Field Notes

Field Notes highlights student experiences in their Title IV-E field placements.

July 2014

A Field Placement in Child Protection: Placing Kids in Foster Care
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A Field Placement in Child Protection: Placing Kids in Foster Care

A Field Placement in Child Protection: Placing Kids in Foster Care

By Melissa Mendez|2016-12-01T19:33:01-06:00July 18th, 2014|Categories: Field Notes|Tags: field experience, IV-E student profile|

Photo with field supervisors: Jennifer Droneck, LSW, Task Supervisor; Tarynn Anderson, MSW IV-E student; Jessica Nelson, LICSW, Field Supervisor Tarynn blogs about interning in Child Protection in Wright County Child Protection. My internship is at Wright County Human Services in Child Protection investigations. The investigators primary role is to investigate maltreatment allegations and work with [...]

A Field Placement in Family Assessment
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A Field Placement in Family Assessment

A Field Placement in Family Assessment

By Melissa Mendez|2016-12-01T19:33:01-06:00July 4th, 2014|Categories: Field Notes|Tags: field experience, IV-E student profile|

Faiza's Family Assessment Unit at Hennepin County. Faiza blogs about interning in one of the Child Protection Family Assessment units at Hennepin County. MSW Title IV-E Child Welfare Student: Faiza Ali Hennepin County Field Instructor: Pauline Shimada Hayward, LICSW Field Site: Hennepin County "I am completing my summer block internship at Hennepin County Child Protection [...]

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June 2014

Learning Styles and Field Placements
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Learning Styles and Field Placements

Learning Styles and Field Placements

By Melissa Mendez|2014-06-27T11:45:26-05:00June 27th, 2014|Categories: Field Notes|Tags: field experience|

Photo taken after students charted both themselves & their field instructors within the 4 categories of learning style. Source: UMN SSW As students begin their field placements, one of the exercises they do in field seminar is completing a learning style inventory. This activity provides insight to the students to help them better understand themselves [...]

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What are IV-E students Driven to Discover?

By Melissa Mendez|2016-12-01T19:33:01-06:00June 20th, 2014|Categories: Field Notes|

Many are familiar with the University of Minnesota's official brand message, Driven to Discover, which captures the essence of students' search for new learning, knowledge and skills. Here at CASCW, we ask our IV-E students to make a statement at the beginning of their field placements, which helps frame an intention for learning in their [...]

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May 2014

Understanding sovereignty as key to addressing disparities?
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Understanding sovereignty as key to addressing disparities?

Understanding sovereignty as key to addressing disparities?

By Melissa Mendez|2016-12-01T19:33:01-06:00May 23rd, 2014|Categories: Field Notes|Tags: ICWA, Indian child welfare, student blogger|

IV-E Scholar Courtney Knoll is interning within the ICWA unit at Hennepin County. She has had the opportunity as an MSW IV-E student to attend both the 2013 Summer Institute in American Indian Child Welfare coordinated by the University of Minnesota—Duluth's Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies and the 2014 Winter Institute on [...]

A Field Placement in Adoption

By Melissa Mendez|2016-12-01T19:33:02-06:00May 16th, 2014|Categories: Field Notes|Tags: field experience, IV-E student profile|

Caitlin blogs about interning in the adoption unit at Hennepin County. MSW Title IV-E Child Welfare Student: Caitlin Franko Field Instructor: Angie Marks Task Supervisor: Renee Gasner Field Site: Hennepin County "My internship was with Hennepin County Adoptions. Prior to interning, adoption was something that interested me but I did not know much about. I [...]

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IV-E students attend Spring Child Welfare Conference: Attending to Well-Being in Child Welfare
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IV-E students attend Spring Child Welfare Conference: Attending to Well-Being in Child Welfare

IV-E students attend Spring Child Welfare Conference: Attending to Well-Being in Child Welfare

By Melissa Mendez|2014-05-07T12:38:19-05:00May 9th, 2014|Categories: Field Notes|

On Tuesday, May 6th several current IV-E students attended the CASCW Spring Conference, which looked at various aspects of well-being within child welfare. Information on the presenters as well as links to the conference handouts can be found here: http://z.umn.edu/wellbeingcw Soon we will have a link to the recorded version of this conference up on [...]

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Students evaluate their own practice within their field placements—2014 Advanced Social Work Evaluation Symposium

By Melissa Mendez|2016-12-01T19:33:02-06:00May 2nd, 2014|Categories: Field Notes|

May 1st was the first of a four-day Advanced Social Work Evaluation Symposium. All advanced standing and 2nd year students participate in this course that guides students in conducting a direct practice evaluation within their field placement. IV-E scholars looked at their own direct practice work within their specific field placement settings to learn to [...]

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