Assessment 1 – Learning Agreement

Type: Written

Due date: End of Week 3 of the placement timeline

Weighting: pass/fail

Length: Use template supplied

Unit Coordinator: Robyn Kemble

Learning Outcomes Assessed

1. Determine placement preferences, learning contract and post placement learning needs.

2. Select and apply appropriate use of self and problem-solving skills as a worker within an organisation.

3. Select and apply appropriate self-care strategies within the professional context.

4. Apply cross cultural competency including working in indigenous contexts and critique agency policy and practice.

5. Analyse and articulate client's needs using social work theories and evaluate intervention strategies.

6. Work within the AASW code of ethics, practice standards, and organisational policies and procedures

7. Evaluate elements of an emerging professional practice framework.

All of the learning outcomes are linked to the AASW Practice Standards

Aim

The aim of this assessment is to develop a learning agreement which is a commitment by you and the agency where you are placed with CQUniversity to ensure that the AASW Graduate Attributes will be met by the completion of Field Education 1. The learning agreement is the cornerstone of your placement experience and learning journey; shaping the educational relationships with field educators (supervisors) who offer to guide your learning journey into the human services sector. This document provides a framework for determining whether the AASW practice standards, competencies and student attributes have been accomplished during Field Education 1. It is imperative that you achieve the deadlines stated in this submission as the Learning Agreement clarifies and articulates roles, goals, objectives, tasks and strategies, methods of evaluation that will drive your field education experience. Consolidating these agreements by the due dates is an important milestone and failure to do so may see the placement terminated.

Instructions

You will need to complete the proforma forms that are in the Field Education Package.

1. There are two parts to the document that forms your learning plan: The Field Education Package – Part A and Part B.

2. Using these templates draft a learning agreement in the first week of field education in collaboration with the field educator (supervisor).

3. It is essential that all person/s perspectives are included and approved in the final agreement, including field educator and/or task supervisor, and Field Education Liaison Officer (FELO).

4. Learning agreements must be signed, by all of the above.

Part A - Placement Structure

This template is designed to assist you to develop and apply a clear and thorough understanding of the placement structure.

1. Following this template, you will include:

    a. Key agency information,

    b. Role of the social worker in the agency,

    c. The service delivery models of the organisation,

    d. Person identified as placement support, task monitoring and supervisor,

    e. The specific responsibilities and roles of each member of the field education team, including you, Field Education Liaison Officer (FELO), Field Educator (supervisor), and (if relevant) task supervisor and external supervisor.

Part B – Learning plan and agreement

This template outlines six (6) key learning areas where for each learning area you must:

1. Construct a goal.

2. Write a learning objective for the goal.

3. Create an action plan.

4. Devise a method of evaluating whether you have met the goal.

5. Link each of the above to the AASW Practice Standards and AASW Student Social Work Graduate Attributes.

6. Other documents that can be used to create you set of goals include:

    a. AASW Practice Standards

    b. AASW Code of Ethics,

    c. Organisational Codes of conduct,

    d. CQUniversity’ s Student Charter

    e. Student Misconduct policy, and,

    f. Any other relevant occupational health and safety policies relating to the placement setting.

7. Once the document is approved by the FELO, Field Educator and you at the Learning Plan Meeting there should be no major changes to the document from that point forward.

    a. The learning plan and agreement can be adjusted once reviewed at a field education visit, in agreement with both the field educator (supervisor) and FELO.

    b. Field Education Coordinator must be informed of any changes as soon as possible.

Requirements

• Use Harvard referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online Harvard Referencing Style Guide.

Resources

• For information on academic communication please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources including information for students with English as a second language.

Submission

• The whole learning agreement (Parts A and B) must be completed and signed by; the student, the field educator (internal and/or external) and the FELO, at the Learning Plan Meeting.

Marking Criteria

• Please refer to the marking criteria on the Moodle site for more detail on how grade will be assigned.

