SOCW 2090 Syllabus
Subject Code
SOCW
Course Number
2090
Course Title
Social Work Field Practicum II
Prerequisites
SOCW 2080 with a grade of C or higher, a 2.0 cumulative grade point average, no unresolved grades of F or I from previous courses, and good academic standing
Corequisites
Terms Offered
Offered every semester
Credit Hours
(2-12-6)
Course Description
The field practicum is an educationally focused, guided field experience in which students engage in community-based practice with individuals, families, and/or communities. Students gain experience with various social work roles, including the roles of advocate, broker, and counselor. Students learn to function as professional generalist social workers in an organizational setting, demonstrate an understanding of and behavior consistent with the NASW Code of Ethics, and to increasingly assume professional responsibility. Special emphasis is placed on the identification of specific needs, the empowerment of diverse populations at the micro and mezzo levels, and a keen awareness of social justice issues. Students will be under the supervision of the Social Work Assistant program faculty and agency personnel designated to coordinate work experience arrangements.
A work ethic grade is assigned for this course. For more information see Work Ethics.
Course Outcomes
Advanced Professional Interaction
- Identify and apply the knowledge, values, ethics, and social work principles that provide the basis for professional micro, mezzo, and macro level generalist practice as evidenced by field instructor observation and supervision.
- Demonstrate an increasing ability to think critically and systemically from a biopsychosocial framework about human behavior in the social environment at all systems levels as evidenced by performance on agency assignments such as assessments, case presentation, and supervision participation.
- Demonstrate the sills necessary to evaluate micro, mezzo, and macro level practice, as evidenced by field instructor observation/supervision and meetings with faculty liaison.
- Identify program or policy issues in practicum agency and develop a plan for change as evidenced by use of field instructor supervision and seminar participation.
Advance Personal Development and Problem Solving
- Display an increasing awareness of appreciation for human diversity (including gender, race, age, class, sexual orientation, culture, and physical condition) and the implication for micro, mezzo, and macro level generalist practice as evidenced by supervision and field instructor/agency staff observation.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the problem solving process as evidenced by performance in assigned agency tasks and participation in supervision.
- Express subscribe to and act in accordance with the NASW Code of Ethics as evidenced by field instructor/agency staff observation of performance.
- Demonstrate heightened self-awareness, including increasingly effective use of supervision to enhance one's practice competence as evidenced by reaction to field instructor feedback and participation in supervision.
Advanced Customer Interaction and Problem Solving
- Display an increasing awareness of and appreciation for human diversity (including gender, race, age, class, sexual orientation, culture and physical condition) and the implication for micro, mezzo, and macro level generalist practice as evidenced by supervision and field instructor/agency staff observation.
- Display increasingly refined interviewing and assessment skills and with various client systems as evidenced by field instructor/staff observation, supervision, and review of documentation.
- Demonstrate and foster the promotion of social and economic justice and the empowerment of populations-at-risk as evidenced by performance in agency assignments and observation of field instructor.
- Demonstrate an enhanced ability to utilize theoretical frameworks to understand the interactions among individuals, groups, and community organizations as evidenced by participation in supervision.