Field Education

SWK 493-494 Topical Outline

I.  The social work agency

A.      History 
B.      Organization
C.      Funding
D.      Client populations served (e.g. age, class, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, family structure, gender, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation)
E.       Agency networks, coalitions

II.  The social worker’s roles/activities/skills

A.      Case manager
B.      Advocate for social and economic justice
C.      Enabler/mobilize/program developer
D.      Social broker
E.       Counselor
F.       Group worker
G.     Information and referral
H.      Differential assessment and intervention
I.        Researcher

III.  Professional development issues

A.      NASW Code of Ethics/ethical dilemmas
B.      Professional identity and behavior
C.      Antidotes to worker burnout
D.      Uses of supervision
E.       Work with a multi-disciplinary team

IV.  Writing and recording

A.      Data collection
B.      Assessment expectations
C.      Documenting activity
D.      Records

V.   Applications of theory to practice

A.      Human behavior and the social environment
B.      Social welfare policy
C.      Research strategies to evaluate/inform practice
D.      Interventive methods

VI.  The influence of difference

A.      Age
B.      Class
C.      Color
D.      Culture
E.       Disability
F.       Ethnicity
G.     Family structure
H.      Gender
I.        Marital status
J.        National origin
K.      Race
L.       Religion
M.    Sex
N.     Sexual orientation

VII.  Resources and support

A.      The field educator
B.      Colleagues and staff
C.      The field faculty liaison
D.      Professional organizations

VIII.  Future professional preparation

A.      Applying to graduate school
B.      Job searching
C.      Job interviewing
D.      Resume writing