Assessment 2 – Supervision Record and Action Plan

Type: Written

Due date: Weeks 6 & 12

Weighting: pass/fail

Length: 500 words per entry

Unit Coordinator: Robyn Kemble

Learning Outcomes Assessed

1. Determine placement preferences, learning contract and post placement learning needs.

2. Select and apply appropriate use of self and problem-solving skills as a worker within an organisation.

3. Select and apply appropriate self-care strategies within the professional context.

4. Apply cross cultural competency including working in indigenous contexts and critique agency policy and practice.

5. Analyse and articulate client's needs using social work theories and evaluate intervention strategies.

6. Work within the AASW code of ethics, practice standards, and organisational policies and procedures

7. Evaluate elements of an emerging professional practice framework.

All of the learning outcomes are linked to the AASW Practice Standards

Aim

As a student on your first field education experience, you will have an opportunity to further develop your skills and knowledge in reflective and reflexive practice and how to utilise supervision effectively. Student supervision undertaken during your placement is one of the important professional spaces where this in-depth reflection occurs. Feedback is also a vital part of the reflection cycle where your supervisor will provide guidance and support to identify and evaluate your practice in order to assist you to incorporate this into your activities during placement. It is therefore important to develop the techniques and skills involved to successfully record, integrate, apply, and reflect on this process.

Instructions

1. You are required to complete a written supervision record after each weekly supervision session with your relevant social work supervisor, using the Supervision Record and Action Plan, template.

2. This record will be kept on a weekly basis and then uploaded to Moodle at two points throughout placement.

    a. Mid placement (Part 1 - approximately week 6) and

    b. End of placement (Part 2 - approximately week 12).

3. Records are also to be emailed to your FELO for review and feedback on a fortnightly basis.

Requirements

• Use Harvard referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online Harvard Referencing Style Guide.

Resources

• For information on academic communication please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources including information for students with English as a second language.

Submission

1. Submit first six records as Part 1 in Moodle

2. Submit the second six records as Part 2 in Moodle

• using Microsoft Word Document or PDF.

Marking Criteria

• Please refer to the marking criteria on the Moodle site for more detail on how grades will be assigned.

Assessment 3 - Reflective Practice - Online Reflective Postings and Summary

Type: Practical Assessment

Due date: Weeks 3, 6, 10 & 12

Weighting: pass/fail

Length: 500 words per submission

Unit Coordinator: Robyn Kemble

Learning Outcomes Assessed

1. Determine placement preferences, learning contract and post placement learning needs.

2. Select and apply appropriate use of self and problem-solving skills as a worker within an organisation.

3. Select and apply appropriate self-care strategies within the professional context.

4. Apply cross cultural competency including working in indigenous contexts and critique agency policy and practice.

5. Analyse and articulate client's needs using social work theories and evaluate intervention strategies.

6. Work within the AASW code of ethics, practice standards, and organisational policies and procedures

7. Evaluate elements of an emerging professional practice framework.

All of the learning outcomes are linked to the AASW Practice Standards

Aim

Reflection is an important part of social work practice. You are provided with reflective tools to provide you with a process and evidence to integrate theory to practice. This will assist you to be able to demonstrate the attainment of the practice standards to meet the eligibility criteria as set out by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and social work graduate learning outcomes.

Instructions

1. Online postings of no more than 500 words in the shared Moodle forum on three occasions, where you will:

    a. makes professional links from theory to practice,

    b. discuss learning and

    c. provide support to your peers.

2. Please ensure that confidentiality and respect of any participants and/or organisations are upheld.

3. A final summary will be undertaken in the final week of placement and will reflect on your overall learning.

4. You are strongly encouraged to maintain a personal reflective journal throughout placement however, this will not be submitted and should form part of your own reflective practice writing.

Requirements

• Use Harvard referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online Harvard Referencing Style Guide.

Resources

• For information on academic communication please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources including information for students with English as a second language.

Submission

1. Online reflective postings - Week 3, Week 6, & Week 10 (no more than 500 words each)

2. A final summary of your reflections due one week after your placement finishes is submitted to Moodle for grading purposes (500 words)

Marking Criteria

• Please refer to the marking criteria on the Moodle site for more detail on how grades will be assigned.

