UTA MSW Summer fall 2017 orientation-05-19-2017

MSW Orientation
Summer & Fall 2017
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SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

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WELCOME TO GRADUATE SCHOOL

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Finding your way around campus: http://www.uta.edu/maps/

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Maverick Activities Center (MAC)
• 90+ pieces of cardio equipment, 4 circuit
training units & a free weight area
• 4 Multipurpose rooms — yoga, martial arts,
aerobics, and more
• 5 Indoor basketball courts
• 9 Volleyball courts
• Indoor soccer gymnasium
• 2 Indoor tracks — 1/16 mile and 1/9 mile
• 5 Racquetball courts
• 10 Badminton courts
• Game room and table tennis
• Social corridor with group seating, activity
viewing, and more
• The Market at the MAC
• Men's and women's health club style locker
rooms
• Conference rooms
• 2 Outdoor Volleyball Courts
• 2 Outdoor Basketball Courts
• Climbing Wall
• Parking
Monday-Friday
6:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Saturday-Sunday
12:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

• Over 300 student organizations on campus
• Maverick Speaker Series
• Maverick Sports Pass
• Levitt Pavilion
• Dallas Wings

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STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Ms. Jennifer Malone, LMSW
Coordinator, Office of Advising and Student Success

Office of Advising &
Student Success
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Office of Advising & Student Success
• Help students reach their graduation goals
• Provide professional and academic advising,
connection to the larger campus, and referrals to
additional services
• Provide writing resource support in the form of
individual appointments, presentations, and online
resources.
• Contact (817) 272-3647
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• MSW On-campus Academic Advisor:
Patrice Green, MSW patrice.green@uta.edu
• MSW Distance Education Academic Advisor:
Tiara Thomas, LMSW tiara.thomas@uta.edu
• Other Services:
Writing Resources, Student Organizations, Policies and
Procedures, Student Support Referrals, Scholarships
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Office of Advising & Student Success

University Wide Resources for
Social Work Students
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UT Arlington Main Homepage
• www.uta.edu
– MyMav
– Mav Email
– Academic
Calendar
– Financial Aid
– Veteran’s Services
– Tuition Refunds
– School Closings
– Maps
– EVERYTHING!
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The SSW Webpage
• www.uta.edu/ssw
• MSW Program
Manual
• Field/Internship
Information
• Upcoming Events
• Contact
Information for
faculty/staff
• Scholarship
Information
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Counseling and Psychological Services
www.uta.edu/
counseling
• Individual,
couples and
group
counseling
• Psychological
assessment
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Career Development Center
www.uta.edu/careers
www.uta.edu/ssw
Under current
students, link to
Career Development
Corner
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Student Health Services
• www.uta.edu/healthservi
ces
– Medical Exams
– Lab Tests
– Medications
– X-Rays
– HIV/AIDS testing
– Meningitis, Flu &
Allergy Shots
– Health Insurance
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Student Affairs
• www.uta.edu/student
affairs
– Students with
Disabilities
– Student Legal Services
– Student Debt Service
– Campus Recreation
– Apartment/Housing
– Maverick Speaker
Series
– Maverick Concert
Series
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• UT Arlington Bookstore
– www.uta.edu/bookstore
– Get new and used textbooks; non-academic books and software
• Office of Information Technology (OIT)
– www.uta.edu/oit
– Get help with remote access, forwarding email to cell phones, free
software
– helpdesk@uta.edu
• Maverick Student ID Cards
– www.uta.edu/mavexpress
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Other Resources

• Check your student
email DAILY for
important
information
• Listserv:
– Students are
automatically enrolled
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LIBRARY & WRITING RESOURCES
Dr. Chris Kilgore
Writing Resource Coordinator

Library Services
www.uta.edu/library
• Online journals,
abstracts, books,
databases
• Plagiarism tutorials
• Subject Guides
• Reserved Materials
• SSW Librarian:
– Andy Herzog
amherzog@uta.edu
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University Writing Center
• www.uta.edu/owl
• Writing in Grad School
• Literature Reviews
• Charts, Graphs, &
Figures
• Clarity and Cohesion
• APA Citation
411 Central Library
817.272.2160
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Writing Resource Coordinator
Dr. Chris Kilgore - Email: kilgorec@uta.edu
• All matters writing-related (including APA Citation)
• Online/Email Consultation | Arlington Office: A 319C

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BREAK & SNACKS

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Introduction to the Foundation

