Field Instructor Training (FIT): Evaluation Project Information - 2024

***NOTICE: This course is scheduled to be retired on Friday, May 30, 2025, at midnight. Enrollment for this course will close on Thursday, May 15, at 11:59 p.m. ET. All participants must complete the required coursework, pass all quizzes/posttests with an 80% or higher, and submit an evaluation survey before Friday, May 30, at midnight to earn CE credit and receive a certificate.***

CEs: One (1) Continuing Education (CE) credit hour 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 1-hour self-paced course presents information for Ohio State College of Social Work Field Instructors about the student Capstone Evaluation Project experience. We are serving many students now through online course offerings devoted to the Capstone project which is completed while students take SWK 7401/7402 at the end of their programs. This course will help ensure that the College continues to provide assistance and support to our Field Instructors as you provide the same to our students, related to their Capstone Projects. 

The Capstone Project, in particular, is an area where questions and concerns arise. This course will provide a broader context to understand why students are required to complete these projects. 

First, we will provide an overview and our 'Why' behind The Capstone Project. Then, you will review The Capstone Project Roadmap and the two major products that students are required to create for their projects. We will provide information about a project that briefly describes project expectations and you will see a letter from each course section Instructor that briefly overviews the project. Last, you will learn what you can do, as a Field Instructor, to assist and support your students through this process.

This course was developed in September 2020.

Learning Objectives

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

• Describe the purpose of the capstone/evaluation project 
• Identify how the capstone/evaluation project integrates with CSWE learning competencies 
• Distinguish the difference between research and evaluation in the context of the capstone/evaluation proj

Meet Your Instructors

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.