Assessment 4 – Mid Placement Review (MPR)

Type: Written

Due date: Weeks 6 - 9

Weighting: pass/fail

Length: Template provided

Unit Coordinator: Robyn Kemble

Learning Outcomes Assessed

1. Determine placement preferences, learning contract and post placement learning needs.

2. Select and apply appropriate use of self and problem-solving skills as a worker within an organisation.

3. Select and apply appropriate self-care strategies within the professional context.

4. Apply cross cultural competency including working in indigenous contexts and critique agency policy and practice.

5. Analyse and articulate client's needs using social work theories and evaluate intervention strategies.

6. Work within the AASW code of ethics, practice standards, and organisational policies and procedures

7. Evaluate elements of an emerging professional practice framework.

All of the learning outcomes are linked to the AASW Practice Standards

Aim This is the second contact you will have with academic staff or representatives at the field placement review that will take place about mid-way through the placement. You will receive a visit from Field Education Liaison Officer (FELO). This usually involves a face-to-face meeting, although sometimes this can be through Teleconference or ZOOM, depending on the availability of all involved. Whilst the University endeavours to make this review as close as possible to midway, this is not always possible, and it could occur earlier or later than mid-way.

Several sources of evaluation will contribute to the overall assessment of student progress.

1. supervision feedback,
2. participation in organisational tasks and practice,
3. contributions made to working with the field education team inclusive of the University,
4. demonstration of social work knowledge and practice and emerging practice framework.
5. to identify the practice standards, competencies and student attributes that have been attained.
6. opportunity to make necessary changes required for successful completion or where this is not achievable, to conclude the placement.

Instructions

1. You will need to complete Field Education Package - Part C Mid Placement Review template as guided by Part B – Learning Agreement, and meeting with FELO and field educator.
2. You will initiate contact with the FELO and the field educator to arrange mid placement review meetings.
3. You will provide to the FELO the street address of the meeting, any special directions, parking arrangements, and any other relevant information that may impact on the scheduled visit.
4. You will provide a copy of your learning agreement and supervisory record (which will have been emailed fortnightly) to the FELO prior to the visit.
5. Determine with your field educator (supervisor) whether the entire review will include all parties or whether they wish to speak with the FELO prior to this meeting.
6. Ensure that you take notes during the mid-placement review meeting to ensure you can complete the template.
7. A documented action plan needs to be attached to the MPR report if there are significant changes or departures from the original Learning Agreement.
8. At the outset of the mid placement review the FELO will ask the field educator (supervisor) to confirm that the student is accomplishing the terms set out in the Learning Agreement at a pass or fail standard. This confirmation will determine the remaining process of the visit.

The Field Education Liaison Officer (FELO) will ask students and field educators (internal and/or external) for their verbal evaluation of the following three (3) areas;

1. A verbal account on the progress of the Learning Agreement and discussion about any changes needed. That includes learning highlights and challenges; the student will be encouraged to discuss how they have or are overcoming challenges.
2. Interpersonal skills how does the student manage themselves in a team environment; discuss how they are developing in supervision and how do they utilise and respond to feedback. Give an example of feedback being taken; and how it made a difference.
3. Insights into the students learning style; how does this compare and contrast with the field educators learning style and how have they managed this.

Requirements

• Use Harvard referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online Harvard Referencing Style Guide.

Resources

• For information on academic communication please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources including information for students with English as a second language.

Submission

1. You are responsible to complete and submit Part C – Mid placement review. Please note it is NOT the responsibility or task of your supervisor or FELO to complete any part of this form just to advise.

1. This document must be submitted in Moodle using Microsoft Word Document within seven (7) days following the Mid placement meeting.

Marking Criteria

• Please refer to the marking criteria on the Moodle site for more detail on how grades will be assigned.

