Integration of Integration of Course Work and FieldCourse Work and Field

Anwar Najor-Durack, Director of Field Ed.,

Wayne State University

Martha Waite, Associate Chief,

Site Manager, Supervisor

VA GLAHS Sepulveda Ambulatory Care &

Community Living Center, CA

Field Work

The Signature Pedagogy Models of Field Work

Concurrent with coursework Block placements toward end of program Part time students

Field Placement Assignments Micro, mezzo and macro focus Required hours

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Oversee implementation of HPPAE

Review applications for HPPAE participants

Field Instructors volunteer a full day to visit campus and interview students for selection

Participate in one or two day training during the summer to assist in preparing HPPAE students for fall placement

Participate in semester meetings to support students through transition for following semester assignments

Recruitment and Retention of HPPAE Students

Agency Partners participated in panel presentation for “Careers in Aging Week” event to publicize HPPAE and social work careers in aging

Willingness to talk/meet with prospective students

Provide Field Instructors to facilitate the professional and personal development of social workers interested in working with older adults

Evaluate the programs effectiveness and revise as needed

Field Instructors and students provide feedback at each end of term meeting

Field Instructors and students complete a written evaluation at end of each year

End of year meeting used to discuss possible program changes – (ex. Rotation models restructured)

Role of Field Instructor

HPPAE champion! Assists in recruiting students Designing field practicum assignments

Orientation to field placement Communicating with other departments/programs Continuum of care Supervision: Field Instructor & Task Supervisor Evaluation

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University-Community Partnerships

Field Instructor involvement at outset of HPPAE

Hosting meetings on campus and at partner agencies

Field Instructors assisting with training of new students

Field Instructors sharing in ideas for sustaining program (and stipends)

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Benefits of our University-Community Partnership

Strengthening overall partnership – they know us better and we see each other at least four times each year!

Field Instructors and faculty contacts – CE Instructor EBP workshop for agency by faculty

Rotation Models

Inter-agency Orientation to agency needed prior to field start Organization of field assignment Fast paced

Intra-agency Requires coordination within agency Communication with field instructors and Task

Supervisors

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Cultivate and garner resources to keep the program running

Partner with the WSUSSW Center for Social Work Practice and Policy Research for exploration of external funding sources

FIs working within their agencies to support stipends for future participants VA and Foundation stipends

List serve used to share information on workshops, free services and other training for students and FIs

HPPAE Implementation at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System:

Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center & Community Living CenterWest Los Angeles Medical Center

University-Community Partnerships:Geriatric Social Work Education Consortium

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VA GLAHS UCLAAlzheimer's Association USCMotion Picture Television Fund Cal State Dominguez HillsHuntington Memorial Hospital Cal State Long BeachSenior Care Network Cal State Los AngelesJewish Family Service Cal State NorthridgeSCAN

Depth Breadth

University-Community Partnerships:

The GSWEC Model Across the Continuum of Care

Aspects of the Service SpectrumCaregiver Support Services

Adult Day Services

Hospice

Acute Care Hospital

Skilled Nursing Facility

Rehabilitation

Community-based Geriatric Case Management

Mental Health Services

Home Health CareHospital-Based

Geriatric Case Management

Outpatient Geriatric Assessment

Programs

Independent and Assisted Living

Other Supportive Services for Older Adults

Centers of Excellence (CoE)

Alzheimer’s Association

Institute

CSULA

CSULB

USC

UCLA

Jewish Family & Children’s

ServiceJewish Family

Service

Huntington Senior Care Network / Pacific Clinics / Partners in Care Foundation

Motion Picture & Television Fund

SCAN Health Plan

Graduate Social Work Programs

Group Didactics

Primary Experienceat

Center of Excellence

Complementary Experience at Associate Site

VA of Greater LA Healthcare System

CSUN

Competency Based Education

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• VALUES, ETHICS AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES

• ASSESSMENT

• PRACTICE & INTERVENTION • THEORY & KNOWLEDGE

• PROGRAMS AND POLICIES

• EVALUATION AND RESEARCH

Competency Based Application

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•Pre-Test defines areas of strengths and opportunity

•Action plan defines specific areas of development

•Field placement operationalizes the competencies

•Group supervision provides didactic and collaborative practice, case presentationswith interactive discussion

Field Rotations

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GSWEC Sepulveda Campus

● Adult Day Health Care ● Geriatric Medicine Clinic-PACT Teamlet● Geropsychiatry ● Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) ●Community Residential Care• Community Living Center •PACT Teamlets in Primary Care and Womens’ Health●Mental Health Integration Recovery Treatment

GSWEC West Los Angeles Campus● Geriatric Evaluation and Management Unit (GEM) ●Geropsychiatry & Neurobehavior ● Home Based Primary Care ● Community Living Center●Homeless Per Diem Program with Older Adults ● Palliative Care

GRECC involvement in Educational, Program Development, Evaluation activities including didactics and research/program, development for the macro projects 

     

Expanded Role of Field Instructors

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Elevated Field Emphasis

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•GSWEC Field Instructors demonstrate and offer opportunities where competence meets practice•Focus in GSWEC is Field experience and gero-rich application•University serves to complement the field •Didactic quarterly programs for all GSWEC Students at different field sites

Targeted Student Recruitment

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8 Step Process:

•School Liaisons discuss GSWEC with first year students

•Field Representatives from GSWEC meet with students on campus

•Open House in March outlines opportunities at each Center of Excellence (last year topped 90 attendees); current GSWEC students describe their experience

•VA Open House with presentations from different programs, GRECC and different field sites

•Students sign up for interviews

•Field Instructors select top 3 candidates

•Students select top 3 placements

•Match meeting with all schools, centers of excellence

GSWEC Match Date

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GSWEC Sustainability

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GSWEC VA Student Graduates: 107

GSWEC VA Hires: 46

GSWEC Students Accomplishments:

99 Candidates last year at VA

Continued support and development of Steering Committee: (9 Centers of Excellence, 7 University Social Work Graduate Programs)

Leadership

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Macro projects examples include: •The Impact of a Brain Training Group on the Cognitive Functioning and Coping Skills of Veterans in a VA Outpatient Substance Abuse Clinic

•LGBT Older Adult Health: Improving Health Disparities

•Gerontological Social Work: Psychosocial Considerations

•Quick References and Tip Sheet For Older Adults in Independent Living

•Geriatric Social Work: What We Really Do

Conclusion

• Interprofessional Teamwork• Cajon term meaning: Surprise!• Something extra a team offers• Don’t forget to have fun on your team!