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MSW P/T Advanced Standing
Orientation to the Placement ProcessDecember 10th, 2009
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MSW Advanced Standing Phase I Orientation
• Introduction to the School of Social Work • Placement Requirements• Placement Registration• Placement Process• Things to Consider• Work Placements• International Placements• Cover Letters and Resumes• Interviews• Confirmation of Placements• Accommodations• Technical Support• Questions/Concluding Remarks
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Introductions
• Maureen Boettcher – Field Education Manager– 416-736-2100 Ext 39488– [email protected]
• Sheryl Abraham – Assistant Field Education Coordinator– 416-736-2100 Ext 33354– [email protected]
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Welcome to the School of Social Work
We are a School that strives to create a inclusive, respectful environment for our students.
We are honored to welcome students of many different and intersecting identities.
We are open to exploring alternative or non traditional placement opportunities for our students
We encourage you to be creative and proactive in your search
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Mission Statement
The School of Social Work at York teaches from a critical social work perspective.
We focus on issues of social justice, marginalization and oppression
We focus on teaching students to understand social problems from this perspective and to address social problems as social justice issues.
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We endeavour to educate students to be flexible practitioners who practice from multiple stances and work with people’s immediate distress and the social contexts involved in it.
As a result we do not have streams of practice within the program or within placements.
We encourage students to think about where to do their placement in terms of the social justice issues they wish to address and the skills they need to develop to do so effectively.
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Placement Requirements
Part-Time Advanced Standing MSW students complete 450 hours of placement
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• 2-5 days/week– 2 days/week = 6 1/2 months – 3 days per week = approx. 4 1/2
months– 4-5 days/week = 2 1/2months
• FULL days at Placement• Begins the first or second week of
school in September 2010
Placement Requirements
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Registering in Practicum Course
• Register in 5350.6 (Practicum Course)
• MUST register in the Summer although placement starts in the Fall term
• 5450 (Practice Research Seminar) is to be taken concurrently with the practicum
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Placement Process
• Collaboration between field office and student is essential
• All placements must be confirmed by the Field Education Manager
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Factors For Agencies/Field Office To Consider
• Agency’s interest in taking students• Non-Profit agency• Agency’s s.w. philosophy• Learning opportunities• Supervision time• Educational qualifications of
supervisors• Physical Space• Timelines of placement• Legal Requirements for the agency• Practicum, NOT an Internship
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The placement process can take some time because of the previous factors.
This is normal.
We work on your first two choices first.
We will try to get you at least 1 or 2 interviews so you can make an informed decision.
If you are getting anxious, please feel free to e-mail us to set up an in-person meeting, we are flexible with times of setting up a meeting. Setting up telephone meetings may work as well
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MSW Practicum Road Map
• Site Search• Advising Appointment• Selection of top 4 placement choices• Application submitted latest by:
Monday February 22nd, 2010, 4:30 pm.• Field office will send out applications after this
deadline.• Interview with Placement site
– Tell the field office before it happens.– Placement is still not guaranteed.
• Field Office follows up with field instructor• Confirmation of Placement Package if everything is
okay• Beginning Placement Orientation
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School and Student’s Obligations in Placement Process
Students are not guaranteed a placement simply because they have completed the academic portion of their degree. Students are expected to demonstrate readiness for practice in the process of securing a placement in addition to the fulfillment of the practicum hours.
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• Complete core courses• Know what skills you want out the
placement and be able to express this when meeting with us and agencies
• Completing the on-line application• Informing the field office when you
get interviews before they happen• Keeping in contact with us.• Following up with agencies as
required and as appropriate.• Being professional during interviews
and during placement
School and Student’s Obligations in Placement Process
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Agency Search
• Internet Sites– 211Toronto:
http://www.211toronto.ca/splash.jsp
– Charity Village: http://www.charityvillage.com/
• SW Database
• Advising Appointment
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Choosing Possible Placement Sites
• Past work/volunteer social work experience
• Training• Social work issues/population• Skill development• Supervision/Learning style• Self-care practices• Work Placements
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Work Placements
• Criteria to be met• Contact Field Education
Manager to discuss• Proposal to be submitted by
February 24th, 2010• Application for placement must
still be submitted by February 22nd 2010, 4:30 pm.
• All proposals must be approved by Field Education Manager
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International Placements
• Possibilities
• Pros and Cons
• Process
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Cover Letter and Resume
• Work and Volunteer
• Education
• Introduce self
• What you have to offer
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Cover Letter/Resume Workshop
January 22nd, 2010
4:00 pm
Kinsmen 1002
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Cover Letter and Resume
• Save resume and cover letter under one document
• .doc or .rtf format• Save it with first and last name
as the title of the documentEx. “SMITH Marie Resume and
Cover Letter 2010”• Try to keep resume to 2 pages• Spell check and have someone
else read it over
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Interviews
• Professional Dress
• Discuss what you can offer
• Be clear about your learning goals and supervision and daily activities
• Determine what you will do on a daily basis and which workers you will be working with
• Some sites will require a certain level of practice experience
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Police Checks and Requirements
• Police check in the Summer
• Potentially need license or access to a car
• Other requirements
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Confirmation of Placement
• Confirmation package• Enrollment • Orientation Session:
Beginning Placement (Mandatory):
Early Sept. 2010,Date and location to be determined
7-9 pm
• PRS Director
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Forms and Information
All available on the School web site at
http://www.yorku.ca/laps/sowk/practicum/
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Accommodations
Please contact the
Counselling and Development Centre
(416) 736-5297
Room N110
Bennett Centre for Student Services
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Technical Support
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http://www.yorku.ca/computing/students/accounts/signupinstructions.html
YorkU Passport Instructions
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• Type http://mymail.yorku.ca as website address (Netscape or Internet Explorer)
• Go to Options• Mail Management• York Mail Management Options• Edit Your Mail Forwarding Settings• In the blank field enter the email address
to which you want to forward your York account
• Click save options to save the changes.
