Chapter 6
Training and Supporting Field Instructors
Carolyn Knight
Field directors play an integral part in making the classroom to field transition seamless. In Chapter 6, Training and Supporting Field Instructors author Carolyn Knight provides readers with an in-depth analysis of the developmental nature of the field instructor/student relationship. She explains the field directors’ responsibilities that correspond to the beginning, middle and ending phases of the supervisory relationship. Implications for orientation and training are offered throughout.
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Links
Episode 65 - Marion Bogo: Doing, Thinking, Then Doing Again: Reflective Practice in Field Education. (2011, February 21). inSocialWork® Podcast Series. [Audio Podcast] Retrieved from http://www.insocialwork.org/episode.asp?ep=65
SIFI Model of Field Instructor Training in New York Consortium http://socialwork.columbia.edu/field-educators/sifi-courses/
Essential Readings
Bogo, M. (2010). Achieving competence in social work through field education. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press.
Dettlaff, A. (2003). From mission to evaluation: A field instructor training program. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education.
Hendricks, C. O., Finch, J. B., & Franks, C. (2013). Learning to teach, teaching to learn: A guide for social work field education. (2nd Edition). Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education.
