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SOCW 6520: Social Work Field Education III

Week 1

The Role of the Intern

Resources Please use the reading that I have provided to you. Please note that this is a master of social work. Please check the grammar. 

Brief Description of Agency-GA Mentor is a therapeutic foster care agency that provides therapeutic foster care services to youth between the ages of 0-18. We offer evidence-informed training to foster parents to provide quality homes for foster children. Services offered to children include 24 hours of home-based monitoring, therapeutic intervention, access to community-based services, life skill development, and medication management oversight. GA Mentor ensures that the educational, mental health, physical health, and overall well-being needs of all children in our program are met.

2. I will be completing the following tasks:

-Completion of Risk Assessments and Crisis Assessment to determine the level of the client’s needs and services

-Demonstrate her ability to apply Family-Centered Practice, Systems Theory, and Strengths Perspective when assessing the challenges of the family

-Develop and implement Treatment Plans for client

-Train and develop foster parents in providing therapeutic foster care to foster care children

-Evaluate state and Federal Policies in Child Welfare

-Demonstrate her ability to link the family to resources with consideration to the family's culture, social-economic status, etc.

Readings

• Birkenmaier, J., & Berg-Weger, M. (2018). The practicum companion for social work: Integrating class and fieldwork (4th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson.

o Chapter 1, “Getting Started on Your Social Work Practice Career” (pp. 5–32)

o Chapter 2, “Socialization into the SocialWork Profession” (pp. 34-61)

• Gelman, C. R., Fernandez, P., Hausman, N., Miller, S., & Weiner, M. (2007). Challenging endings: First-year MSW interns’ experience with forced termination and discussion 35(2), 79–90.

• Miller, S. E., Tice, C. J., & Harnek Hall, D. M. (2008). The generalist model: Where do the micro and macro converge? Advances in Social Work, 9(2), 79–90. Retrieved from http://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/articl e/view/203/198

• Wayne, J., Bogo, M., & Raskin, M. (2010). Field education as the signature pedagogy of social work education. Journal of Social Work Education, 46(3), 327–339.

Media

• Laureate Education (Producer). (2013g). The role of the intern

[Audio file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

                   Week 1 – The Role of the Intern Week 1 – The Role of the Intern Program Transcript Throughout the weeks, your field education experience will inform the majority of your reflection and written assignments as you author blog posts contextualizing the topics covered. This first week, think about what it means to be an intern and how it contributes to your development as a future social worker. How will you ensure that you meet your personal and professional goals as identified in your agency learning agreement? Week 1 – The Role of the Intern Additional Content Attribution MUSIC: Creative Support Services Los Angeles, CA Dimension Sound Effects Library Newnan, GA Narrator Tracks Music Library Stevens Point, WI Signature Music, Inc Chesterton, IN Studio Cutz Music Library Carrollton, TX ©2013 Laureate Education, Inc. 1  

Week 1 Blog

Refer to the topics covered in this week’s resources and incorporate them into your blog.

a blog post that includes:

• A description of your understanding of field education experiences

• An explanation of your role as an intern in your field education experience including your agency learning agreement

Be sure to support your blog posts with specific references to this week's resources and provide full APA citations for your references. For more information about posting your blog assignment, click on the Field Education Blogs link on the course navigation menu.