Students must provide evidence through the assessment of the mid placement review that they are achieving to a satisfactory level the outcomes below:

Assessment 5 – Professional Practice Framework (PPF)

Type: Group Discussion

Due date: Between weeks 9 - 10

Weighting: pass/fail

Length: 5-minute presentation

Learning Outcomes Assessed

1. Determine placement preferences, learning contract and post placement learning needs.

2. Select and apply appropriate use of self and problem-solving skills as a worker within an organisation.

3. Select and apply appropriate self-care strategies within the professional context.

4. Apply cross cultural competency including working in indigenous contexts and critique agency policy and practice.

5. Analyse and articulate client's needs using social work theories and evaluate intervention strategies.

6. Work within the AASW code of ethics, practice standards, and organisational policies and procedures

7. Evaluate elements of an emerging professional practice framework.

All of the learning outcomes are linked to the AASW Practice Standards

Aim

The Aim of this assessment is for you to share your development of a professional practice framework with your peers and Field Education Coordinator. It is an essential part of developing your identity as social worker. It is important that you are able to articulate your professional practice framework.

Instructions:

You will need to refer to the ZOOM meeting instructions on Moodle. For this presentation:

1. You are to prepare a 5 min VERBAL presentation of your professional practice framework including appropriate visual material (e.g., PowerPoint or other presentation)

2. This presentation is a concise articulation of the key components in your framework. Your professional practice framework is continually developing and is part of the supervision agenda.

3. Your professional practice framework is to be presented to peers in allocated small groups.

4. The presentation should

    a. outline a summary of the key elements of the professional practice framework

    b. identify and explain the relevant theories, methods, values, skills, and practice contexts comprising your professional practice framework, and

    c. reflexive practice - what you need to develop further in Field Education 2 (i.e., identify strengths and areas of further development).

5. Please note failure to attend the session without prior APPROVAL from the UC will result in a fail for this assessment

Requirements

• Use Harvard referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online Harvard Referencing Style Guide.

Resources

• For information on academic communication please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources including information for students with English as a second language.

Submission:

• The developed visual material (e.g., PowerPoint) plus script used to speak to the visual material must be submitted to Moodle within on week following the presentation (not before).

Marking Criteria

• Please refer to the marking criteria on the Moodle site for more detail on how grades will be assigned.

Assessment 6 – End of Placement Report

Type: Written

Due date: Within two weeks of placement completion

Weighting: pass/fail

Length: Template provided

Unit Coordinator: Robyn Kemble

Learning Outcomes Assessed

1. Determine placement preferences, learning contract and post placement learning needs.

2. Select and apply appropriate use of self and problem-solving skills as a worker within an organisation.

3. Select and apply appropriate self-care strategies within the professional context.

4. Apply cross cultural competency including working in indigenous contexts and critique agency policy and practice.

5. Analyse and articulate client's needs using social work theories and evaluate intervention strategies.

6. Work within the AASW code of ethics, practice standards, and organisational policies and procedures

7. Evaluate elements of an emerging professional practice framework.

All of the learning outcomes are linked to the AASW Practice Standards

Aim

The aim of the end of placement report is to evaluate and assess your attainment and application of social work practice standards, ethics, integration of theory to practice and approach to supervision, feedback, and learning.

Instructions:

1. The field educator (internal and/or external) is asked to complete this final assessment; Part D - Field Education Package - End of Placement Report

2. You are responsible for respectfully reminding your field educator (supervisor) two (2) weeks prior to the completion of your field education placement that the report is due within two weeks (maximum) after a placement has been completed.

    a. The final report should be finalised in the last two weeks of placement.

    b. This allows time for the field educator (supervisor/s) to discuss the evaluation report with you prior to completion.

3. You need to be proactive in terms of scheduling the final supervision around the report and ensuring the field educator (supervisor) has a copy of the template, and a copy of your mid placement review. A template of this report is available on the course Moodle site and is provided to your field educator (supervisor) at your commencement on placement.

