WELCOME HAPPY ANNIVERSARY OVERVIEW AND INSTRUCTIONS YEAR I PRACTICUM OCTOBER 2014 Practicum Office Staff Eileen McKee – Assistant Dean, Field Education [email protected] Mindy Coplevitch – Practicum Coordinator [email protected] Rahel-Leigh Peckett – Practicum Coordinator [email protected] ( Tuesday, Wednesday) Denise Russell – Administrative Assistant [email protected] Role of the Practicum Office Staff (4th floor offices) • Administer the practicum course • Recruit new practica settings, work with established partners • Provide professional development to Field Instructors and Educational Coordinators • Assign and work with Faculty Field Liaisons (FFL) to ensure each student has a quality learning opportunity • Monitor practica settings • Communicate with students, field instructors, FFLs, and other stakeholders for continual improvement strategies ( e.g. Practicum Advisory Committee, Student Forum) • Meet with students regarding individual situations Teaching Team • Field Instructors/Educational Coordinators (where applicable) at the practicum setting • Faculty Field Liaison(FFL) – your “go to person” for questions, concerns for the duration of the practicum. Assigned on your PAS profile • (You will meet in a group 4x through the academic year during lunch time at the FIFSW with your FFL. Attendance is expected) • Practicum Office Staff • Faculty, Faculty Advisor, buddy, Terry Gardner Student Life, Outreach & Equity Advisor, etc. YEAR I COMPETENCIES • The Year 1 practicum is regarded as a generic foundation for learning social work practice. The practicum is designed to provide you with an introduction to the skills and competencies required for direct social work practice with diverse client systems. The practicum will: provide a link between theory and practice, assist you to acquire generic interviewing competencies, help you acquire professional practice competencies, help you develop the ability to critically self-reflect; and help you develop skills to work productively with colleagues • All settings offer direct practice learning opportunities TYPES OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES • DIRECT PRACTICE: Students in YEAR I are required to have direct practice and indirect practice learning opportunities • may be; • Individual • Group • Family • Community • Instrumental tasks ( record keeping, case management, resource seeking etc. on behalf of the client system) • INDIRECT PRACTICE: may be; research, policy development, program planning, evaluation, statistics, administration, workshop planning and presentations, etc. YOUR PRACTICUM SCHEDULE • 67 DAYS BASED ON 8 HOURS PER DAY – 1 HOUR FOR LUNCH • Winter semester: January 7 – Friday May 29, 2015 • January 7– April 2, 2015 @ 3 days per week – WednesdayFriday • Tuesday April 7 – Friday May 29, 2015 @ 4 days per week – Tuesday-Friday, 28 hours OR • SUMMER semester commencing April 27, 2015. 4 or 5 days per week. Must be completed by end of August • Schedule of Key dates and FFL meetings are posted on the FIFSW website Tentative assignment schedule • January to May 2015 semester: Practicum selection – PAS opens early November to make selections. Interviews typically take place from November through mid-December • Summer semester 2015: Practicum selection – PAS opens late January to make selections. Interviews take place February through March 2015 • The final match is recorded on the Practicum Administration System (PAS) SUMMER SEMESTER PRACTICUM • The summer practicum is designed in conjunction with the required course, SWK 4605H - Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families, scheduled on Tuesday evenings. To meet the total required days in practicum, students will attend practicum either 4 or 5 days per week, negotiated with the field instructor, and finishing no later than the end of August. The Practicum Office sets the mid term and final evaluation dates based on attendance at 4 or 5 days per week. • Students are advised to be aware of the implications of full-course load requirements for OSAP funding • Complete an ADD/DROP form Examples of organizations with whom we have partnered – look at website • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • School boards Community based, and acute health care facilities Child welfare organizations Universities and Community Colleges Multi Service Community Agencies Settlement, Refugee and and Newcomer Services Centres for Domestic Assault and Rape Crisis Housing and Homeless Services Addiction Services and Agencies Municipal and Constituency Offices Residential and Community Services to Seniors Children’s Mental Health Centres Community based services for individuals with developmental delays Associations and Societies Rehabilitation and Long Term Care Facilities Community based Palliative Care Facilities Family Service Organizations PARTNER AGENCIES ARE ON THE FIFSW WEBSITE Practicum Administration System - PAS • PAS is an electronic data base for field settings, field instructors, Educational Coordinators, FFL, and students. Only used for practicum course • PAS is not ROSI - which is the University’s student record system • PAS is used for mid term and final Field Instructor (s)and Student evaluations SUPERVISION • The next slides are very important • Types of supervision is directly related to the instructions governing how you will use the PAS to select your possible practicum settings • You will select 7 possible practicum settings for ONE Practicum interview – which is intended to be your practicum setting TYPES OF SUPERVISION • One – to - One Supervision - O one field instructor is assigned to one or 2 students for the duration of the practicum one learning contract is submitted electronically by the student to the: field instructor; FFL; and, educational coordinator (where applicable) 1 mid-term and 1 final evaluation is completed by the field instructor 1 mid-term and 1 final self-evaluation is completed by the student TYPES OF SUPERVISION • Co-supervision – C+R • two or more field instructors are assigned for the duration of the practicum • one learning contract is submitted electronically by the student to the: field instructors; FFL; and educational coordinator (where applicable) • 1 mid-term and 1 final evaluation is completed jointly by the field instructors • 1 mid-term and 1 final self-evaluation is completed by the student TYPES OF SUPERVISION • Rotational Supervision – C+R • two or three field instructors are assigned to the practicum in a sequential manner; typically 6 weeks at each service • one learning contract in the first rotation is submitted electronically by the student to: the field instructor(s); FFL; and educational coordinator (where applicable) • the field instructor responsible for each rotation completes an evaluation at the end of the rotation; • self-evaluations are completed by the student at the end of each rotation TYPES OF SUPERVISION • Team Supervision -T • two field instructor(s) are assigned for the duration of the practicum – one works in the agency, the other is a FIFSW MSW field educator • six to eight students are assigned to the organization- the organization is large enough to have many different services. Most often one or two students are in each service • each student submits their own learning contract to the: field instructor; field educator; FFL; and educational coordinator at the setting • 1 mid-term and 1 final evaluation is completed jointly for each student by the field instructor(s), and submitted by the M.S.W field educator; • 1 mid-term and 1 final self-evaluation is completed by each student Governing Instructions Using the PAS • An email will go to you with instructions to: log onto the PAS, view the practicum profiles, and submit the form • From the list of available practica you will select 7 practica for ONE interview. The PAS will be open for approximately 4 days during which time you may read the profiles and submit the form • The PAS is then closed for a few days to allow the Practicum Office to run the algorithm • The PAS is programed to match you to one of your 7 selections. Based on your selections a percentage of students will not be matched in this first round. This is not unusual • When the PAS opens: students, field instructors, FFL and Educational Coordinators ( where applicable) view the assignments Governing Instructions Using the PAS • (2) Select 2 from O – one-to -one supervision • (2) Select any 2 from C+R - co-supervision and rotational • (2) Select 2 from T- Team • (1)Select any one other practica of interest to you When the Practicum Administration System Opens For Selection • Note O, C+R, T on the top of each practicum description • Read information on each practicum • Read carefully the requirements • Choose 7 practica per the governing instructions i.e. • 2 from O • 2 from C+R • 2 from T • 1 from anyone you wish What you will see on the Practicum Profile • Description of centre, populations served, services offered • Description of what you will do - in what activities you will be involved • Intervention approaches, learning opportunities • Field Instructor's teaching style, expectations of you as a student, Field Instructor’s specialized areas of interest REQUIREMENTS • READ THE PAS. Confirm again at the time of your interview. • For example: • drivers license, use of own car, evening or weekend work, immunizations, 2 STEP TB test ( legislated in health care settings and prudent for many other settings. Can be obtained through U of T Health Services), Mask fitting (some health care settings provide this on site, or St. Mike’s clinic), police and vulnerable persons sector check, flexibility, second language, accessibility to the building, LGBTQ specific, aboriginal specific, multiple locations, home visits • Not having requirements in place may delay your practicum start or cancel the practicum • There may be costs associated REQUIREMENTS FOR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES • Please be advised that the following member hospitals of the Toronto Academic Health Sciences Network (TAHSN) have decided to introduce an Influenza Vaccination-or-Mask policy for the 2014-15 influenza season as part of comprehensive infection control efforts to improve patient safety and promote wellness among healthcare workers: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • These policies will apply to all staff and employees of these hospitals, including learners in the patient care environment. Each of the hospitals will have further information, vaccination programs in place and programs to monitor adherence to policies. Please note that learners choosing vaccination will require proof of vaccination. • Learners vaccinated at the hospitals listed above will be provided with a TAHSN vaccination card to carry with them as proof of vaccination. Learners vaccinated elsewhere are asked to obtain proof of vaccination that can be exchanged for the TAHSN vaccination card at the hospitals listed above. Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Mount Sinai Hospital North York General Hospital The Hospital for Sick Children St. Joseph’s Health Centre St. Michael’s Hospital Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Toronto East General Hospital Women’s College Hospital Trillium Health Partners (two-year implementation schedule) REQUIREMENTS • All students physically situated in health settings ( e.g. hospitals, rehabilitation centres, long term care) need to comply with Ministry of Health policies. New guidelines for proof of immunizations are in place • In order to commence practicum, settings require student documentation re mask fitting that has been completed in the past two years; you will need to provide your mask # to the setting. • Immunization : All health related facilities (hospitals, Baycrest, TRI, CAMH & WMHC) and some community health settings require medical documentation and sites will not permit practicum commencement until this is completed. Settings vary and if you are unsure you can contact the settings' Occupational Health Department (or similar) for exact info; most settings require the following: Hep.B, TB which can take up to 2 weeks to complete, varicella, rubella measles, rubeola, tetanus, diphtheria, and polio. Some sites also require influenza shots & chest X Ray. How the PAS works • The PAS algorithm determines the matches • Based on your selections, it is possible that you will not be matched in this stage, with a practica • When selecting, you will be alerted in RED when the practicum has been selected by a high number of your classmates • Available practica may change. Offers are added and withdrawn. Practicum Office will work with students who have not been matched by the PAS How the PAS works (con’t) • You submit 7 selections to the PAS • PAS will not accept less than 7 choices • You can resubmit until the deadline date. You can submit multiple times. The last submission at the closing date will be firm • You cannot make changes after the closing date If the PAS algorithm makes an assignment • If you are matched with one of your 7 selections, you may contact the field instructor(s) for the prepracticum interview • If you are not matched through the PAS, the Practicum Office will work with you • Everyone will be assigned to a practicum in the semester they choose Pre Practicum Interviews • October 28, 2014 Interview workshop at FIFSW. You will receive an email closer to the date • Resumes may be requested ahead of time or you may be asked to bring to the interview • This is not an employment interview. Field instructors are aware that this is a YEAR I foundation learning opportunity • Let them know what you want to learn Pre Practicum Interviews • You will contact the field instructor (s) to set arrange an interview. The interview does not guarantee a match. Both you and your field instructor(s) must agree. The Practicum Office will meet with you if there are concerns after the interview • If you decline the practicum setting, the Practicum Office will work with you to secure another interview AFTER the first round of the PAS is completed • FOR January practica - Interviews occur between mid November to mid December • FOR summer 2014 practica - Interviews occur February through March 2015 • From time to time, settings unexpectedly withdraw. The Practicum Office will work with you to secure another interview as soon as possible REMEMBER • Check that your PAS profile reflects your current contact information. Update as soon as possible. • Ensure you update your U of T email address. It is the only secure method through which we communicate. You risk not receiving important information • Refer to the Practicum Manual on the website, Visit YEAR I schedules on the FIFSW website ACCOMODATION • FIFSW is committed to providing accommodation to support students with documented disabilities to facilitate academic and co-curricular success. Students requesting accommodation must be registered with Accessibility Services. Students requesting accommodation for practicum should present the letter of accommodation provided by Accessibility Services to the Practicum Office, as soon as possible prior to the practicum matching process so that the Practicum Office can make reasonable effort to ensure that appropriate supports are in place. • Direct inquiries can be made to 416-978-8060 • www.utoronto.ca/atrc; [email protected] FORMS • SGS Add/Drop ( based on individual circumstances and summer session) http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/Assets/SGS+Digital+Assets/current/Student+F orms/Add-Drop+Course.pdf • Student understanding – WSIB • Student Professional Conduct Agreement in Practicum • PAS form – FORM A is located on the PAS Questions
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