FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

1 1 Revised 08/26/2016 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORK OFFICE OF FIELD EDUCATION FIELD EDUCATION REFERENCE MANUAL For SSOOWW 44551100:: UUNNDDEERRGGRRAADDUUAATTEE FFIIEELLDD EEDDUUCCAATTIIOONN SSOOWW 55553322:: GGRRAADDUUAATTEE FFIIEELLDD EEDDUUCCAATTIIOONN II SSOOWW 55553355:: GGRRAADDUUAATTEE FFIIEELLDD EEDDUUCCAATTIIOONN IIII SSOOWW 55553377:: FFIIEELLDD EEDDUUCCAATTIIOONN:: SSPPEECCIIAALL PPLLAACCEEMMEENNTT Office of Field Education Room 2514-C, UNIVERSITY Center Tallahassee, FLORIDA 32306-2570 Telephone: (850) 644-4860; 1-888-232-6416 Fax: (850) 644-2275 2 Revised 08/26/2016 TTAABBLLEE OOFF CCOONNTTEENNTTSS Field Eligibility 4 Veterans Preference 4 Field Application Deadline 5 Military/Reserve Duty 5 Jury Duty 5 Nights/Weekends Incomplete Grade Employment Based Proposal (EBP)..7-8 Agency Orientation of Student to Field Student Policies and Procedures in Field Student Learning Expectations and Responsibilities 14-15 Role of the MSW and Task Supervisor 16-17 Safety Issues and Guidelines 18-22 Sexual Harassment Policy 23-25 Termination Policies and Procedures 26-30 FIELD OBJECTIVES Objectives for Undergraduate Field Education 32-35 Objectives for Graduate Field Education I 36-39 Objectives for Graduate Clinical Field Education II 40-45 Objectives for Graduate Social Leadership 46-49 Objectives for Graduate Field Education II Special FIELD FORMS SECTION SOW 4510 Educational Plan 57-59 SOW 5532 Educational Plan 60-62 SOW 5535 Clinical Education Plan 63-65 SOW 5535 Social Leadership SOW 4510 Evaluations Final 75-79 Student Evaluation of Internship SOW 5532 Evaluations Student

2 Evaluation of Internship SOW 5535 Evaluations 3 Revised 08/26/2016 Midterm Clinical 110-117 Midterm Social Final Clinical 123-130 Final Social Student Evaluation of Internship Agency Clinical 137-145 Student Evaluation of Internship Agency SL 146-153 Field Placement Time Sheet 154 STUDENT TYPE SEMESTERS Fall and Spring (16 weeks) HOURS PER WEEK TOTAL HOURS SEMINAR BSW 1 Semester 32 512 YES BSW Part-Time 2 Semesters 16 20 256 YES MSW-1st Year 1 Semester 27 432 Yes MSW 1ST Year 2 Semesters 14 216 No MSW-Advanced 1 Semester 32 512 YES MSW-Advanced Part-Time 2 Semesters 16-20 256 (advanced) YES STUDENT TYPE SEMESTER Summer* (13 weeks) HOURS PER WEEK TOTAL HOURS SEMINAR BSW 1 Semester 40 512 YES BSW Part-Time 2 Semesters 20 256 YES MSW-1st Year 1 Semester 34 432 Yes MSW 1ST Year 2 Semesters 17 216 No MSW-Advanced 1 Semester 40 512 YES MSW-Advanced Part-Time 2 Semesters 20 256 (advanced) No.

3 4 Revised 08/26/2016 STUDENTS IN FIELD PLACEMENT Internship hours can only be accrued during the semester(s) for which the student is enrolled in the internship. Hours clocked prior to the start or subsequent to the end of the semester, when such hours have not been previously specifically approved by the Office of Field Education, may not be counted as hours towards completion of the internship. Students are encouraged to work directly with the Office of Field Education and the faculty liaison to ensure that their internship participation corresponds with the UNIVERSITY s academic calendar during UNIVERSITY breaks. Students cannot intern during UNIVERSITY breaks. Unless previously specifically approved by the Office of Field Education hours clocked prior to the start or subsequent to start of the internship may not be counted as hours towards completion of the internship. Liability insurance is the responsibility of the student if required by the agency where the internship will occur.

4 Liability insurance can be obtained through National Association of Social Workers or a company of the students choice. FIELD ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA Students are expected to meet eligibility criteria prior to entering field. Students are cleared academically through the BSW and MSW programs respectively to assure: 1. All prerequisites are completed at the BSW level 2. All social work courses are completed at the BSW and MSW level 3. A grade point average has been achieved in social work courses 4. If a student is on academic probation the semester prior to entering field the following has to occur: 4a. The student can meet with a field faculty member to review placement options only 4b. The student cannot interview with a perspective agency until grades post 5. Once grades post student will participate in an interview with Field Faculty to receive agency information regarding establishing an internship.