Please Note: Grades cannot be completed until the final report has been received and graded. In regard to your final grade the end of placement report is carefully considered, however, the Unit Coordinator is responsible for awarding the students final grade of Pass or Fail.

Requirements

• Use Harvard referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online Harvard Referencing Style Guide.

Resources

• For information on academic communication please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources including information for students with English as a second language.

Submission:

1. You are responsible for uploading this report to Moodle.

2. Unless a field educator (supervisor) requests to deliver the report directly to the unit coordinator – at which time, the student will be informed.

Marking Criteria

• Please refer to the marking criteria on the Moodle site for more detail on how grades will be assigned.

The Criteria for this assessment is provided to the Field Educators. The students do NOT complete this report, however submit the copy received by the supervisor on Moodle submission area.

Important aspects of this assessment:

• The recommendation of your field educator is given significant weight and is incorporated as part of the overall assessment of your attainment of graduate attributes and practice standards. The University awards the final grade.

• Field Educators reserve the right to assess your performance according to the developments made since the mid placement review and overall placement performance.

• SOWK13009 report contains work to be completed and assessed by your field educator and the fieldwork coordinator.

• Passing grades must be obtained for all assessment items in order to be awarded the grade of PN (Pass non-graded) for SOWK13009.

• Your grade cannot be finalised until this report and all outstanding assessments are received.

For further information please refer to the Field Education End of Placement Report proforma on the MOODLE site and the requirements of the AASW Practice Standards 2013.

Assessment 7 – Log of Hours

Type: Written

Due date: Last week of placement

Weighting: pass/fail

Unit Coordinator: Robyn Kemble

Learning Outcomes Assessed

1. Determine placement preferences, learning contract and post placement learning needs.

2. Select and apply appropriate use of self and problem-solving skills as a worker within an organisation.

3. Select and apply appropriate self-care strategies within the professional context.

4. Apply cross cultural competency including working in indigenous contexts and critique agency policy and practice.

5. Analyse and articulate client's needs using social work theories and evaluate intervention strategies.

6. Work within the AASW code of ethics, practice standards, and organisational policies and procedures

7. Evaluate elements of an emerging professional practice framework.

All of the learning outcomes are linked to the AASW Practice Standards

Aim

Students are required to keep an accurate log of hours related to their field education placement and related activities. The log records the hours you spend in the agency, hours you spend outside the agency undertaking tasks associated with your learning or any pre placement training / induction hours you have been required to participate in (e.g., QLD Health induction).

Instructions:

1. Review the instructions for RECORDING HOURS on SONIA.

2. Complete LOG OF HOURS on SONIA on a daily or weekly basis.

3. Support your Supervisor with university contacts (WIL team and Field Education Coordinator) should they have issues with accessing/using SONIA.

Placement hours consist/do not consist of the below:

1. Travel required in your placement can be counted however, usual travel to and from your placement are not recorded.
2. The Professional Practice Framework (Assessment 5) is recorded in your log of hours and any travel time associated with this assessment task is also recorded and counted.
3. Any activities beyond the Learning Agreement will be deemed personal and professional development and will not be considered to be a component of Field Education 1.
4. The log may be reviewed by the university at any time. Students must not accrue additional hours (work more than 8 hours per day) in their placement without the explicit consent of the Unit Coordinator.
5. If a student is required to undertake additional hours in the placement for travel or due to a delay in a client related activity, the student is required to negotiate taking these hours off as soon as practicable to ensure appropriate self-care and health and safety needs are met.
6. Students should refer to the Field Education Manual 2016 for further details regarding hours of duty and any departures from normal hours or days of duty must be made known to the Unit Coordinator by email as soon as this becomes known.

Submission:

• As per instructions through SONIA

Marking Criteria

• Please refer to the marking criteria on the Moodle site for more detail on how grades will be assigned.

The complete hours for the BSW (Hons) degree is 1000 hours.

SOWK13009 Field Education 1 requires a completion of 440 hours in this placement irrespective of full-time or part-time status.

The additional hours of 560 hours will be undertaken in SOWK14009.