Information is below and attached.

WVU Division of Social Work presents:

“Including Field Instruction in Your Social Work Practice:  From
Mission to Evaluation”

Friday January 7, 8:30am-2:30pm

Jerry West Lounge
WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV
Approved for 6 Social Work CEUs
Cost:  FREE
(Priority given to new field instructors and task supervisors who will
be hosting a student starting in January 2009, or whose agency is
currently hosting a student who started in October 2008, or are
anticipating hosting a student in May, July or August 2009,  others are
welcome as space permits).

The session will include beverages in the morning and a working lunch,
with presentations by veteran field instructors, as well as free social
work continuing education contact hours.  Anyone who would like to host
a social work student in the future must attend this training, or a
student cannot be placed with you.

The training workshop is designed so that new and potential field
instructors can gain insights for effective supervision and instruction
beyond the material in the printed Field Manual. The workshop provides
the opportunity to network with Division faculty and other field
instructors and be recognized as a vital part of a student’s learning
experience.

I have attached the training agenda and Social Work Board of Examiners
Continuing Education learning objectives for your review.

In order to plan for the appropriate amount of food and resource
materials, only those who RSVP can be admitted to the training.  You may
RSVP in one of the following ways, contact Ms. Morgan Gorbey, at
304-293-3501, ext. 3110, or [log in to unmask]  Please include
your name, agency affiliation, mailing address, phone number and email
address, in any email or voicemail messages, so that we can assure that
you receive a confirmation notice.  The deadline for RSVP is Wednesday,
December 31, 2008.    Upon receipt of your attendance registration, you
will receive a confirmation email, which will include parking and other
logistical information.

 
Agenda

8:00 - 8:30 	Coffee and Camaraderie

8:30- 9:00	Introductions, Overview of Social Work Curriculum at WVU
and the Place of the Field 			Experiences in the
Curriculum, Generalist Field 	Experiences; Mission of Social Work
			Field Education  (Sam Leizear)

9:00 - 9:45 	Role of the Field Instructor; Agency Orientation;
Supervisory Meetings  (Sam Leizear)

9:45 - 10:00 	Break

10:00 - 10:45 	Integrating Theory with Practice; Creating Learning
Opportunities for the 				Social Work Student 
(Kristina Hash)

10:45-11:30	Learning Contracts   (Linda Ferrise)

11:30-12:15	Networking Lunch (New and Seasoned Field
Instructors-Presentations by 				current FIs- (to
be announced)
		
12:15 - 1:15  	Ethical Issues in Field Instruction:  A Structured
Discussion with New and 				Seasoned Field
Instructors (Sam Leizear)

1:15 - 2:15	Learning Contracts and Evaluating Student Performance
(Small Group Exercise) (Linda 			Ferrise, Jacki
Englehardt)

2:15 - 3:30	Evidence-Based Practice (TBA)

Purpose: This training is designed primarily for new and potential
field instructors and task supervisors, as well as for those field
instructors and task supervisors who need a refresher because they have
not been an active field instructor/task supervisor for one or more
years or because they initially received training prior to late 2003.
	The purpose of the training is to give new and potential field
instructors and task supervisors some basic knowledge and skills to
enable them, not only to direct social work students with respect to
daily tasks, but also to integrate classroom learning and practice
theories with day-to-day field activities.

Learning Objectives: At the end of this training, participants will
have knowledge to-

1. Understand the place of the field experience in social work
education;

2. Articulate the roles of the field instructor, faculty field liaison,
field instruction coordinator, and student in       	the experiential
learning process, including resolution of problems that may arise in the
field;

3. Develop with the student a coherent learning contract specific to
the level of field
    instruction that relates field activities with classroom learning;

4. Conduct an effective agency orientation and weekly supervisory
meetings;

5. Identify essential theoretical content as the field placement
unfolds and incorporate this
    content into the experience;

6. Recognize legal and ethical issues related to having a student in
the agency setting;

7. Evaluate student performance.

8.  Define evidence-based practice

9.  Identify potential ways to incorporate evidence-based practice in
their work as field supervisors.



Morgan Gorbey
Administrative Secretary 
Division of Social Work
West Virginia University 
PO Box 6830 
Morgantown, WV 26506
 
304-293-3501, ext. 3110
fax: 304-293-5936