Course Description
This is the third of four practicum experiences. Practicum Education is community-based, experiential, transformational learning for practice as a social worker. It allows students to participate in four semesters of direct social work practice with diverse client populations in various social work settings. Students will complete a total of 100 hours, at minimum of 10 hours per week for 15 weeks. Students will engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. In seminar, students will transition into leaders and change agents through conceptualizing and evaluating their social work practice through the CSWE competencies. Additionally, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics will be integrated into student social work practice. (2 credits)
Prerequisites
- ENG 101: English Composition 1
- ENG 102: English Composition 2
- SWK 372: Social Work Practicum Experience 2
- SWK 373: Social Work Seminar 2
- SWK 415: Macro Social Work Practice*
- SWK 475: Social Work Seminar 3*
* Must be taken concurrently.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- Make ethical decisions by applying the National Association of Social Worker Code of Ethics, relevant laws and regulations, models for ethical decision making, ethical conduct of research, and additional codes of ethics withing the profession as appropriate to the context.
- Demonstrate professional behavior; appearance; and oral, written, and electronic communication.
- Use technology ethically and appropriately to facilitate practice outcomes.
- Use supervision and consultation to guide professional judgment and behavior.
- Demonstrate anti-racist and anti-oppressive social work practice at the individual, family, group, organizational, community, research, and policy levels.
- Demonstrate cultural humility by applying critical reflection, self-awareness, and self- regulation to manage the influence of biases, power, privilege, and values in working with clients and constituencies, acknowledging them as experts of their own lived experiences.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) / Competencies
- Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
- Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice
- Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
- Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice
- Engage in Policy Practice
- Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
- Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
- Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
- Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
Course Activities and Grading
| Assignments | Weight |
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Practicum Paperwork
| 20% |
Learning Agreement
| 20% |
Timesheets & Supervision Logs
| 20% |
Journal Reflections
| 20% |
Evaluation Documents
| 20% |
Total | 100% |
Required Textbook
- There is no required textbook.
Course Schedule
Week | PLOs | SLOs | Readings and Exercises | Assignments |
1 | 1 | 1,2 | Topic: Welcome to Social Work Practicum Experience 1
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2 | 1,2 | 2,5,6 | Topic: Practice Experience 1
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3 | 1,2 | 2,5,6 | Topic: Practice Experience 2
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4 | 1 | 1,2,3,4 | Topic: Practice Experience 3
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5 | 1 | 1,2,3,4 | Topic: Practice Experience 4
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6 | 1,2 | 2,3,6 | Topic: Practice Experience 5
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7 | 1,2 | 2,3,6 | Topic: Practicum Experience 6
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8 | 1,2 | 2,3,5,6 | Topic: Practice Experience 7
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9 | 1,2 | 1,2,6 | Topic: Practice Experience 8
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10 | 1,2 | 1,5,6 | Topic: Practice Experience 9
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11 | 2 | 5,6 | Topic: Practice Experience 10
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12 | 2 | 5,6 | Topic: Practice Experience 11
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13 | 2 | 5,6 | Topic: Practice Experience 12
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14 | 1,2 | 1,4,5,6 | Topic: Practice Experience 13
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15 | 1,2 | 1-6 | Topic: Practice Experience 14
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COSC Accessibility Statement
Charter Oak State College encourages students with disabilities, including non-visible disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning disabilities, head injury, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, or psychiatric disabilities, to discuss appropriate accommodations with the Office of Accessibility Services at OAS@charteroak.edu.
COSC Policies, Course Policies, Academic Support Services and Resources
Students are responsible for knowing all Charter Oak State College (COSC) institutional policies, course-specific policies, procedures, and available academic support services and resources. Please see COSC Policies for COSC institutional policies, and see also specific policies related to this course. See COSC Resources for information regarding available academic support services and resources.