Lehman College / CUNY Department of Social Work

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1 Faculty Advisor: Lehman College / CUNY Department of Social Work FIELDWORK EVALUATION SWK 471 UNDERGRADUATE SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM SPRING SEMESTER 20 STUDENT: AGENCY: FIELD INSTRUCTOR: (Address) (City) (State) (Zip Code) INSTRUCTOR TELEPHONE: (Area Code) (Number) Extension INSTRUCTOR SUMMARY OF STUDENT S PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

2 FIELDWORK EVALUATION INSTRUMENT This evaluation instrument assesses the practice behaviors associated with each competency, which students should demonstrate by the end of the second semester of the field practicum. When rating each practice behavior, please provide content (eg. descriptive examples or anecdotes) to support the rating you provide. Also, please include ways in which the student s performance can be further improved for each practice behavior. On the scale provided after each practice behavior, please indicate the student s level of performance at the end of the semester by placing an X in the appropriate box. IP EC FC C AC Insufficient Progress Rarely demonstrates awareness, knowledge and skills as a social work intern Emerging Competence Is beginning to demonstrate awareness, knowledge and skills as a social work intern Frequent Competence Frequently demonstrates awareness, knowledge and skills as a social work intern Competence Consistently demonstrates awareness, knowledge and skills as a social work intern Advanced Competence Expertly demonstrates awareness, knowledge and skills as a social work intern Evaluation Process The field instructor and student jointly review the student s performance in terms of the criteria specified in this evaluation instrument. Following their review and discussion, the field instructor completes this instrument. The student then reviews it and, if he or she wishes, writes comments in the section indicated. If the student wishes, he or she may append an additional statement to the instrument. Finally, the field instructor and student both sign and date the instrument. Note: The student s signature does not indicate agreement, but rather that the evaluation has been read. The field instructor sends the completed evaluation to the faculty advisor, who reviews and signs the evaluation. The faculty advisor assigns the grade for the field practicum. The Social Work Department at Lehman College appreciates your work with our student

3 COMPETENCY I: Identify as a professional social worker and conduct oneself accordingly 1. Identify need and advocate for client access to the services of social work. 2. Practice personal reflection and demonstrate positive change that assures continual professional development. 3. Recognize and attend to professional roles and boundaries. 4. Demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and communication appropriate to agency context. 5. Engage in career-long learning. 6. Utilize supervision and consultation. COMPETENCY II:

4 Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice. 7. Recognize and manage personal values in a way that allows professional values to guide practice 8. Make ethical decisions by applying the standards of the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers and, as applicable, Ethics in Social Work, Statement of Principles of the International Federation of Social Workers/International Association of Schools of Social Work. 9. Tolerate ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts. 10. Apply strategies of ethical reasoning to arrive at principled decisions.

5 COMPETENCY III: Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments. 11. Distinguish, appraise, and integrate multiple sources of knowledge, including research-based knowledge, and practice wisdom. 12. Analyze models of assessment, prevention, intervention, and evaluation. 13. Demonstrate effective oral and written communications in working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities, and colleagues.

6 COMPETENCY IV: Engage diversity and difference in practice in the urban environment. Includes: Age, class, perception of physical appearance, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, immigration status, political ideology, race, religion, spirituality and the full spectrum of beliefs, sex, sexual orientation 14. Analyze and deconstruct the extent to which societal structures and values may present opportunities to maximize potential; oppress, marginalize, or alienate; and create or enhance privilege and power. 15. Be sufficiently self-aware to eliminate the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse groups. 16. Recognize and communicate an understanding of the importance of differences in shaping life experiences. 17. Utilize themselves as learners and engage those with whom they work.

7 COMPETENCY V: Advance human rights and social and economic justice. 18. Confront the forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination, as well as countervailing systems of empowerment. 19. Advocate for human rights and social and economic justice. 20. Participate in practices that advance social and economic justice.

8 COMPETENCY VI: Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research. 21. Use practice experience to inform scientific inquiry. 22. Use research evidence to inform practice. COMPETENCY VII: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment. 23. Utilize conceptual frameworks to guide the process of assessment, intervention, and evaluation. 24. Critique and apply knowledge to understand person and environment, with emphasis on the urban context.

9 COMPETENCY VIII: Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and to deliver effective social work services. 25. Analyze, formulate and advocate for policies that advance social well-being. 26. Collaborate with colleagues and clients for effective policy action. COMPETENCY IX: Respond to contexts that shape practice. 27. Continuously discover, appraise, and attend to changing communities, locales, populations, scientific and technological developments, and emerging societal trends to provide relevant services. 28. Provide leadership in promoting sustainable changes in service delivery and practice to improve the quality of social services.

10 COMPETENCY X: Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. 29. Substantively and affectively prepare for practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. 30. Use empathy and other interpersonal skills. 31. Develop a mutually agreed-on focus of work and desired outcomes. 32. Collect, organize, and interpret client data. 33. Assess client strengths and limitations. 34. Develop mutually agreed-on intervention goals and objectives. 35. Select appropriate intervention strategies. 36. Initiate actions to achieve client and organizational goals. 37. Implement prevention strategies and enhances client capacities. 38. Help clients resolve problems. 39. Negotiate, meditate, and advocate for clients.

11 40. Facilitate transitions and endings. 41. Critically analyzes, monitors, and evaluates interventions.

12 SUMMARY OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT UNDERGRADUATE EVALUATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE SRING SEMESTER I. Student s Strengths: II. Student s Limitations or Areas Identified for Additional Experience III. Student s Comments Signature of Field Instructor Date Signature of Student Date Signature of Faculty advisor Date