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		<title>Coping with the Death of a Client</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My first field placement occurred at a private, not-for-profit organization for older adults. The organization provides comprehensive social work services that encourage self-respect and independence. Moreover, the organization provides a variety of programs and services including health and wellness education, referrals and linkages to additional resources, caregiver resources, and much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Does Field Learning Begin?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In clinical practice, we’re taught that intervention begins with assessment – our demeanor, our questions, and how we interact with a client have the potential to influence that client and the presenting problem from the first moment of contact. I believe the same is true in field instruction: the potential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Musings of a First-time Field Advisor: 3.0</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To review, my first four major challenges in adjusting to my role as a first-time field advisor were: Looking Inexperienced The Learning Curve The Generation Gap Revealed Feeling Inadequate Now for my final challenge and some thoughts and reflections on this past year… Challenge #5: “Whose side am I on?” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Musings of a First-time Field Advisor: 2.0</title>
		<link>http://fieldeducator.simmons.edu/2013/03/musings-of-a-first-time-field-advisor-2-0/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To review, my first two major challenges in adjusting to my role as a first-time field advisor were: Looking Inexperienced The Learning Curve Now for my next two challenges&#8230; Challenge #3: “Maybe I am older than I thought?” (The Generation Gap Revealed) I had been hearing a lot about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Musings of a First-time Field Advisor: 1.0</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was offered an adjunct Field Advisor position at Simmons College for the 2012-2013 academic year, I was beyond excited—albeit somewhat nervous. I wondered how I had managed to land such an auspicious role, given my historic love of academia. I envisioned myself being surrounded by a group of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managing Your Blind Spots</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone, I am the new Bachelor of Social Work Field Director at Simmons College. We, the Director and I, are working with our first crew of students this year. Our students are wonderful and we have been receiving a ton of support from fellow faculty and the community. As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Field Learning: Process or Product?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been reading the newest (Fall, 2012) issue of the Field Educator, which came out last week, and I hope you&#8217;ll take a few minutes to check it out. Several of the articles make mention of the 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) put forth by the Council on Social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Dialectical Take on Field Learning</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[September has brought a new crop of students eager and anxious to begin new field placements. Many, if not most, experience a mixture of excitement and anxiety as they contemplate what they will learn, what roles they take on, the supervisory relationship, and their own development as clinicians. I – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Summer Block Placement: Possibilities and Pitfalls</title>
		<link>http://fieldeducator.simmons.edu/2012/08/the-summer-block-placement-possibilities-and-pitfalls/</link>
		<comments>http://fieldeducator.simmons.edu/2012/08/the-summer-block-placement-possibilities-and-pitfalls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;traditional&#8221; social work field placement occurs concurrently with coursework; students typically spend 2-3 days at their placement for the duration of the academic year. This structure has some notable benefits. Having classes and field work side by side enhances the student&#8217;s reflection on her/his placement and practice, encourages a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things I&#8217;ve Learned</title>
		<link>http://fieldeducator.simmons.edu/2012/06/things-ive-learned/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This list of skills was sent to us from a first year MSW intern. Please post your comments and/or additions. Skills for Therapy  1. Reflective listening &#8212; conveying empathy through verbal tracking and body language, voice tone, facial expressions, etc. 2. Looking for and understanding the “meaning” behind what a [...]]]></description>
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