STUDENT LEARNING PLAN

Student Name: Shannon Schmaus

Field Placement
Agency:

Bethany Christian
Services

Program / Year: BSW / Senior

Field Instructor's
Name:

David Castine

Date of Plan
(When to
When):

Faculty Advisor's
Name:

Kelila Anstett

September 2014 to April

2015

A learning plan is required from all students in a degree program in order to ensure
that specific agreed-upon performance outcomes and tasks are met during the field
placement. A learning plan is created to focus the field education experience on the
required competencies. It guides the student, field instructor, (and task supervisor
when appropriate) in achieving these competencies. The faculty advisor and field
instructor must approve the learning plan. This document should be reviewed and
amended as necessary and students should retain copies.
Students write the learning plan by referencing the Field Instructor Assessment of
Student Competencies, which will assist in creating the performance outcomes.
Performance outcomes are the specific tasks, duties, and responsibilities that
demonstrate achievement of competencies. Competencies with the corresponding
Practice Behaviors are as follows:
I.

Identify as a professional social worker & conduct oneself accordingly

a.

Professional Role/Demeanor /Use of Supervision

b.

Client Access to Service

c.

Personal Values

II.

III.

IV.

V.

Apply social work principles to guide professional practice

a.

Ethical Decisions

b.

Roles, Boundaries and Values

c.

Ethical Reasoning

Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments

a.

Organizing Knowledge

b.

Assessment and Intervention

c.

Knowledge Integration

d.

Oral and written communication

Engage diversity and difference in practice

a.

Cultural Awareness/diversity

b.

Values and Biases

c.

Recognize and communicate Life Experiences

d.

Engaged Learner

Advance human rights and social and economic justice

a.

Oppression and Discrimination

b.

VI.

Human rights and Social and Economic Justice

Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research

a.

Practice Experience and Scientific Inquiry

b.

Research Evidence

VII. Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment

a.

VIII.

Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic wellbeing and to deliver
effective social work services
a.

IX.

X.

Environment/Assessment

Policies and Societal Well-Being

Respond to contexts that shape practice

a.

Social Trends and related services

b.

Leadership Roles

Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations,
and communities
a.

Engagement with systems

b.

Interpersonal skills

XI.

c.

Focus and outcome with field instructor

d.

Interpreting client data

e.

Assessing clients

f.

Intervention goals and objectives

g.

Selecting Intervention strategies

h.

Client capacities

i.

Transition and endings

j.

Evaluation of work and services

Analyze the impact of the urban context on a range of client systems, including practice
implications
a.

Urban Context and Social Work

Students are evaluated on all competencies on the Field Instructor Assessment of

Student Competencies. Therefore, all competencies must be addressed in the student
Learning Plan. Please note that some competencies may have performance outcomes
that are more detailed and ongoing depending on the work performed at the agency.

Competency

Practice Behaviors

Identify as a
professional social
worker & conduct
oneself
accordingly.

Professional Role and

Demeanor/Use of
Supervision
Client Access to
Service

Performance
Outcomes

Become familiar
with foster care
staff and BCS
culture
Review Bethany
Christian Services

Timeline

Status /
Comments

September In progress.
2014 April 2015

Personal Values

Mission Statement
Review foster care
forms and case
files
Attend foster
parent orientation
Shadow foster care
case manager

Apply social work

principles to guide
professional
practice.

Ethical Decisions
Roles, Boundaries and
Values
Ethical Reasoning

Discuss ethical
September In progress.
dilemmas in
2014 supervision
April 2015
Understand the role
of the case
manager as an
agent of change
Understand the
limitation of
working within the
judicial and
executive branches
of local
government

Engage diversity
and difference in
practice.

Cultural
Awareness/diversity
Values and Biases
Recognize and
communicate Life
Experiences
Engaged Learner

Develop a
September In progress.
knowledge of
2014 foster care policies April 2015
and court
procedures
Understand the
connection
between the
referral process and
assessment as it
relates to barrier
reduction
Participate in a
quarterly FTM
Observe the
completion of a
determination of

care

Engage, assess,
intervene, and
evaluate with
individuals,
families, groups,
organizations, and
communities.

Engagement with
systems
Interpersonal skills
Focus and outcome
with field instructor
Interpreting client
data
Assessing clients
Intervention goals and
objectives
Selecting Intervention
strategies
Client capacities
Transition and
endings
Evaluation of work
and services

Observe and record September In progress.

interactions
2014 between children
April 2015
and parents during
parenting time
Complete three
child interviews
during foster home
visits
Complete three
birth parent
interviews during
office interviews

Add Competency

Student Signature: (Schmaus, Shannon): Shannon Schmaus Jan 26, 2015 9:06 AM
Field Instructor: (Anstett, Kelila): Kelila Anstett Jan 30, 2015 11:56 AM
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Faculty Advisor: (David Castine): David Castine Feb 6, 2015 6:20 PM