SWK 474: Social Work Practicum Experience 3

Course Description

This is the third of four practicum experiences. Practicum Education is community-based, experiential, transformational learning for practice as a social worker. It allows students to participate in four semesters of direct social work practice with diverse client populations in various social work settings. Students will complete a total of 100 hours, at minimum of 10 hours per week for 15 weeks. Students will engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. In seminar, students will transition into leaders and change agents through conceptualizing and evaluating their social work practice through the CSWE competencies. Additionally, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics will be integrated into student social work practice. (2 credits)

Prerequisites

ENG 101: English Composition 1
ENG 102: English Composition 2
SWK 372: Social Work Practicum Experience 2
SWK 373: Social Work Seminar 2
SWK 415: Macro Social Work Practice*
SWK 475: Social Work Seminar 3*

* Must be taken concurrently.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Make ethical decisions by applying the National Association of Social Worker Code of Ethics, relevant laws and regulations, models for ethical decision making, ethical conduct of research, and additional codes of ethics withing the profession as appropriate to the context.
Demonstrate professional behavior; appearance; and oral, written, and electronic communication.
Use technology ethically and appropriately to facilitate practice outcomes.
Use supervision and consultation to guide professional judgment and behavior.
Demonstrate anti-racist and anti-oppressive social work practice at the individual, family, group, organizational, community, research, and policy levels.
Demonstrate cultural humility by applying critical reflection, self-awareness, and self- regulation to manage the influence of biases, power, privilege, and values in working with clients and constituencies, acknowledging them as experts of their own lived experiences.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) / Competencies

Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice
Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice
Engage in Policy Practice
Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

Course Activities and Grading

Assignments	Weight
Practicum Paperwork Completion of Practicum Job Description, Practicum Schedule and Completion of Safety Plan for the semester.	20%
Learning Agreement Completion of Practicum Learning Agreement for semester	20%
Timesheets & Supervision Logs Weekly Timesheet Submissions Weekly Supervision Log Submissions	40%
Evaluation Documents Mid-Term & Final Practicum Evaluations of SWK Practice	20%
Total	100%

Required Textbook

There is no required textbook.

Course Schedule

Week	PLOs	SLOs	Readings and Exercises	Assignments
1	1	1,2	Topic: Welcome to Social Work Practicum Experience 1 Introductions Practicum agencies Your role in the agency Client population Safety planning	Review course syllabus Review and Sign Practicum Manual 2023-2024 Submit the Week 1 Draft Jjob Description and Safety Plan Submit the Week 1 Practicum Learning Agreement Complete and submit the Week 1 Timesheet Complete and submit the Week 1 Supervision Note
2	1,2	2,5,6	Topic: Practice Experience 1 Direct Practicum Engagement at Agency	Complete and submit the Week 2 Timesheet Complete and submit the Week 2 Supervision Note
3	1,2	2,5,6	Topic: Practice Experience 2 Direct Practicum Engagement at Agency	Complete and submit the Week 3 Timesheet Complete and submit the Week 3 Supervision Note
4	1	1,2,3,4	Topic: Practice Experience 3 Direct Practicum Engagement at Agency	Complete and submit the Week 4 Timesheet Complete and submit the Week 4 Supervision Note
5	1	1,2,3,4	Topic: Practice Experience 4 Direct Practicum Engagement at Agency	Complete and submit the Week 5 Timesheet Complete and submit the Week 5 Supervision Note
6	1,2	2,3,6	Topic: Practice Experience 5 Direct Practicum Engagement at Agency Mid-term Practicum Agency Visits	Complete and submit the Week 6 Timesheet Complete and submit the Week 6 Supervision Note Mid-term Evaluations begin
7	1,2	2,3,6	Topic: Practicum Experience 6 Direct Practicum Engagement at Agency Midterm Practicum Agency Visits	Complete and submit the Week 7 Timesheet Complete and submit the Week 7 Supervision Note Complete and submit the Week 7 Mid-Term Evaluation
8	1,2	2,3,5,6	Topic: Practice Experience 7 Direct Practicum Engagement at Agency	Complete and submit the Week 8 Timesheet Complete and submit the Week 8 Supervision Note
9	1,2	1,2,6	Topic: Practice Experience 8 Direct Practicum Engagement at Agency	Complete and submit the Week 9 Timesheet Complete and submit the Week 9 Supervision Note
10	1,2	1,5,6	Topic: Practice Experience 9 Direct Practicum Engagement at Agency	Complete and submit the Week 10 Timesheet Complete and submit the Week 10 Supervision Note
11	2	5,6	Topic: Practice Experience 10 Direct Practicum Engagement at Agency	Complete and submit the Week 11 Timesheet Complete and submit the Week 11 Supervision Note
12	2	5,6	Topic: Practice Experience 11 Direct Practicum Engagement at Agency	Complete and submit the Week 12 Timesheet Complete and submit the Week 12 Supervision Note
13	2	5,6	Topic: Practice Experience 12 Direct Practicum Engagement at Agency	Complete and submit the Week 13 Timesheet Complete and submit the Week 13 Supervision Note
14	1,2	1,4,5,6	Topic: Practice Experience 13 Direct Practicum Engagement at Agency Final Practicum Agency Visits	Complete and submit the Week 14 Timesheet Complete and submit the Week 14 Supervision Note Final evaluations begin
15	1,2	1-6	Topic: Practice Experience 14 Final Practicum Agency Visits	Complete and submit the Week 15 Timesheet Complete and submit the Week 15 Supervision Note Complete and submit the Week 15 Final Evaluation Complete Course Evaluation

COSC Accessibility Statement

Charter Oak State College encourages students with disabilities, including non-visible disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning disabilities, head injury, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, or psychiatric disabilities, to discuss appropriate accommodations with the Office of Accessibility Services at OAS@charteroak.edu.

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