The Social Work Field Placement: A Competency-Based Approach - Softcover

Poulin PhD MSW, John; Matis PhD LCSW LICSW, Selina; Witt PhD LMSW MEd, Heather

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826137520 ISBN 13: 9780826137524

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, 2023

Synopsis

Helps students to integrate social work education with field placement learning experiences in a purposeful, reflective, and unified manner.

This essential text helps BSW and MSW studentsintegrate social work education with field placement experiences in a purposeful, reflective, and unified way. Structured around the nine Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) competencies and fully updated with the 2022 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS), it offers learning activities, field reflections, case summaries, and discussion prompts to deepen understanding. With added content on anti-racism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and rights-based practice, this edition prepares students to apply theory to practice effectively and ethically. Know, use, and test your understanding of course content with CourseConnect―an interactive learning platform included with your print purchase.

What’s New: 

• Updated to align with the 2022 CSWE EPAS standards
• Includes a new chapter on organizational culture and agency-community dynamics
• Provides expanded content on anti-racism, ADEI, and rights-based social work practice
• Guidance on performance improvement planning in supervision
• Incorporates updated policy research and National Association of Social Workers' current priorities

Key Features:

• Integrates reflection questions, case studies, learning activities, and QR-linked resources
• Students gain competency-based, practice-ready skills for effective and ethical social work
• Includes interactive tools like competency logs, discussion guides, and instructor resources
• Written by field education experts helping students unify coursework and fieldwork for success

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About this title

About the Authors

John Poulin, PhD, MSW, is a professor emeritus and adjunct professor at Widener University’s Center for Social Work Education in Chester, Pennsylvania, currently teaching the foundation field seminar in Widener’s online MSW program. In 2016, he retired from Widener University, where he taught generalist practice, research, and policy courses for 32 years.

Selina Matis, PhD, LCSW, LICSW,  is a licensed clinical social worker and Assistant Professor at Capella University. She received her doctoral degree in social work from Widener University. Additionally, she has a MSW (Master of Social Work), BS in Elementary Education and a MS in School Psychology all from PennWest University (formerly California University of Pennsylvania). Clinically, she has worked primarily in the mental health arena supporting children and their families in a variety of settings. She has specialized in treating trauma across the lifespan. She currently runs a private practice providing counseling, consultation, and supervision services.

Heather Witt, PhD, LMSW, MEd, is a licensed social worker, Associate Professor of Social Work, and BSW Coordinator at Boise State University. She received her PhD and MSW from Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania. As a clinical social worker, she worked with children, adolescents, adults, and older adults providing individual, group, family, and relationship therapy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826137520
• ISBN 13: 9780826137524
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 348