Stepping Out into the Field A Field Work Manual for Social Work Students

Name: Stepping Out into the Field A Field Work Manual for Social Work Students
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ISBN: 9780205313327

ISBN-10: 0205313329

ISBN-13: 9780205313327

Edition: 2000

Authors: Juliet Cassuto Rothman

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This field work manual provides a structured, comprehensive guide to field work. Each of the five units focuses on a specific area using a developmental approach from an initial consideration of the role of field work in social work education to termination of the internship. The manual uses a process-oriented approach, examining roles, relationships, procedures, and milestones, as the social worker moves forward in experience over the course of placement. It also covers working with groups, organizations, and communities (macro perspective). Unit One helps prepare social workers for their field placement by examining the function of each of the professionals who will be guiding them…

Book details

List price: $109.20
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/29/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 230
Size: 8.25" wide x 11.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Preparing To The Enter The Field



The Place of Field Work in the Social Work Curriculum



Your Field Work Education Team



Professional Demeanor and Comportment



Professional Responsibilities



Getting to Know Your Field Placement



Getting to Know Your Agency



Working with Your Field Instructor



Collegial Relationships



Client-Worker Relationships



Maintaining An Optimal Field Work Experience



Developing Your Learning Contract



Integrating Field Work and Classroom Learning



Liaison Visitation and Relationships



Field Work Evaluations



Reviewing and Revising Your Learning Contract



When Field Placement Ends



Terminating with Clients



Final Assessments and Evaluations



Now That Your Placement Is Completed



If Problems Occur …



"Ideal" and "Real" Placements



Receptivity of Setting



Caseload and Client Concerns



Field Instructor Problems



Collegial Issues



Agency Ethics and Politics



Addressing and Resolving Problems



Personal Safety and Security


A Final Word


References and Suggestions for Further Reading


Appendix: NASW Code of Ethics