Lea  Learning Resources Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus. Required Readings Garthwait, C. L. (2017). The social work practicum: A guide and workbook for students (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. Chapter 3, “Learning from Supervision” (pp. 28-40) Thyer, B. A. (2013). Evidence-based practice or evidence-guided practice: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet [Invited response to Gitterman & Knight’s “evidence-guided practice”].  Families in Society ,  94 (2), 79–84. Wharton, T. C., & Bolland, K. A. (2012). Practitioner perspectives of evidence-based practice.  Families in Society ,  93 (3), 157–164. Required Media Laureate Education (Producer). (2013). Evaluation [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu Note : This audio introduction is located in the Introduction section. The approximate length of this media piece is 1 minute. Optional Resources Click this link to access the MSW home page, which provides resources for your social work program: MSW home page Assignment 1: Week 7 Blog Refer to the topics covered in this week’s resources, and incorporate them into your blog. By Day 3 Post a blog post that includes: An explanation of how you have addressed evaluation or how you might address evaluation in your field education experience By Day 4 Respond to the blog post of three colleagues in one or more of the following ways: Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting. Make a suggestion to your colleague’s post. You will be assigned to author regular blog entries as well as make comments on each other’s blog postings. Submission and Grading Information To post your blog, do the following: To post your blog, click on the Create Blog Entry button. Create your blog with the Title “Week 7 Blog First Name Last Name”. Type your post in the Entry Message using the Text Editor or by copying from your Word document. Submit your blog by clicking on the Post Entry button. To submit your blog response, do the following: Select the blog entry from your colleagues by selecting their Week 7 Blogs. Select Comment button below their Week 7 Blogs. Type your response in the box. Submit your response by clicking on the Add button. Grading Criteria To access your rubric: Week 7 Assignment 1 Rubric Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 4 To create your Blog post: Week 7 Assignment 1 Assignment 2: Practice Problem Evidence based practice is essential to effective social work practice. For this assignment, you are required to (a) identify a current practice problem relevant in your current agency (i.e., working with resistant clients, engaging clients when they don’t talk much, having negative perceptions about your client, counter transference, etc.), (b) after identifying your practice problem, conduct an extensive literature searc.

1. Lea
Learning Resources
Note:
To access this week’s required library resources, please click on
the link to the Course Readings List, found in the
Course Materials
section of your Syllabus.
Required Readings
Garthwait, C. L. (2017).
The social work practicum: A guide and workbook for students
(7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Chapter 3, “Learning from Supervision” (pp. 28-40)
Thyer, B. A. (2013). Evidence-based practice or evidence-
guided practice: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet
[Invited response to Gitterman & Knight’s “evidence-guided
practice”].
Families in Society
,
94
(2), 79–84.
Wharton, T. C., & Bolland, K. A. (2012). Practitioner
perspectives of evidence-based practice.
Families in Society

2. ,
93
(3), 157–164.
Required Media
Laureate Education (Producer). (2013).
Evaluation
[Audio file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
Note
: This audio introduction is located in the Introduction section.
The approximate length of this media piece is 1 minute.
Optional Resources
Click this link to access the MSW home page, which provides
resources for your social work program:
MSW home page
Assignment 1: Week 7 Blog
Refer to the topics covered in this week’s resources, and
incorporate them into your blog.
By Day 3
Post
a
blog post
that includes:
An explanation of how you have addressed evaluation or how

3. you might address evaluation in your field education experience
By Day 4
Respond
to the blog post of three colleagues in one or more of the
following ways:
Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.
Make a suggestion to your colleague’s post.
You will be assigned to author regular blog entries as well as
make comments on each other’s blog postings.
Submission and Grading Information
To post your blog, do the following:
To post your blog, click on the Create Blog Entry button. Create
your blog with the
Title
“Week 7 Blog First Name Last Name”. Type your post in the
Entry Message
using the Text Editor or by copying from your Word document.
Submit your blog by clicking on the
Post Entry
button.
To submit your blog response, do the following:

4. Select the blog entry from your colleagues by selecting their
Week 7 Blogs. Select
Comment
button below their Week 7 Blogs. Type your response in the
box. Submit your response by clicking on the
Add
button.
Grading Criteria
To access your rubric:
Week 7 Assignment 1 Rubric
Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 4
To create your Blog post:
Week 7 Assignment 1
Assignment 2: Practice Problem
Evidence based practice is essential to effective social work
practice. For this assignment, you are required to (a) identify a
current practice problem relevant in your current agency (i.e.,
working with resistant clients, engaging clients when they don’t
talk much, having negative perceptions about your client,
counter transference, etc.), (b) after identifying your practice
problem, conduct an extensive literature search as it relates to
your practice problem that provides you with a complete
understanding of the practice problem.
Based on your findings in the literature, what did you discover
that will help you address your practice problem? How might