• Send an e-mail to your YorkU e-mail and make sure it goes to your other account
Forwarding YorkU Emails
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Changing Your Personal Information
Open Internet BrowserOn Address Line Type: http://www.yorku.ca
Click on “Current Students Faculty & Staff”
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Changing Your Personal Information
Click on “Current Students”
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Changing Your Personal Information
Click on “My Student Records”
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Changing Your Personal Information
Click on the information you need to change such as address and contact information, emergency contact information, etc.
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Changing Your Personal Information
Log in to Passport York and make the necessary changes
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Social Work Social Work Practicum/Field Practicum/Field
Placement Database Placement Database InstructionsInstructions
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Open Internet BrowserOn Address Line Type: http://www.yorku.ca/laps/sowk
Registering on the Databasevia Website
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Click on “Database Sign In”
Registering on the Databasevia Website
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You will be directed to the SOWK Online Application Page.
Registering on the Databasevia Website
Select “Students”
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This will bring you to the SOWK Online Application –Students Page.
• Click on “Register new account” for 1st time users
•If you were a previous BSW student and are now an MSW student, you will have to register again as an MSW student only once.
OR enter your student ID & password (if you have already registered)NOTE: this is different than your Passport York Account Log-in
• Select MSW or BSW Student (if you have already registered)
•Click Submit
Registering on the Databasevia Website
Registering on the Databasevia Website
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Registering on the Database via Website - Agency Search
Once you log-in, you will be directed to your Student Profile screen. Click on “Agency Search” at the top right to research
possible placement sites.
Registering on the Databasevia Website - Agency Search
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Registering on the Database via Website - Agency Search
When your Agency Search is complete, continue by Clicking on Placement Request to begin the application process.
The Agency Search page allows you to search agencies by Name, Address, and City. Click on Placement Search to see all the agencies in the database
Registering on the Databasevia Website - Agency Search
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• There is no list of available agencies for each term• The database is a list of agencies we have used in
the past but may or may not be available, depending on many factors.
• Take a look at the posted links/websites to get an idea of what the place is about
• The search engine is very precise. Be sure to be exact in your spelling
• Check out:– http://www.211toronto.ca/splash.jsp– Other city’s social services search engines
• RESEARCH on the student’s part is key in the placement process
Registering on the Databasevia Website - Researching Tips
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Registering on the Database via Website – Placement Request
Be sure to fill out the appropriate program and the Term you are applying for. Provide the number of FULL days per week you will be in placement.
Provide emergency contact information and Employment Information. Other personal information will be automatically generated by the database. If any of the personal
information is incorrect, please be sure to update it on the main York system.
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Type notes, 1-2 lines max.
or it will cut you off
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Please ensure that you choose 4 distinctly different agencies (i.e., do not choose more than one location
of the same agency as
separate choices). If Agency does
not exist, click on Other Agency and
complete requested
information.
Attach Resume and Cover letter in one document. You MUST submit your resume and cover letter at the time of your application. Click SUBMIT.
SUBMIT
Registering on the Database via Website – Placement Request
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• Please DO NOT contact agencies we have connections with, please check in with us if you are unsure if we have a connection with an agency.
• Generally makes it a smoother process for agencies and students
• Most agencies prefer if the field office contacts them up
• Please DO NOT contact Hospitals on your own• All placements MUST be confirmed by the field
office
Registering on the Database via Website – Placement Request
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• Do you take un-paid placement students?• Do you have a social worker with a social work degree
on site (MSW).• If not, do you have someone interested in taking a
student on at this time? If so, what is their educational background?
• How long have they been at the agency?• What are the learning opportunities at this agency?• May I have the potential field instructor’s contact
information (phone number and ext. and e-mail address)?
• Put this information on your application if you are interested in them and they’ve met these requirements up above. The Field Office can follow-up from there.
• Please bear in mind the placement may still not meet our other requirements or other factors may be involved
Questions You Can Ask Agencies We Don’t Have Connections With
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• Please ensure that you have all documentation completed, for example resume and cover letter (.doc or .rtf format), before submitting your application. No editing privileges are permitted, therefore if you have omitted any details to your application, you will have to start over and complete it again.
• The application will log you out after 20 minutes of inactivity• Please write on the application an alternative e-mail address
if you do not use your yorku e-mail account.• Please note that the “SUBMIT” button will disappear from the
on-line database application once the deadline date February 22nd, 2010 has passed.
• Please e-mail the field office any changes to the application after you have submitted it.
• We work on securing your first or second choice first• Please do not put popular hospitals, school boards and CAS
as your third or fourth choice.
Registering on the Databasevia Website – Other Information
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QUESTIONS/CLOSING REMARKS
Thank you for coming
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns
Questions/Closing Remarks