what is field work
TRANSCRIPT
-
8/9/2019 What is Field Work
1/19
Field Work Supervision:The function of the Supervisor
-
8/9/2019 What is Field Work
2/19
FIELD WORK THE FUNCTION OF THESUPERVISOR
Field education constitutes an integral and necessarypart of social work education. It is every bit as importantas other parts of the curriculum and its purpose is
fundamental to a sound education in social work. Fieldeducation, the field placement, is the opportunity forstudents to "try out" or "practice" the practice of socialwork. Under the direction of a well-versed andcompetent social worker who enjoys working withstudents, student social workers are given theopportunity-- sometimes forced to seize the
opportunity--to try out their ideas and skills, to testthemselves, to find out how to practice social work, howto "be" a social worker. Through the field educationpartnership, the right opportunities must be found forstudent learning, assuring that students have a varietyof experiences and that there is some growing depth towhat students do and to what is expected of them.
Introduction
-
8/9/2019 What is Field Work
3/19
What is Field work?
Field work education constitutes an integral
and necessary part of social work education
and its purpose is fundamental to a soundeducation in social work.
Field work training should be considered
learning through doing.
The students are generally required to put in
12 to 16 hours ofSUPERVISION practical work
per week during the 2 years training .
-
8/9/2019 What is Field Work
4/19
What is Field work?
Practical work with people
Individuals
Groups
Community
-
8/9/2019 What is Field Work
5/19
What is Supervision?In field work the term supervision is used
for the process of watching and guidingthe students in their practical work.
In field work the term supervision is used
for the process of watching and guiding thestudents in their practical work.
-
8/9/2019 What is Field Work
6/19
Supervision is an educational,
administrative and helping process which
is concerned with enabling, teaching and
guiding a supervisee to developprofessional skills, knowledge and attitude
based on the objectives of an educational
programme and the needs of the
supervisor.
The core of the supervisory process is the
relationship between the supervisor
and supervisee .
What is Supervision?
-
8/9/2019 What is Field Work
7/19
Methods of Supervision
Individual conferences
Group conferences
Seminars
On-the-spot instruction
-
8/9/2019 What is Field Work
8/19
Objectives of Supervision
Enabling the student in thedevelopment of knowledge, skillsand attitudes;
Create self awareness and growth
Helping the students to assess hisstrengths and weaknesses.
To provide opportunity for learning. To facilitate the achievement of
learning goals.
-
8/9/2019 What is Field Work
9/19
Administrative Responsibilities of FieldSupervisor
The onThe on--site community based instructorsite community based instructor
or other agencies like medical,or other agencies like medical,factories, correctional setting for thefactories, correctional setting for the
student weekly for at least one morestudent weekly for at least one more
hour and prepares written midhour and prepares written mid--termterm
and evaluationand evaluation
-
8/9/2019 What is Field Work
10/19
Administrative Responsibilities of FieldSupervisor
Administrative support forAdministrative support forparticipation in social work educationparticipation in social work education
Sufficient flexibility in administrativeSufficient flexibility in administrativestructure,program and servicestructure,program and servicedelivery to provide a sound learningdelivery to provide a sound learningatmosphere.atmosphere.
Conducting orientation visits. TheConducting orientation visits. Thevisits provides an understanding ofvisits provides an understanding ofthe objectives of field education.the objectives of field education.
-
8/9/2019 What is Field Work
11/19
Administrative support for participation inAdministrative support for participation in
social work educationsocial work education
Sufficient flexibility in administrativeSufficient flexibility in administrativestructure,program and service delivery tostructure,program and service delivery to
provide a sound learning atmosphere.provide a sound learning atmosphere.
Conducting orientation visits. The visitsConducting orientation visits. The visitsprovides an understanding of the objectives ofprovides an understanding of the objectives of
field education.field education.
Administrative Responsibilities of FieldSupervisor
-
8/9/2019 What is Field Work
12/19
Provide the agency with a calendar of school related activities includingthe students first and last days in placement, school holidays, and datesand times of Field Integration Seminars when the student will be oncampus.
Field supervisor maintaining ongoing contact withField supervisor maintaining ongoing contact with
agencies through site visits, phone calls, mail etc,.agencies through site visits, phone calls, mail etc,.
Assign the student to the field agency after the selectionAssign the student to the field agency after the selection
has been agreed upon by the social work department,has been agreed upon by the social work department,
the agency and the student.the agency and the student.
Administrative Responsibilities of FieldSupervisor
-
8/9/2019 What is Field Work
13/19
Provide a manual for field instruction in social work to guide thefield practice experience.
List the field agencies and maintain a departmentalList the field agencies and maintain a departmental
resource file containing pertinent information on fieldresource file containing pertinent information on field
agencies.agencies.
Administrative Responsibilities of FieldSupervisor
-
8/9/2019 What is Field Work
14/19
Teaching and training Responsibilities ofSupervisor
The field supervisor will be providedinformation related to the studentsacademic background to facilitate a focuson the students learning needs
The learning contract is developed as ajoint process between the student andsupervisor. Clearly defined learning andactivities, including professional behaviorsand practice skills.
Conduct a field seminar at least once in
every two weeks to facilitate the integrationof classroom knowledge with field learning
A field supervisor gives a useful tool tostudents in the discussion of educationaland work expectations is the Evaluation offield placement instrument itself.
-
8/9/2019 What is Field Work
15/19
Teaching and training Responsibilities ofSupervisor
The field supervisor is responsible forsubmitting evaluations within the
prescribed time periods.
The field supervisor is also expected to
provide the students with a copy of thewritten evaluation.
Field supervisors are encouraging
students to attain professional
development. Through these experiences,
foundation knowledge is reinforced and
changed and students are further
socialized in the social work profession.
-
8/9/2019 What is Field Work
16/19
The field instructor will contact theappropriate faculty liaison immediately ifany problem arise in the field areas that
impair the student's ability to functioneffectively.
Assists the student with questions and/orconcerns about the academicexperience.
complete a mid-term and final evaluationof the students performance
Teaching and training Responsibilities ofSupervisor
-
8/9/2019 What is Field Work
17/19
Service or Helping
Serves as a link between the School of Social Workand the field placement agency. The faculty liaison willassist the field instructor in updating requests forstudents, updating placement information, andkeeping the field instructor and student apprised oflearning opportunities associated with the School
When problems occur during the field internship,appropriate channels of communication and resolutionshould take place. Ideally problems can be resolvedbetween the person directly involved without a formalprocess student should discuss problems with theirfield supervisor.
The field instructor will contact the appropriate facultyliaison immediately if problem areas arise that impair
the student's ability to function effectively.
-
8/9/2019 What is Field Work
18/19
After completion of the course field
supervisor try to get a better
placement to their students in
various agencies.
Service or Helping
-
8/9/2019 What is Field Work
19/19
Conclusion
As regards to the nature of supervision in socialwork education, a few difference have been
recognised. The field work programme in social
work education is based on the philosophy of
Learning By Doing. In social work educationsupervision is regarded as a helping process in
which the supervisor helps the student to learn
to do and helps him to grow in his ability to
serve people.