MSW Foundation Curriculum
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Foundation Courses:
Course Number, Course Title
Credit
SOCW 5304* - Generalist Micro Practice 3
SOCW 5306* - Generalist Macro Practice 3
SOCW 5301* - Human Behavior in the Social Environment 3
SOCW 5317 - Human Behavior and Diverse Populations 3
SOCW 5303 - Foundations of Social Policy and Services 3
SOCW 5322 - Research and Evaluation Methods in Social Work I 3
SOCW 5651 –Generalist Practice Field Placement (480 hours) and
SOCW 5252 Field Seminar
OR
SOCW 5851
8
26

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Advanced Curriculum
Two Concentrations:
• Community & Administrative Practice
• Direct Practice

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Advanced Curriculum
Five Specializations:
• Community & Administrative Practice
• Direct Practice
– Mental Health & Substance Abuse
– Children & Families
– Health
– Aging (online cohort only starting Fall 2017)

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Community & Administrative Practice (CAP)

Lobbyist Administrator Grantwriter
Manager
Program
Manager
Program
Officer
Executive
Director
Director of
Constituent
Services
Community
Engagement
Manager

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Direct Practice in Health

The Health Specialization:
Health from a Social Justice Perspective
Health
Disparities
Health
Equity
Social
Determinan
ts of Health

What do you do in the health classes?
– Visit a health services organization (Direct
Practice in Health)
– Meet community health leaders (Critical
Issues in Health)
– Track media responses to health policy issues
(Health Policy)
– Watch critical documentaries about health
care under fire (Health Policy)

Health Specialty Field Placements
and Future Careers
Think beyond the hospital
– Hospitals
– Community clinics
– Primary care clinics
– Rehabilitation centers
– Home health care
– Integrated behavioral and physical health care
centers
– Veterans services
– Public health departments
– Private healthcare practice

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Direct Practice Mental Health & Substance Abuse

“Nothing so needs reforming as
other people’s habits.” Mark Twain

Mental Health
Did you know that social workers are the largest provider of
mental health services in the country?
• 60% of mental health professionals are clinically trained
social workers
• 10% psychiatrists
• 23% psychologists
• 5% psychiatric nurses

Social workers work as part of interdisciplinary teams
in a variety of settings, including:
•Community based mental health programs;
•Disaster relief programs;
•Employee assistance programs;
•Military and veteran services;
•Hospitals and skilled nursing facilities;
•Schools; and,
•Rehabilitation programs

Treatments and supportive services are provided in a variety of
locations, including:
•Specialty community behavioral health centers
•Substance use disorder rehabilitation programs
•Independent providers
•Hospitals
•Community health centers
•Mutual support groups and peer-run organizations
•Community-based organizations
•Schools
•Jails and prisons
•At home through telebehavioral or home-based services
•Inpatient service providers
•Primary care programs with integrated behavioral health services

• Overview
• Course options
• Field Placements
• Career
opportunities in
Children &
Families
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Direct Practice with Children
& Families

It’s in our DNA…
• Just so you know: Working with children and families is
in our DNA:
• For example, be it inner city families & children in the
settlement house movement such as the Hull House in
Chicago, or,
• The "friendly visitors" of the Charity Organization
Societies, a forerunner to today's family service
agencies, and,
• Finally, the child welfare movement, New York Children's
Aid society in mid 1800s that was influential in the birth
of social work

In child welfare settings we
are to be found in…
• Child protective services, family preservation (Catholic
Charities), residential facilities, adoptions, group Homes,
foster care
• Also, schools, family based services, faith-based services
• Other facts:
• F & C is 2nd largest practice area for SW
• Nearly 50% of F & C will work private, nonprofit; other
41% in public sector: according to Introduction to Social
Work text, 2016

Locally they will be…
• Child Protective Services
• Parenting Centers
• Public Schools
• Family Outreach Services, such as Catholic Charities &
Lena Pope
• Residential services, such as ACH All Church Home
• Family crisis centers, such as Alliance for Children
• Military and Veteran Services
• Refugee & Immigration Support Services

Some of the coursework for
this specialization, to name
just a few:
• Direct practice with children and families
• Treatment of Children & Adolescents
• Seminar in Gender issues
• Social policy and child welfare

• Overview
• Course options
• Field Placements
• Career
opportunities in
Aging
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Direct Practice in Aging
(Online Cohort Only)

• Karen Magruder, LMSW, Assisted Living
Ombudsmen, The Senior Source, Inc.,
Dallas, Texas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3irds84fPCs

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Introduction to the Child Welfare
Stipend Program