5. your research guide your work in your field agency? After
reviewing the literature/research and comparing it to the
practice problem, the student is expected to do the following:
By Day 7
Submit
a 1-2 page reflection paper that:
Briefly discusses the literature
Briefly identifies the practice problem
Briefly explains how the literature will be used to address the
practice problem while engaging in the agency.
NOTE:
The goal is for you and the Field Instructor to have an open
discussion regarding your identified problem while discussing
evidenced based solutions to address them. Your field instructor
will be evaluating your ability to demonstrate your competency
in their field evaluation. In addition, you will submit this
assignment for classroom credit. The Field Liaison will grade
the assignment “PASS/FAIL,” see rubric for passing criteria.
Responses
Noelia Antonio
at Tuesday, January 7, 2020 10:39:56 AM

6. Evaluation is a form of accountability (Laureate, 2013). I have
addressed evaluation by taking the feedback given to me,
writing it down, and then attempting to find ways to modify it
to be more appropriate to my activities at the agency. It is
important to address evaluation professionally, and to view it as
a form of constructive criticism. Many times, it can be easy to
take things personally. We must know that we are still in the
process of being social workers, and even when we are official,
we need to always strive for important.
Evaluation helps up in both our personal and professional
growth (Garthwait, 2017). By receiving information from
someone who is more experienced than us, we can find new
ways to develop our social work skills in order to ensure that
we are competent for the clients we serve. Also, when we
ourselves take on supervisory or leadership roles, we can
provide effective evaluations for others.
References:
Garthwait, C. L. (2017). The social work practicum: A guide
and workbook for students (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Pearson.
Laureate Education (Producer). (2013).
Evaluation
[Audio file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
Posted Surnita Warner
at Monday, January 6, 2020 9:48:45 PM
An explanation of how you have addressed evaluation or how

7. you might address evaluation in your field education experience
Evaluation in social work links theory and method to practical
applications.(Garthwait, 2016) Within the field education
experience, I’ve used Evidence-based practice to apply
problem-solving theory and methods to improve effectiveness in
the service I provide as an intern. For example, when speaking
to callers that have expressed they are in college and feel
suicidal, I become alert of the high rate of suicide in the college
population. As Samuolis, Harrison, & Flanagan (2019)
references suicide has been reported as the second leading cause
of death among young adults. In being aware, I relate to the
knowledge provided in the field placement to the caller. The
methods I utilize begins by building knowledge, skills, and self-
efficacy in the ability to question, persuade, and refer someone
to seek help. In most cases, I ask the caller if they have a
therapist or do they need help finding one. Usually, the caller
responds by stating they have a therapist. I also recommend
college students to speak with counselors on campus as needed.
References
Garthwait, C. (2016). The Social Work Practicum, 7th Edition
[VitalSource
Bookshelf version]. Retrieved from vbk://9780133948554
Samuolis, J., Harrison, A. J., & Flanagan, K. (2019). Evaluation
of a peer-led
implementation of a suicide prevention gatekeeper training
program for college students. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis
Intervention and Suicide Prevention.
https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1027/0227-
5910/a000638

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Week 7 Blog Emily Worley
Posted by Emily Worley
at Monday, January 6, 2020 3:07:12 PM
Evaluation is key when assessing the effectiveness of treatment
programs, and ones own engagement and learning. Evaluation
of programs, can take place in many different ways; needs
assessments, inter-agency agreements, surveys, questionnaires
and client feedback (Garthwait, 2017). Throughout my field
experience I have been asked to review EBP that are in line
with the material presented in group therapy sessions and
review any new techniques that can be used to help the youth
engaged. And other times I have been asked to find different
ways of presenting the original material as well. When I first
started working on this after setting in on groups several times,
I had the adolescents complete a survey as to what they would
like to experience more or less in group, and then began
working on new ways to present the curriculum that did not
alter the integrity of the program.
My own personal evaluation from my field instructor has been
very beneficial to me, I understand that I am here to learn and
grow and therefore I appreciate all feedback that is given. One
thing that I expressed when I started my field is that I wanted to
improve my clinical documentation, and by working with my
field supervisor I have been able to learn a great deal about
different clinical documentation, techniques and interventions.
Garthwait, 2017, stated as an intern you will receive feedback,

9. suggestions, and constructive criticism during all phases of your
practicum so that you can continue to grow professionally.
Wharton & Bolland, 2012, listed these good practice habits
supervision, continuing education, clear formulation of
treatments, and use of research findings. Evaluation of self and
treatment programs interventions are key to being a successful
social worker and having an effective treatment program.
References:
Garthwait, C. L. (2017). The social work practicum: A guide
and workbook for students (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Pearson.
Wharton, T. C., & Bolland, K. A. (2012). Practitioner
perspectives of evidence-based practice. Families in
Society, 93(3), 157–164.