Coping with the Death of a Client
My first field placement occurred at a private, not-for-profit organization for older adults. The organization provides comprehensive social work services that encourage self-respect and independence....
View ArticleUnderstanding, Building, and Assessing Competence in the Field
Because I work primarily with advanced year students, I spend time thinking about where students are developmentally when they graduate. What level of competency do we, as a profession, expect students...
View ArticleService-Learning, Field Work, and the Learning Process
This past summer, like many other field educators, I passed many hours working on maintaining community partner contacts and developing new relationships with community partners in an effort to offer...
View ArticleFrom EMT to Social Work Intern: 1.0
This is part one of a three-part account of my journey from EMT to second-year social work student. My first blog entry includes a brief snapshot of my experience as an EMT Basic and a discussion of...
View ArticleOut of the Classroom and Into the Field
Just pick up the phone. When it comes to volunteer experience and jobs, what’s the worst that can happen? I’m a first year social work student in the extended master’s program. I have yet to take the...
View ArticleFrom EMT to Social Work Intern: 2.0
This is part two of a three-part account of my journey from EMT to second-year social work student. As an EMT, I worked closely with hospital staff. I had watched nurses and hospital staff stretched...
View ArticleNon–Abusive Psychological and Physical Intervention (NAPPI)
As graduation steadfastly approaches, I find myself reflecting on my first days of graduate school. I still remember feeling nervous, and unsure of how my limited experience in the field would compare...
View ArticleFrom EMT to Social Work Intern: 3.0
This is the final entry to a three-part account of my journey from EMT to second-year social work student. Introduction I walked into Crump Police Station equipped with the following: three years’...
View ArticleTermination: Not Just For Clients and Clinicians
My advanced year social work field placement was in an inpatient unit for adult women with substance use disorder. The specific program was short term (maximum 28 days) and thus required constant...
View ArticleA Perspective on the 2014 CSWE Field Education Summit
As a member of the Council on Field Education (COFE), I had the opportunity along with several others to assist facilitating small groups at the Field Summit. I also had the opportunity to participate...
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