Title IV-E Stipends
 Recruit and Retain Social Workers in Child Welfare Field
 Work with children in foster care and their families
 Given in Graduation Semester only
 Attend CPS Training Academy
Block Field Placement, M-F 8-5
 Job Offer after graduation
Work 8 months to repay stipend
Full pay and benefits
BSW $5900 MSW $6400

Meet our
CENTER FOR CHILD
WELFARE Staff
• CCW located in Building B
• Watch Promotional Video:
https://www.uta.edu/ssw/research/ccw/index.php
Maria Scannapieco
Professor
Center for Child Welfare
Director
mscannapieco@uta.edu
817-272-3535
Karen Jones
LMSW-AP
Title IV-E Coordinator
karen.jones@uta.edu
817-272-3925
Cell: 817-846-7629
Lorie White
LMSW
CPS Field Instructor
loriewhite@uta.edu
Holly Durham
MA, LPC
Field Liaison
durham@uta.edu
Lydia Lazarky
Administrative
Assistant I
lazarky@uta.edu
817-272-5179

Dual Degree Programs
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TEXAS
ARLINGTON

Dual Degree Program Options
• Master of City & Regional Planning (MCRP)
• Master of Public Administration (MPA)
• Master of Arts in Urban Affairs
• Master of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Master of Arts in Sociology
• Master of Arts in Business Administration (MBA)
• Master of Public Health (MPH)
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Thesis vs. Integrative Seminar
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Licensing
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Licensing
• Degree conferred=MSW
• About 2/3 of employers require a license
• LMSW
– License required for most MSW employment positions
– Independent-practice eligible in non-clinical settings
• LCSW
– License required for social workers who are employed in
a setting in which they are diagnosing and treating
mental health disorders
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LICENSING
LMSW
– available immediately
following graduation
– Administered through
the Texas State Board of
Social Work Examiners
– Requires application,
transcript, fee,
jurisprudence exam
– Once permission is
granted (4-6 weeks), the
exam can be scheduled
at a local testing center
LCSW
– LCSW—requires 3,000
hours of supervised
clinical social work
experience
(approximately 24
months of full-time
employment)
– Requires documentation
of 4 hours supervision
monthly
– Administered through
the Texas State Board of
Social Work Examiners

Looking Ahead: Is a PhD in your Future?
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Student Organizations
• Social Work Council
• Graduate Student Senate
• Social Work Health Organization
• Students for Global Change (SGC)
• Gerontology Organization
• Phi Alpha Honor Society
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Professionalism

An Introduction from
Dr. Jane Hickerson
Assistant Dean of Field Education
The Basics
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TEXAS
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Field Education

Your Field Education
Experience
You are embarking on the most challenging and most rewarding part
of your social work education. Through this experience, you begin
your transition from student to professional social worker.
Enjoy this time of growth!

Field Office Information
Suite 301, Social Work Complex, Bldg A.
(on the opposite end of the hallway from academic advising)
Field Office Information

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TEXAS
ARLINGTON
Field Office Contacts
o Jane Hickerson, Ph.D., LCSW
Email: jhickerson@uta.edu
Phone: 817-272-3751
o Amy Lopez, LMSW
Advanced MSW Field Advisor III
Email: amy.lopez@uta.edu
Phone: 817-272-6194
o Kristen Terry, LMSW
BSW & Foundation MSW Field Advisor III
Email: Kristen.terry@uta.edu
Phone: 817-272-1583

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Field Office Contacts (con’t)
• Susan Terry
Administrative Assistant
sterry@uta.edu
• General inquiries
sswfield@uta.edu
817-272-3533
We look forward to hearing from you!

CSWE EPAS
Core
Competencies
 Professional identity
 Ethical Practice
 Critical thinking
 Diversity in practice
 Human rights and justice
 Research-based practice
 Human behavior
 Policy practice
 Practice contexts
 Engage, assess, intervene,
evaluate
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 Please check your mavs account often.
 The Office of Field Education communicates with
you exclusively through this account.
 You will receive notifications of deadlines,
your acceptance or rejection from agencies,
and any changes in dates or procedure.
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Your Mavs Email

You must have a Grade Point Average of
3.0 or better
when you apply for field courses
and
before being matched to a placement.
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GPA Requirement

 You are ready to apply for your Foundation
field placement if you have successfully
completed:
 SOCW 5301 Human Behavior in the Social Environment
 SOCW 5304 Generalist Micro Practice
 SOCW 5306 Generalist Macro Practice
Be sure that your advisor agrees that you are eligible for field.
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Prerequisites for Foundation

