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Field Rotations: An Essential Component
Karen Bullock, PhD, LCSW
North Carolina State University
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Social Work
November 16, 2012
GSA Annual Program Meeting
San Diego, CA
Rotation Model in Social Work Field Education
A planned and systematic transition from one field setting to another with the goal of giving students a range of practice experiences with various service delivery systems and client populations.
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The Importance of Rotations
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Extend the Range of Practice Access
Diverse older adult populations Complexity of the service delivery system Practice opportunities at all systems levels Interdisciplinary practice opportunities
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Link Competencies to Learning
Students focus on and take an active role in their educational preparation and gaps in learning, with opportunities to address those gaps.
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Different Learning Experiences: Different Practice Levels
Opportunity to study organizational context of social work practice (micro, mezzo and macro) and make recommendations for change based on best practices in different agencies
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Structuring the rotation model
Year Foundation or Concentration/ Advanced
Length 1 semester or 2 1 or 2 days per week
Timing concurrent, sequential, block
Number of settings to be used
Structuring the rotation model
Type of agency setting preventive programs to end of life services
Clientele well, functionally impaired, frail, end of life
Learning assignments for students direct practice, program planning and
evaluation, community assessment and development, advocacy
Number and type of field instructors
Internal or External Rotation
Internal rotations: The assignment of students to different departments within a large agency system
External rotations: The assignment of students to separate agencies either concurrently or sequentially during an academic year
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Variation in Field Instruction
One primary agency-based field instructor with task supervisors or preceptors in additional programs or agencies
Two or more agency-based field instructors, one for each rotation
A university-based field instructor with task supervisors or preceptors in agencies
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National Models of Rotation
*Shared at SWLI Meeting, NYAM
Respective Institutions of Higher Education – Social Work Programs are acknowledged and receive full credit for their materials
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Rotation #28-12 weeksIntern
Instructor*Field Liaison**
Rotation #14-8 weeks
Instructor*Field Liaison**
*Agency-based MSW Field Instructor; **Co-Director of HPPAE
GPPP Model #1 Consecutive Rotations
Florida State UniversityFlorida State UniversityCollege of Social WorkCollege of Social Work
Live Oak Geriatric Practicum Partnership Program Rotation Models
Saint Louis Consortium HPPAE Rotation Model
Agency A 10 week rotation
Field/Task Instructor
Agency B 10 week rotation
Agency C 10 week rotation
Field/Task Instructor
Field/Task Instructor
Multiple HPPAE Sites
Hospital Affiliated Memory Clinic
Monday + Friday Afternoons
Primary Supervisor
Hospital’s Sub-Acute Behavioral
Health Unit
Wednesday Morning
Task Supervisor
Home-Based Geriatric Assessment Team
Visits to Senior Living Apartment Complexes
Monday + Wednesday Afternoons
Task Supervisor
Hospital-affiliated rotation throughout each week, across a year-long (900 hour)
internship focusing on the needs of older adults.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Helen Bader School of Social Welfare/HPPAE
Rotation Model: #1
1-2 rotational Days at
Third agency
1-2 rotational Days at
Second agency
1-2 rotational Days at
Fourth agency
1-2 rotational Days at
Fifth agency
1-2 rotational Days at
Sixth agency
1-2 rotational Days at
Seventh agency
Large Psychiatric
Hospital Setting
University of Connecticut University of Connecticut Rotational ModelRotational Model
900 hrs.
Strategies that have worked
Orient students to the rotation model
Review the Older Adult Matrix with students
Use field instructors who are familiar with the work of all agencies to assist with learning transitions
Track student experiences
Use the HPPAE tool to measure competencies for geriatric social work
Convene seminars for students
More strategies that have worked
Faculty meet with agency supervisors to discuss what would be a win-win using a rotation model
Be flexible with the number of hours in each agency site for a rotation throughout the practicum
Engage students in community or university projects to enhance learning
Address Concerns and Challenges
Expressed Concern: That student learning becomes disjointed and lacking depth with multiple placement experiences
The Challenge: Ensure conceptual linkage of enriched experience within the diverse range of experiences afforded by the rotations
Rotation Model Example
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