5 Veterans Preference Policy Students who have served in the military or National Guard will receive preference for a placement interview at the Veterans Administration (VA) . The student will inform field faculty of their interest via the field application and during the intern interview. In order to receive an interview preference for a VA field placement, the student must provide verification of service(DWI) in the military or the National Guard. "If the VA selected has a different policy regarding the referral preference, the Office of Field Education will defer to the VA policy." 5 Revised 08/26/2016 Field Application Deadline Dates Field applications are required of each student entering field. The process of entering field is multifaceted, therefore to assure students can be placed in a timely manner it is important to adhere to designated deadline dates. Field applications are submitted through our on-line system only and deadline dates established must be adhered to as published.

6 Students will be given a 5 day grace period. Once the grace period has ended students within the College of Social Work will not be able to complete their internship until the following semester. Once the field application is submitted and the process begins for placement, students cannot explore placements in other geographical areas if more than 4 weeks has passed after the interview process has ended. Students interested in interning internationally will need to contact the Director of International Programs at least two semesters prior to entering field. Students seeking international placements typically begin the process eight months in advance of the actual placement. Those exploring such placements are also responsible for meeting all CSW field deadline dates as posted by the CSW field office. Military/Reserve Duty Policy Students serving in the military and/or a reserve unit called to duty during field placement will provide a copy of their orders.

7 The student will receive an incomplete in the field and seminar courses. Upon return from duty the placement will resume with the initial agency or a placement established with another agency if warranted. Hours earned prior to serving will be counted towards the required hours for the placement. Jury Duty Students selected for jury duty or chosen to serve as a juror during their field placement will attend. A copy of the summons will be placed in the students file. Hours missed while attending jury selection or duty will have to be completed prior to the semester ending. If the, jury selection or duty occurs at the end of the semester hours will be completed at the start of the next semester. 6 Revised 08/26/2016 OFFICE OF FIELD EDUCATION Student Field Education Internship Agreement I understand that as a student in the BSW or MSW Program, I will be required to complete a minimum of 512 hours as a BSW or MSW 2nd year / Advanced Standing student per semester.

8 As a 1st year MSW student I will be required to complete 432 hours a semester. Evenings (after 5pm) and weekend placements are extremely limited, therefore the College of Social Work cannot guarantee the availability of evening and weekend placements. I understand that I will need to make plans to complete 8 hours per week during normal daytime hours. All field hours are negotiated with the field placement agency, allowing for attendance at orientations, trainings, case staffing, and supervision during the day. I also understand the following must occur for me to be eligible for an internship: BSW students have a Social Work GPA, with all required course work completed. MSW 1st Year students maintain a Cumulative GPA with al required course work completed. MSW 1st Year students pass SOW 5308: Social Work Practice prior to entering the internship. All incomplete grades are satisfied.

9 All corrective action plans are fulfilled. 7 Revised 08/26/2016 Incomplete Grade Policy Students receiving incompletes in field and have completed all course work will be required to take at least one course the semester the incomplete will be satisfied. Students will not be allowed to complete field without being registered in a course. EMPLOYMENT BASED PROPOSAL (EBP) Traditionally, Social Work field placements are educationally focused, unpaid training experiences in Social Work settings, which are selected, based on the student s level and/or concentration in their program of studies. There are some situations, however, in which paid employment can meet the standards for field placements, and which can be accepted by the Office of Field Education as a field placement for SOW 4510, SOW 5532, SOW 5535, or SOW 5537. Students who have current employment and have a need to remain employed and have successfully completed the agency s probationary period , may request that one of their two field placements be at their agency of employment.

10 Students must advise the Office of Field Education of this request when completing their interview process with Field faculty. Advanced Standing Students are eligible for an Employment Based internship if the agency is not the same one in which they completed their BSW internship. The Director will review EBP feasibility and options. The guiding principle for these exceptional decisions is that the field placement experience must constitute new learning for the student: , a new population, utilizing new treatment methodology, and/or in a new field of practice. Another principle is to have appropriate MSW supervision and an opportunity to apply theories and knowledge from the classroom in a practice setting. Our program organizes course requirements and field education in a particular sequence, which is structured in that way for educational reasons. Therefore, this new learning opportunity must fall at a certain point in the program of studies, and additionally must meet our established objectives for field placements.