Split: 480 hours in two semesters
1st Semester
• SOCW 5681: Applied Social Work Practice I
(Field & Seminar)
2nd Semester
• SOCW 5281: Applied Social Work Practice I
(Field)
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Foundation Field Hours

Block: 480 hours in one semester
YOU MUST REGISTER FOR BOTH
• SOCW 5681: Applied Social Work
Practice I(Field and Seminar)
• SOCW 5281: Applied Social Work
Practice I(Field and Seminar)
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Foundation Field Hours

 You are ready to apply for your advanced field
placement if you have successfully completed:
 For Community and Administrative Practice (CAP)
 ALL Foundation Coursework (or Advanced Standing status), AND
 SOCW 5312- Community and Administrative Practice
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Prerequisites for Advanced MSW

For Direct Practice with Children and Families
 ALL Foundation Coursework (or Advanced Standing
status), AND
 SOCW 5311-Advanced Micro Practice, AND
 SOCW 5362-Direct Practice Children and Families
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For Direct Practice in Health Services
status), AND
 SOCW 5342-Direct Practice Health Care
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 For Direct Practice in Mental Health and Substance Abuse
status), AND
 SOCW 5336-Direct Practice Mental Health
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For Direct Practice with Aging
status), AND
 SOCW 5332-Direct Practice with Aging
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Split Field Placement:
SOCW 5482/SOCW 5483
240 hours each semester for total of 480
Block Field Placement:
SOCW 5482 AND SOCW 5483
480 hours in one semester
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Advanced Field Hours

 Please begin planning for your field learning experience when you
enter the program.
 While some placements offer hours at night and on
weekends, almost none allow students to work
exclusively at these times. All require that students attend
supervision meetings during regular work hours.
 Think: How will you balance this time commitment with
other demands in your life?
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Personal Requirements

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– Please fill out all sections of the application.
– Once the application is complete, submit it.
– The field office will review your application for
accuracy and completeness.
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Applying for Field: E-Intern

 Your application will not be approved until the Field
Office receives the “certificate of insurance” proving that
you have purchased “Professional Liability Insurance.”
 This insurance provides coverage for you for one year in
case you are named as responsible for harm to a client.
 The cost is typically around $15-$50.
Please check our website for a list of vendors:
http://www.uta.edu/ssw/field/liability-insurance.php
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Applying for Field: Liability Ins.

 Personnel in the Office of Field Education review your application
and match your needs with agency requests for students.
 Please know that while we are affiliated with over 400 agencies,
not every agency requests students every semester.
 You will be matched with an agency that can provide you with a
solid experience based on your concentration/specialization.
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Your Match

Field Assignment & Placement Process
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You receive an email from the
Field Office telling you to
contact the assigned agencyto
setupaninterview.
When you’re ready, submit
Field Application through E-
Intern.com and submit
certificate of insurance to
sswfield@uta.edu .
Agency accepts
you in E-intern.
You then accept
the agency
in E-intern.
IF
ACCEPTED
IF NOT
ACCEPTED
Agency declines
you in E-intern.
Field Office
assigns you an
agency.

•Hospitals require some or
all of the following at your
own cost.
– 10-panel drug test
– Criminal background
test
– Negative TB skin test
– List of current
immunizations
– Proof of CPR class
– Copy of current driver’s
license
– Verification of personal
health insurance
– Verification of current
flu vaccine
– Social security number
– Date of birth
All must be complete
before the first day of
class.
These are not field office
requirements. They are
required by the hospital.
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If You Match to a Hospital…

 Instructor of record with UTA
 To contact the Field Instructor and student by
mid-term
 To review the mid-term evaluation of the
student and address any corrections
 To assess and monitor the student’s
supervision throughout the semester
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Role of the Field Liaison

96
 Review and sign timesheet
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97
 Review and sign the learning contract
 To review, approve, and sign the final eval
 To assign the course grade
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 Abide by NASW and state of Texas Codes of Ethics
 Accept supervision and feedback from the Field
Instructor and agency staff
 Consult first with the Field Instructor if problems occur
 Consult with Field Liaison if problems are not resolved
 Submit completed time sheets and supervision logs to
the Field Liaison
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Roles/Responsibilities of Students

• Online links will be provided to your field
instructor for both mid-term and final
evaluations.
• Students must help Field Instructors remember
to complete and submit these documents on or
before the deadline.
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Student Evaluations

 All important dates are posted on the field
calendar.
 Please check the field calendar at this site:
http://www.uta.edu/events/main.php.calendar
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Field Calendar

Questions/Answers
Door Prizes
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