Field Notes highlights student experiences in their Title IV-E field placements.
On Feb 26, 27and 28th, our advanced MSW IV-E students attended their last Child Welfare Foundation training at DHS offices in St Paul. They now have successfully completed the full Child Welfare Foundation Training. This training is mandated through MN Statute for social workers being hired into public child protection/child welfare work in our state. [...]
Sign posted in the seating area of the public defender's lobby. Last week a group of IV-E Child Welfare MSW students, who are currently interning at Hennepin County Child and Family Services in various child protection/child welfare units, had the opportunity to meet with some Public Defender Attorneys for the Juvenile Division. As [...]
by Kathryn Hyams, IV-E Fellow in her first field placement at Neighborhood House in St Paul How do we define success? In social work? In life? When I first began my internship at Neighborhood House, my field supervisor posed the question, “What do you want your legacy to be, once your field placement is over?” [...]
At the end of October, our advanced IV-E MSW Fellows completed 3 days of Department of Human Services Child Welfare Foundation Training. All of the students are currently in their advanced child protection field placements in Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Washington County and DHS. Students found it to be a very helpful training to validate [...]
by Bekah Farrell, interning at Neighborhood House This week my task supervisor and I took the girls to the Mayoral Candidate Forum that was held in the Wellstone Center. While we only had five girls instead of the usual twelve, the girls who did come met and surpassed my expectations. The format of this forum [...]
I’m not entirely sure what to say besides how I’m feeling at the moment, which is a mixture of excitement to be involved in such important work within extraordinarily complex institutions, and the feeling of being in way over my head academically and professionally. My supervisor(s) at the county have been incredible so far in [...]
Written by Ellie O'Neil, Title IV-E MSW Fellow This year I will be interning in a county child protection setting. I had my first “real” day in the field on Monday where I met my supervisor at court for an “Admit/Deny” hearing where a family could either admit or deny fault for alleged abuse. The [...]
While students are in their field placements, they are asked to write field reflections approximately every 2 weeks over the course of the academic year. Their assignment is described as follows... An important skill for all social workers is the ability to critically reflect upon the work they are engaged in. You may reflect on [...]