Assessment 1 – My Learning Journey

Part A - The Learning Agreement
Part B - Mid Placement Review
Part C - End of Placement Report

Type: Written

Due date:

Part A – Week 3 of your placement hours.

Part B – Mid-way through your placement hours.

Part C - Within two weeks of placement completion.

Weighting: Pass/Fail

Length: Succinct

Unit Coordinator: Robyn Kemble

Aim

Part A

The aim of the Learning Agreement (LA) is for you to develop your learning goals which are a commitment by you and the placement agency with CQUniversity to ensure that the AASW (Australian Association of Social Workers) Graduate Attributes are met by the completion of SOWK14009.

Part B

The aim of the Mid Placement Review (MPR) is for you to assess your progress towards meeting your learning outcomes, where you will meet either in person or online with a Field Education Liaison Officer (FELO) close to the midway point of your fieldwork.

Part C

The aim of the End of Placement Report (EPR) is to evaluate and assess: your application of social work practice standards and ethics, your integration of theory to practice, your approach to supervision and feedback and your learning. This will also be an opportunity to engage in a final conversation with your key mentor/s on placement to share final reflections on your experience.

Instructions

Part A Learning Agreement

The Learning Agreement is the cornerstone of your placement experience and learning journey; it shapes your educational relationships with your field educators (supervisors) who will guide your learning journey in the human services sector. The Learning Agreement provides a framework for determining whether AASW practice standards, competencies and student attributes have been met during Field Education 2.

It is imperative that you meet the deadlines stated in your Learning Agreement as this document clarifies and articulates roles, goals, objectives, tasks and strategies, and 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.

This Learning Journey template is designed to assist you to develop your learning goals and outlines the eight (8) standards (AASW) as the key learning areas where for each learning area you must:

1. On the Learning Journey proforma (supplied), draft a Learning Agreement during Week 1 of your Field Education in collaboration with your field educator and/or supervisor.

2. Construct one or two learning goals for each Standard.

3. The perspectives and approvals of the field educator and/or task supervisor and Field Education Liaison Officer (FELO) must be included in the final Learning Agreement.

4. The final Learning Agreement must be submitted to Moodle.

Part B Mid Placement Review

1. Initiate contact with the FELO and the field educator/s to arrange a mid-placement review meeting

2. Provide the FELO with details of the meeting. If the meeting is online, arrange an appropriate link and if the meeting is face to face, share directions, parking arrangements, and any other relevant information to assist the FELO.

3. Provide a copy of your learning agreement to the FELO prior to the review meeting.

4. Determine with your field educator (supervisor) whether the entire review will include all parties or whether you or they wish to speak with the FELO prior to this meeting.

5. At the outset of the review, the FELO will ask the field educator (supervisor) to confirm that you are accomplishing the terms set out in the LA at a pass or fail standard. This confirmation will determine the remaining process of the visit.

6. Ensure that you take notes during the mid-placement review meeting so that you can complete the learning journey proforma.

7. Complete the Mid Placement Review section of the Learning Journey proforma as guided by your learning goals, and your meeting with your FELO and field educator (Internal or external supervisor +/- task supervisor).

8. Include an action plan if there are significant changes to the original LA or any concerns raised.

9. Submit the review to Moodle in a timely manner once the meeting and form updates are completed.

Part C End of Placement Report

1. The EPR, the final part of your Learning Journey, will allow both you and your supervisors to reflect on your strengths and challenges.

2. Access the EPR through Sonia.

3. Completing each section considering key learning achieved on placement as relevant to each standard.

4. Once your section is completed you will email your EPR to your field educator to complete (instructions are included within the Sonia form).

5. Please be proactive in scheduling a final supervision session and ensure the field educator has a copy of the updated LA/MPR for review prior to completing your EPR.

Documents that can be used to assist you to create your learning 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.

Submission

1. Parts A and B must be submitted at two points over the placement once each section is completed.

2. Submit the form at each submission date into the appropriate Moodle assignment portal using Microsoft Word Document or PDF.

