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  • 1.  Helping or Hindering? APM workshop continued!

    Posted Oct 22, 2025 09:00

    Hello,

    Professor Penny McQuinn and I are presenting at this year's CSWE APM in a workshop around ethical challenges in preparing struggling students for field placement. This is a popular and complex topic and we are excited to exchange ideas and hear from everyone through the conference and then continue the conversation here! 

    This is a place to share your thoughts, references, and assessment tools and rubrics.

    How do we balance our duty to uphold professional standards with our obligation to support and accommodate students with disabilities, when those students may not meet professional standards for safe and competent practice?



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    Heather Fronckowiak, LCSW
    Assistant Professor/MSW Field Director
    Social Work Department
    SUNY Plattsburgh at Queensbury
    640 Bay Road
    Queensbury, NY 12804
    hfron001@plattsburgh.edu
    plattsburgh.edu
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  • 2.  RE: Helping or Hindering? APM workshop continued!

    Posted Oct 25, 2025 09:54

    Thank you to all those who attended our workshop yesterday. We had great conversation and we hope this is a space to keep that going. We have attached some of the rubrics we mentioned and would love for others to share their resources as well. 



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    Heather Fronckowiak, LCSW
    Assistant Professor/MSW Field Director
    Social Work Department
    SUNY Plattsburgh at Queensbury
    640 Bay Road
    Queensbury, NY 12804
    hfron001@plattsburgh.edu
    plattsburgh.edu
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  • 3.  RE: Helping or Hindering? APM workshop continued!

    Posted Nov 17, 2025 08:13

    Hello Heather. Thank you for sharing this material. This is helpful since I was not able to attend the workshop. 



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    Aisha Coulson-Walters
    Faculty Specialist
    Western Michigan University
    Kalamazoo MI
    (269) 387-3180
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  • 4.  RE: Helping or Hindering? APM workshop continued!

    Posted Nov 17, 2025 08:20

    I am also curious in what context are these assessments given to students? Do they participate in a pre-placement course? I like these materials, however given the context of our program I do not see how we would be able to provide these resources prior to the start of their placement. 



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    Aisha Coulson-Walters
    Faculty Specialist
    Western Michigan University
    Kalamazoo MI
    (269) 387-3180
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  • 5.  RE: Helping or Hindering? APM workshop continued!

    Posted Oct 25, 2025 22:58

    Thank you, Heather for posting our resources.  I look forward to continuing the conversation with those who attended the workshop.  



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    Penny McQuinn
    Director of Field Education
    State University of New York at Plattsburgh
    518-564-4166
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  • 6.  RE: Helping or Hindering? APM workshop continued!

    Posted Oct 27, 2025 10:29

    This is such a great topic for us as Field Directors!!!

    We want to be ADEI compliant, and supportive. However, important policies must be in place, considering an ADEI group I sat with, and a student situation I have experienced.

    I have some thoughts but wondering what our abilities are with students who have accommodations, which conflict with being a professional social worker, and the time constraints we often must adhere to.

    I am looking forward to further discussion, and experienced guidance:)

    Nan



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    Nancy "Nan" Askeland
    Director of Field Education
    +1 (507) 537-6543
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  • 7.  RE: Helping or Hindering? APM workshop continued!

    Posted Nov 14, 2025 10:35

    Thank you, Nan! 

    I wondered, what questions are field directors asking/ what information is being shared on the field placement application, to take a proactive approach in supporting students with disabilities who may need accommodations in field?



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    Heather Fronckowiak, LCSW
    Assistant Professor/MSW Field Director
    Social Work Department
    SUNY Plattsburgh at Queensbury
    640 Bay Road
    Queensbury, NY 12804
    hfron001@plattsburgh.edu
    plattsburgh.edu
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  • 8.  RE: Helping or Hindering? APM workshop continued!

    Posted Nov 14, 2025 14:02

    I am wondering if CSWE may have some good information for us, after looking over their queries at the Denver Conference.  



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    Nancy "Nan" Askeland
    Director of Field Education
    +1 (507) 537-6543
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