St. Catherine University-University of St. Thomas School of Social Work F IELD M ATTERS A Newsletter of the Field Practice Institute Spring 2018 Volume 7, Issue 3 Upcoming Field Practice Institute Events: _____________________ March 12, 2018 Distance FITS 9:00 am to 10:00 am Annual Field Workshop and Luncheon May 4, 2018 8:00 am to 1:00 pm MSW Clinical Research Presentation Day May 14, 2018 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Field Practice Institute 7th Annual Summit on Emerging Issues in Social Work Practice August 7, 2018 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Inside this issue: Wrapping up Field 1 Tips for Sustaining Policy 2 Advocacy in Social Work Practice Notes from the Field 3 Upcoming in BSW & MSW 3 Field Save the Dates 4 Editors: Christa Bobick & Lisa Richardson Wrapping up Field - Creating Capacity and Space for Pause Creating space for the final phase of learning can facilitate transitions and maximize students’ professional development gains. Termination-supportive endings: This is the time of year when students start thinking about what is next. They are not only wondering about how to wrap up at their internship, they are already in future planning mode (preparing for licensure exams, exploring employment oppor- tunities, or preparing for next year’s field placement). While students may have dif- ferent next steps, the two things they have in common are endings and transition. These milestones often come with a mixture of emotions (relief, excitement, satisfac- tion, energy, as well as anxiety, apprehension, ambivalence, and even sadness). The critical component of a successful ending/transition is capacity and space for pause. Students need to be encouraged to not rush the process or hap- hazardly move through it. They need the capacity to wind down and move forward in meaningful ways. You can assist your student in crafting what this will look like by giving them space via intentional early on conversations that allow for pause, en- courage them to plan ahead, and help them with both the task of wrapping up (closing files, ending groups, terminating with clients, etc.) and also the process (embracing and working through the myriad of thoughts and emotions that all natu- rally come with these tasks). Evaluation-supportive reflection: The end of the year evaluation process also needs capacity and space for pause. Field instructors can help support purposeful reflection about key areas such as internal growth and professional development. Students need to be able to re- flect on the skills they have acquired, concepts they are mastering, and competen- cies they have gained. They also need space to reflect on their process - what ener- gizes and exhausts them, what do they need from supervision and an agency envi- ronment, what areas of social work are they becoming more drawn to, etc. The primary goal of the final evaluation process is to help students name and celebrate their accomplishments and to identify areas for future growth. This is the time to help students reflect on the strengths and challenges of the year (for exam- ple their work with clients and client systems, the agency and team environment, and the supervisory relationship). Pausing now to think about the evaluation process and then having intentional conversations and capacity in the upcoming weeks will help contribute to a growth promoting evaluation experience for both you and your student. “I am only one, but I am one. I cann do everything, but I can do something. And because I cann do everything, I will n refuse to do the something that I can do.” - Edward Evere Hale Written by: Tanya Rand, MSW Weekend Cohort Field Coordinator
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St. Catherine University-University of St. Thomas School of Social Work
FIELD MATTERS A Newsletter of the Field Practice Institute
Spr ing 2018
Volume 7, I ssue 3
Upcoming Field Practice
Institute Events: _____________________
March 12, 2018
Distance FITS
9:00 am to 10:00 am
Annual Field Workshop
and Luncheon
May 4, 2018
8:00 am to 1:00 pm
MSW Clinical Research
Presentation Day
May 14, 2018
8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Field Practice Institute
7th Annual Summit on
Emerging Issues in
Social Work Practice
August 7, 2018
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Inside this issue:
Wrapping up Field 1 Tips for Sustaining Policy 2
Advocacy in Social Work
Practice Notes from the Field 3
Upcoming in BSW & MSW 3
Field
Save the Dates 4
Editors: Christa Bobick
& Lisa Richardson
Wrapping up Field - Creating Capacity and Space
for Pause Creating space for the final phase of learning can facilitate transitions and
maximize students’ professional development gains.
Termination-supportive endings:
This is the time of year when students start thinking about what is next. They
are not only wondering about how to wrap up at their internship, they are already in
future planning mode (preparing for licensure exams, exploring employment oppor-
tunities, or preparing for next year’s field placement). While students may have dif-
ferent next steps, the two things they have in common are endings and transition.
These milestones often come with a mixture of emotions (relief, excitement, satisfac-
tion, energy, as well as anxiety, apprehension, ambivalence, and even sadness).
The critical component of a successful ending/transition is capacity and
space for pause. Students need to be encouraged to not rush the process or hap-
hazardly move through it. They need the capacity to wind down and move forward
in meaningful ways. You can assist your student in crafting what this will look like by
giving them space via intentional early on conversations that allow for pause, en-
courage them to plan ahead, and help them with both the task of wrapping up
(closing files, ending groups, terminating with clients, etc.) and also the process
(embracing and working through the myriad of thoughts and emotions that all natu-
rally come with these tasks).
Evaluation-supportive reflection:
The end of the year evaluation process also needs capacity and space for
pause. Field instructors can help support purposeful reflection about key areas such
as internal growth and professional development. Students need to be able to re-
flect on the skills they have acquired, concepts they are mastering, and competen-
cies they have gained. They also need space to reflect on their process - what ener-
gizes and exhausts them, what do they need from supervision and an agency envi-
ronment, what areas of social work are they becoming more drawn to, etc.
The primary goal of the final evaluation process is to help students name and
celebrate their accomplishments and to identify areas for future growth. This is the
time to help students reflect on the strengths and challenges of the year (for exam-
ple their work with clients and client systems, the agency and team environment,
and the supervisory relationship). Pausing now to think about the evaluation process
and then having intentional conversations and capacity in the upcoming weeks will
help contribute to a growth promoting evaluation experience for both you and your
student.
“I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to
do the something that I can do.”
- Edward Everett Hale
Written by: Tanya Rand, MSW Weekend Cohort Field Coordinator