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Bonnie Rinks

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Seeking an Assistant Director of Field Education

Posted By Bonnie Rinks Mar 18, 2024 11:53
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Hello Friends, We are seeking an Assistant Director of Field Education at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, Indiana. We are a mid-size university with both a BSW and MSW program. We place about 100 students per semester. Located in the goldilocks zone of Southern Indiana along the ...

RE: Model for Supervision Provided by SW Dept Employee?

Posted By Bonnie Rinks Feb 26, 2024 13:00
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Hello all, We have found offering a SW faculty as a field instructor for agencies without a SW on staff, has worked well. At the beginning of the semester, we meet with all parties (including students) to explain the process. We also have faculty go through the training we offer to all field instructors. ...

RE: Model for Supervision Provided by SW Dept Employee?

Posted By Bonnie Rinks Feb 24, 2024 08:47
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Hello, We have noticed since COVID many of our community partners are having trouble hiring and/or keeping social workers on staff, thus leading to a shortage of options for our student field placements. We recently developed a program where we pay faculty (full-time or adjunct) a small stipend to ...

RE: Field Issues and action plans

Posted By Bonnie Rinks Oct 15, 2023 07:43
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Yes, I am happy to email it to you. My email is berinks@usi.edu ------------------------------ [Bonnie Rinks, LCSW Director of Field Education University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN 47712 812-465-1106 berinks@usi.edu ------------------------------

RE: Field Issues and action plans

Posted By Bonnie Rinks Oct 13, 2023 09:32
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Hi Natalie, We do a Field Concern Report/Performance Improvement Plan (PIP). We advise the student it is a way to document our conversation about the problematic issues and put into writing how they will be corrected. Everyone signs it, and gets a copy, (field director, student, faculty, field instructor/ ...

RE: Field Manual Question

Posted By Bonnie Rinks Oct 05, 2023 13:27
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Hi Sibyl, thank you for taking the time to respond to this question. I haven't tried linking the form from TEVERA. I am going to try it. Bonnie ------------------------------ Bonnie Rinks Director of Field Education University of Southern Indiana Evansville IN ------------------------------

RE: Hire/pay for external field supervisors

Posted By Bonnie Rinks Oct 05, 2023 11:23
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Hi Leigh Ann, We have started paying a $500.00 stipend for supervising a student at an agency without a social worker. It helps agencies, the students (when we do not move them to a different agency) ------------------------------ Bonnie Rinks Director of Field Education University of Southern Indiana ...

RE: Field Manual Question

Posted By Bonnie Rinks Sep 15, 2023 07:30
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Thanks Karen ------------------------------ Bonnie Rinks Director of Field Education University of Southern Indiana Evansville IN ------------------------------

RE: Field Manual Question

Posted By Bonnie Rinks Aug 17, 2023 13:59
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Thank you Warren ------------------------------ Bonnie Rinks Director of Field Education University of Southern Indiana Evansville IN ------------------------------

RE: return to field placement hours question

Posted By Bonnie Rinks Aug 17, 2023 08:01
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Good Morning Jean, This is what I have done in the past.I ask the following questions:  Was the student terminated from the placement due to some violation of ethics, policy, behavior, etc. (thus not mastering the competencies)? if so, I have complete the entire internship.  If the student was ...

RE: Field Manual Question

Posted By Bonnie Rinks Aug 04, 2023 12:02
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Thank you Dana ------------------------------ Bonnie Rinks Director of Field Education University of Southern Indiana Evansville IN ------------------------------

Field Manual Question

Posted By Bonnie Rinks Aug 03, 2023 11:23
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Hello All, I hope someone can help Answer these questions. We are updating our Field Manual (s) to the new 2022 EPAS and combining the BSW and MSW into one "Super Field Manual". In the past we included our forms. However, we moved to an electronic field management system in the fall and the forms ...

RE: Tevera Software for Field/Practicum Education

Posted By Bonnie Rinks Jul 27, 2023 10:50
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I am happy to talk with you if you would like 812-465-1106 ------------------------------ Bonnie Rinks Director of Field Education University of Southern Indiana Evansville IN ------------------------------

RE: Tevera Software for Field/Practicum Education

Posted By Bonnie Rinks Jul 27, 2023 10:48
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Hello,  We have been using TEVERA for a year and really like it. Like anything new, it took a while to get used to it. I have gone through two electronic medical records onboarding and it reminds me of that process. But once you get used to it, it's easy and they provide great support.  Bonnie Rinks ...

RE: Workload Distribution for Liaisons

Posted By Bonnie Rinks Jul 24, 2023 11:39
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Our faculty liaisons also teach a seminar section. The seminar meets weekly for the BSW students and every other week for the MSW students. They are also responsible to conducting the mid-term and final site visits for each student. We have one full time faculty for the BSW and MSW programs and they ...

RE: Social Work Field Education Policies

Posted By Bonnie Rinks Sep 21, 2022 10:32
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Hi Morgan, We have a form that the student and agency sign. Our policy is that once that paperwork is turned in, it serves as a contract between the student, agency and university. ------------------------------ Bonnie Rinks Director of Field Education University of Southern Indiana Evansville IN - ...