Course

(FIT) Field Instructor Training - 2024

Self-paced
3 credits

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Full course description

CEs: Three (3) Continuing Education (CE) credit hours available for counselors and social workers, as well as prevention professionals and chemical dependency treatment counselors. 
Fees:
No Cost

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Course Description

This 3-hour self-paced course is comprised of three modules: Field Instruction Training Basics, Forms, and Supervision. Each module will introduce the topic, provide a lecture component comprised of written, rich media and graphics, knowledge check activities, and a self-assessment to gauge participant knowledge of the subject matter. Participants are required to pass all module quizzes and submit the final evaluation survey to earn 3 CE credit.

This course was developed in January 2020.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Describe how the social work core competencies are integrated into the Learning Agreement and Supervision Log 
  • Identify Field practice behaviors and Field activities 
  • Describe what is expected of Field Instructors and what is expected of the students on the Field forms 
  • Describe how to complete the Field forms in the Field database 
  • Provide Field students with supervision and feedback

Meet Your Instructors

Katie Klakos, MSW, LISW-S

Katie Klakos, MSW, LISW-S (she/her) 

Prior to joining the College of Social Work in 2018, Katie Klakos spent 10 years in a medical setting with both micro and macro experience at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James). In addition to medical social work, her practice experience consists of youth mentoring, non-profit management, and community mental health.

In her current role as Field Director, she strives to support students in obtaining a high-quality field experience intended to prepare them for a sustainable future in the social work profession.