PRECEPTOR TRAINING OCTOBER 12, 2012

Tom Crowe, LCSW – Assistant Director of Field Education

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INTRODUCTIONS

NAME AGENCY ROLE STUDENT (MSW &/or,

BASW) & YEAR AND CONCENTRATION

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OBJECTIVES

To understand the role of the Field Instructor and Preceptor

To understand the differences between student as learner vs. employee

To identify ethical dilemmas in supervisory “collaboration”

To identify examples of activities of Preceptors To identify tasks that must be handled by the Field

Instructor

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STUDENT AS LEARNER VS. EMPLOYEE

Experiential learning Agency as tool Assignments dictated by

educational needs Supervisory differences:

focus on teaching vs. task Evaluation to University

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FIELD INSTRUCTOR – PRECEPTOR SELECTION GUIDELINES

FIELD INSTRUCTOR MSW/BSW + 2 years

Commitment Professional Growth

Supervision Knowledge

Field Instructor Trainings Availability

PRECEPTOR Any discipline

Desire to participate May have special

expertise

Team approach Respects limits of role Open communication

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ACTIVITIES FOR THE PRECEPTOR ROLE

Co-facilitation of group with student

Oversight of daily activity

Orientation and Introductions to Agency or Unit

Guidance in absence of Field Instructor

Consultation to specific assignment

Group supervision Facilitation of case

conference Co-therapist Accompanying home

visits

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QUESTIONS ON COLLABORATION

Preceptors responsibilities to:

Student? Field Instructor? How will the Preceptors

input be utilized? How will conflict be

addressed? Triangulation

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VIGNETTES

• You are a preceptor in an agency and you are working with a first year social work student. The student is required to turn in a process recording each week to the field instructor. The student has asked you, as his/her preceptor, to go over the process recording with them prior to giving it to the field instructor.

What are the issues? How do you respond? What do you tell the field instructor?

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VIGNETTES

You are a preceptor working with a social work student in your agency. You have some concerns regarding the way in which your student is progressing in the placement. You have discussed your feelings with the field instructor and they are not in agreement with you; they feel that the student is doing fine.

Under what circumstances, if any, would it be appropriate to contact the field liaison? What are the issues involved?

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VIGNETTES

Your student tells you that the advice/instruction given by you is different than what the field instructor told them.

How do you respond?

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VIGNETTES

4) Your student meets with you each week for ½ hour to discuss a family for which you both share treatment responsibility (i.e. you see the child and she sees the parent). The student sees a couple right before your meeting and tends to be somewhat “wound up” when she finishes the session, and usually asks for your input (re: her performance) before you get into discussing the family. She then has a spare hour and writes the process recording on her couple’s session.

What issues, if any, do you see in this vignette? If you

feel any action is necessary, what is it?

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CODE OF ETHICS - ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

Value: Service Ethical Principle: Social workers' primary goal is to help people in need and to address social

problems.

Value: Social Justice Ethical Principle: Social workers challenge social injustice.

Value: Dignity and Worth of the Person Ethical Principle: Social workers respect the inherent dignity and worth of the person.

Value: Importance of Human Relationships Ethical Principle: Social workers recognize the central importance of human relationships.

Value: Integrity Ethical Principle: Social workers behave in a trustworthy manner.

Value: Competence Ethical Principle: Social workers practice within their areas of competence and develop and

enhance their professional expertise.

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GUIDELINE FOR EVALUATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE

Timeline for feedback Field Instructor responsibility Preceptor input

Written (i.e. handout) Verbal

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WRAP-UP & QUESTIONS

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EVALUATION

& CEU’s

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