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In the Field: A Real-Life Survival Guide for the Social Work Internship
William A. Danowski, Dominican College

ISBN-10: 0205376002
ISBN-13:  9780205376001

Publisher:  Pearson
Copyright:  2005
Format:  Paper; 128 pp
Published:  09/15/2004

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This practical, down-to-earth, practice-based book helps students move from the world of the classroom, textbook, and theory to the world of real practice.

In the Field: A Real-Life Survival Guide for the Social Work Internship helps students prepare for entering their first field placement, and enforces the fact that co-workers, supervisors, and life experiences have much to offer. Students will see in this guide that going into a new and unknown environment can result in missteps or mistakes, but this text's ideas, examples, and orientations can serve as a guide to beginning a rewarding and successful career.


Features

  • Student-friendly writing style helps students feel more at ease going into their field practicum.
  • Case examples taken from actual client and student encounters prepare students for potential situations and provide insight into how others have handled them.
  • Includes feedback from former field students who have completed their first field placement that provides students with behind-the-scenes coaching, making them aware of potentially competing political agendas when working with agencies and clients.


Table of Contents



Dedication.


Acknowledgements.


Introduction.


1. Before You Embark On Your Journey.

Twenty Skills You Will Learn.

Terminology.

The “Ride of Your Life.”

Do Your Homework.

Placement Interview Questions.

Preparing Your Attitudes.

Building Your Professional Wardrobe.

The Mature Student.

House Rules.

Supervision, Placements, and Support from the College.

Learning Contracts.



2. Making the Leap From Theory to Real Life.

Emotional Readiness: “Standing in the Rain.”

Understanding the Process of Change.

Mistakes: Errors of Technique vs. Errors of the Heart.

The Client's Chart as a Legal Document.

Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Progress Notes.

Process Recordings.



3. Beginning at the Beginning.

The First Day.

Surveys, Research, and the Dreaded IRB.

Safety and Safety Rules.

Family Contact: Appropriate and Inappropriate.

Sexual Harassment and Cultural Sensitivity.

Understanding Your Client.

Social Work Ethics.

Values.

Resources in Dealing with Ethical Issues.

Ethical Thinking.

Ethics Demystified.



4. Staying the Course—Routines.

Team and Agency as Systems.

Multi-Cultural Interview.

Psychiatric Assessment.

Assessing for Abuse and High Risk Behaviors.

Assessing for Dangerousness.

Leaving Space.

Seeing the Big Picture.

Coloring in the Picture.

Learning to Trust and Use Your Feelings.

Your Inner Clock.



5. Navigating the Hazards.

Stress and Anxiety.

Transference and Counter-transference.

When Things Go Bad.

Helpless and Hopeless.

Gimmicks and Props.

Anger.



6. Saying Goodbye: Termination.

Client Termination.

Staff, Agency, and College Termination.

Measuring What You've Learned.



Appendix A—Your Mental Health First-Aid Kit.



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This practical, down-to-earth practice-based book helps students move from the world of the classroom, textbook, and theory to the world of real practice.

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  • Case examples taken from actual client and student encounters prepare students for potential situations and provide insight into how others have handled them.
  • Includes feedback from former field students who have completed their first field placement that provides students with behind-the-scenes coaching, making them aware of potentially competing political agendas when working with agencies and clients.

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