
72(1)
How Do I Know If I'm Stressed Out?
73(1)
How Can I Effectively Manage the Stress in My Life?
74(1)
The Student Intern's ``Bill of Rights''
75(1)
Myths I Can Do Without
75(12)
References
76(1)
Additional Readings
76(1)
Exercises
77(10)
Contexts in Which Social Workers Operate
87(32)
Overview
87(1)
What Are the Differences among Volunteer, Student, and Employee Roles?
87(2)
Do Students Have the Same Privileges as Staff Members?
89(1)
What Do I Need to Know about Interdisciplinary Team Meetings?
90(1)
Can a Friend Supervise Me?
91(1)
Should I Contract with Clients?
91(1)
What Do I Need to Know about Agency Recording?
91(2)
How Do I Refer a Client to Another Agency or Professional?
93(2)
What Is Managed Care?
95(1)
How Does Managed Care Affect Social Work Practice?
96(1)
What Specialized Knowledge and Skills Are Important in a Managed Care Environment?
97(1)
Should I Share Personal Information with Clients?
98(1)
How Do I Work with Difficult Office Staff and Supervisors?
99(1)
What Is Evidence-based Practice?
100(2)
Why Is Evidence-based Practice Essential for Social Workers?
102(1)
How Do I Prepare for Evidence-based Practice in My Own Work?
103(1)
What Is HIPAA?
104(3)
How Does HIPAA Affect Social Work and Social Workers?
107(12)
References
109(1)
Additional Readings
110(1)
Exercises
111(8)
Client Systems: The Recipients of Service
119(36)
Overview
119(1)
Who Are Clients?
119(1)
What Is It Like to Be a Client?
119(1)
What Do Clients Expect from Me?
120(2)
Should I Inform Clients That I Am a Student?
122(1)
How Do I Know If I Am Helping My Clients?
123(3)
What Do I Do When a Client Won't Talk?
126(1)
What Do I Do When the Client Who Won't Talk Is a Child?
126(1)
Do I Need to Worry about My Personal Safety in the Field Practicum?
127(1)
How Do I Manage Angry and Hostile Clients?
127(1)
How Do I Protect Myself?
128(1)
How Do I Deal with Noncompliant Clients?
129(1)
Why Do I Need to Work with Clients Who Are Different from Me?
130(1)
How Can I Reduce My Sense of Inadequacy about Working with Diverse Clients?
131(1)
What Are the Most Important Practice Principles for Working with Clients Who Are Different from Me?
132(2)
What Do I Need to Know to Work with People with Disabilities?
134(2)
How Do I Work with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered People?
136(2)
What Is It Like to Work with Small Groups of Clients?
138(1)
Will I Be Working with Families?
139(1)
Are There Special Considerations for Working with Minority Families?
139(1)
What Is Macro Practice?
140(15)
References
141(1)
Additional Readings
142(1)
Websites
142(1)
Exercises
143(12)
Acquiring Needed Skills
155(30)
Overview
155(1)
Do Most Student Interns Feel Nervous and Inadequate?
155(1)
What Skills Might I Be Expected to Develop?
156(1)
How Do I Start Interviewing a Client?
156(2)
How Do I Begin to Help the Clients Who Are Assigned to Me?
158(2)
What Is Process Recording?
160(3)
I'm Self-Conscious about My Ability to Write Well. Will This Be a Problem?
163(1)
What Should I Keep in Mind When Making a Home Visit?
163(2)
Am I Likely to Deal with a Client Who Is Suicidal?
165(1)
How Can I Prepare to Deal with Suicidal Clients?
166(2)
Myths and Realities of Suicide
166(1)
Suggestions for Intervention with Suicidal Clients
00167(1)
What Do I Do If I Suspect My Client Plans to Attempt Suicide?
168(1)
How Do I Transfer a Case?
169(1)
How Do I Terminate Services with a Client?
170(15)
References
172(1)
Additional Readings
173(2)
Exercises
175(10)
Legal and Ethical Concerns
185(24)
Overview
185(1)
What Happens If I Make a Mistake?
186(1)
What Is Malpractice?
186(1)
Do I Need Liability Insurance?
186(1)
Can Confidential Client Material Ever Be Shared?
187(1)
May I Audio- or Videotape Clients?
188(1)
What Is an Ethical Dilemma?
189(1)
Can Ethical Dilemmas Be Avoided?
190(1)
How Do I Avoid Rushing into Ethical Dilemmas?
191(1)
How Do I Resolve Ethical Dilemmas?
192(2)
May I Accept a Gift from a Client?
194(1)
Is It Ever Permissible to Date Clients or Coworkers?
194(1)
What Do I Do if I Observe Something Illegal or Unethical?
195(1)
How Do I Handle Agency Secrets?
196(1)
How Do I Handle Sexual Harassment?
196(13)
References
197(1)
Additional Readings
198(1)
Exercises
199(10)
Pragmatic Concerns
209(20)
Overview
209(1)
What Do I Do If I Get Sick or Am Running Late and Miss My Appointments?
209(1)
Will I Be Asked to Share a Desk or Office?
210(1)
How Do I Keep Track of Time in the Practicum?
210(1)
Am I Permitted to Accumulate Overtime or Compensatory Time?
211(1)
How Do I Learn to Leave My Work at the Agency?
212(1)
What Do I Do If I Am Given Too Much or Too Little Responsibility?
212(1)
What Do I Do When I Am Having a ``Down'' Day?
213(1)
What Do I Do When Things Are Not Going Well?
213(2)
How Do I Plan for My Next Practicum?
215(1)
Am I Cut Out for Social Work?
215(1)
How Do I Prepare for Social Work Practice in the New Century?
216(13)
Reference
217(1)
Additional Readings
217(2)
Exercises
219(10)
Appendix A Problem-Oriented Recording229(4)
Appendix B National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics (1999)233(12)
Appendix C Example of a Student Intern Evaluation Form245(4)
Index249

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