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The School of Education seeks an online instructor to teach SWK 672 (M701): Field Instruction II (3 credits).

Description:

Supervised practice experience to apply knowledge, social work principles, values, and methods and obtain increasing competence and skill for professional practice

Course Overview:

The two components of SWK 672 include:

1. An agency-based maximum of 200-hour internship in an approved human service agency under the supervision of a field instructor.

2. A live session seminar that meets every other week (See dates of seminar below

Internship Overview:

• Provided in collaboration with human/social service agencies, forming an integral part of the preparation of students for professional practice in social work.

• The foundation-level internship emphasizes generalist social work practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.

• Social work has roots in the liberal arts and the person-in-environment construct. As a generalist practice social work student, you will be expected to promote human and social well-being; social workers use a large range of prevention and intervention methods in their practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. The generalist practitioner identifies with the social work profession and applies ethical principles and critical thinking in practice. Social workers incorporate diversity in their practice and advocate for human rights and social and economic justice. They recognize, support, and build on the strengths and resilience of all human beings. They engage in research-informed practice and are proactive in responding to the impact of context on professional practice.

Seminar Overview:

• Seminar will increase a student’s understanding of the internship as a learning experience through critical reflection of practice in field, classroom discussions, assignments, and other coursework.

• The seminar design is a structured environment in which to integrate theoretical material learned in the classroom with internship experiences.

• Facilitated discussions synthesize theories, research, policy, and practice, while encouraging exploration of professional ethics as they relate to practice.

• Students will develop a basic understanding of the social work profession, including the values, ethics, social work roles, key theoretical and practice concepts, the use of self, and the integration of personal and professional values, advocacy, and social justice.