3. Part C is a Sonia form you will find available through the Sonia platform.

Assessment 1 – Learning Journey Plan – SOWK14009 – Grading Sheet 2022

Assessment 2 - My Reflective Journey 

A - Supervision Records
B - Online Forums
C - Summary

Type: Written

Due date: Throughout Placement (see below)

Weighting: Pass/Fail

Length: Various (see below)

Unit Coordinator: Robyn Kemble

Aim

As a student on your final 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. Supervision undertaken during your placement is an important professional space where in-depth reflection occurs. Feedback is also a vital part of the reflection cycle where your supervisor will guide and support you to evaluate your practice and assist you to incorporate this into your activities during placement. It is therefore important to develop techniques and skills to successfully record, integrate, apply, and reflect on this process.

You are provided with reflective tools to ensure that you have a process and evidence to integrate theory to practice. This will assist you to demonstrate the attainment of the practice standards in order to meet the eligibility criteria as set out by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and social work graduate learning outcomes.

Instructions

Part A – Supervision Records

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, please ensure you keep your word limit to a minimum and use dot points.

2. Share your supervision record with your supervisor for review and feedback, prior to each supervision session and with your FELO as required.

Part B – Online Forums – Participate regularly throughout your placement

1. Submit an online posting of no more than 300 words in the Moodle forum on at least THREE occasions, where you will:

    a. make professional links from theory to practice,

    b. discuss learning and

    c. provide support to your peers.

2. Please revisit “netiquette” rules to ensure confidentiality and respect of participants and/or organisations is upheld.

Part C – Reflection Summary – Due final week of placement

1. Undertake a final summary during your final week of placement and reflect on your overall key learning using your supervision notes and your forums to guide you.

2. You are strongly encouraged to maintain a personal reflective journal throughout your placement. This will form part of your own reflective practice writing skills and self-care, however, this will not be submitted or reviewed.

Submission

1. Supervision notes are to be shared with your supervisor through email prior to each supervision session.

2. Online reflective forums on Moodle - throughout placement (no more than 300 words each)

3. Final summary is submitted to Moodle following last week of placement (600 words).

Assessment 3 – Peer Supervision Presentation

Type: Presentation

Due date: Friday Week 14 of term (21st  October)

Weighting: Pass/Fail

Length: 3 x 1-hour online sessions and final presentation

Unit Coordinator: Robyn Kemble

Aim

The aim of this assessment is for you to demonstrate your capacity to work within teams, your skills to support peers, and your ability to critically reflect. Peer supervision fulfils three functions: educational, professional, and supportive. Participants work together to achieve the specific purpose of supervision; to facilitate the development of professional skills and competence in the supervisee.

N.B. This assessment forms part of your fieldwork hours and will be equivalent to 6 hours of placement and should be added to your log of hours as a total of 6 hours by the assessment due date.

Instructions

1. You will join a group of three to five students (four students is preferable) at the residential school prior to placement.

2. At the residential school you will attend an initial session to learn the skills associated with a peer supervision model.

2. Your group will meet online on three occasions throughout placement approximately one month apart to conduct a peer supervision session.

3. Your group will determine the dates, times, and most suitable way of conducting your peer supervision sessions.

3. In collaboration with the group, an agenda will be created for each peer supervision session.

4. At each peer supervision session, each group should select one group member to ensure that the Zoom session is recorded to the cloud storage (One Drive). This link should be shared with all group participants within 2 days of the session for the purposes of review.

Product

5. You will submit a 5-minute PowerPoint audio presentation outlining your key learning from the peer supervision sessions.

Attendance

Students must attend all 3 of these online peer supervision sessions to have 6 hours counted towards placement.

Format

1. You can contact TASAC (Technology and Services Assistance Centre) for support in accessing and using PowerPoint and the student OneDrive account for shared recordings of your sessions.

2. You can use MyCQU Support and find instructions on using video conferencing software: Zoom.

3. The PowerPoint file should be saved in the following format: Student number, Surname, First Name, SOWK14009, A3.

Submission

1. A 5-minute PowerPoint with an embedded Audio only file will be submitted to Moodle.

2. An Assessment Cover Sheet along with an Information and Consent Form signed by all participants and retained by the student.

a. Should any issues emerge in relation to the peer supervision task experience then the student must be able to produce this consent form as evidence of their preparation and management of the meeting.

Assessment 3 – Peer Supervision Presentation – SOWK14009 – Grading Sheet 2022