Finding Your Way Through Field Work

Chapter 1: Introduction To Field Work: Experiential Education Developing Competency in Field Work How to Maximize Experiential Learning in the Field Framework of This Text Chapter 2: Student Qualities and the Transformational Process Elements That Students Bring to Field Work Transformation in Field Work Five Elements of Field Work Chapter 3: Securing Agency Acceptance Agency Endorsement of Student as Worker With Clients Preparing for Initial Agency Meeting The Initial Agency Meeting Qualities That Agencies Are Looking For Barriers to Acceptance By the Agency Chapter 4: Developing Social Work Competencies Getting Started on the Right Foot at Field Placement Field Education as the "Signature Pedagogy" of Social Work Social Work Competencies and Practice Behaviors Social Work Competencies and Your School's Curriculum: Foundation Field Work Social Work Competencies and Your School's Curriculum: Second-Year Field Work Chapter 5: The Relationship Between Field Instructor and Student Roles of Field Instructors Roles of Students Chapter 6: Process Recording and Other Educational Tools Purpose of Process Recording Outline for Narrative Process Recording Additional Formats for Process Recording Further Educational Tools Chapter 7: The Relationship Between Faculty Field Advisor and Student Faculty Field Advisor's Roles Roles of Students Chapter 8: Timelines for Student Development BSW Program Field Work Timeline MSW Program Timeline for Field Work Challenges For All Students Progression of Learning Block Placement Designs Chapter 9: Developing Social Work Competencies in the Foundation Year Review of the Social Work Practice Competencies First-Year Competency Development Exemplars Moving Forward With Foundation Competencies Social Work Code of Ethics as Foundation for Competent Practice Chapter 10: Advancing Competencies in the Second Year Getting Started Second-Year Specialization Exemplars Social Work Code of Ethics as Foundation for Competent Practice Chapter 11: Employment and Field Placement at the Same Site Guidelines For Developing A Field Placement Within Your Agency Of Employment Common Problems And Pitfalls Chapter 12: Managing Stressful Relationships and Demands Managing Stressful Relationships With Clients Managing Stressful Relationships With Your Field Instructor Managing Issues At The Agency Managing Demands Of Family And Friends Chapter 13: Utilizing Self-Awareness in Social Work Practice Using Your History and Issues to Enhance Your Work When Your Personal Issues Get in the Way Managing the Countertransference and Transference (Hepworth, Rooney, Rooney, Strom-Gottfried, & Larson, 2010) Using Your History To Help Others Chapter 14: Looking Toward the Future Ending First-Year or Senior-Year Field Work Transition from First- to Second-Year Field Work Transition from BSW to Career or to MSW Program Transition from MSW to Career