Assessing the Validity of Remote Field Placements

Friday, October 25, 2024

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CT

Location: KC Convention Center, Room 2104B

Earn 1 CE Hour

Main Presenter(s)

Kalon E. Moody, MSW

MSW Director of Field Education
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY, United States

Co-Presenter(s)

Dianna Cooper, DHSc, MSW, LCSW(IN), LCAC(IN), ACSW

MSW Program Director
Campbellsville University
Terre Haute, IN, United States
Anne Adcock, DSW, MSW, CSW (she/her/hers)

BSW Program Director
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY, United States
Rebecca Bohner, LCSW

BSW Director of Field Education
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY, United States

Higher education challenges of maintaining compliance with CSWE competency standards while exploring the option of fully virtual field placements, which could enhance efforts towards greater diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Learning Objectives:

Explore suitability of fully remote field placements for a competency-based model
Explore steps required to ensure adequate learning opportunities and implementation of adequate assessment measures to evaluate demonstration of competency
Discuss necessary protocol for students’ approval and completion of fully virtual field placements and evaluate suitability of agencies for fully virtual field placements.and discuss necessary protocol to evaluate suitability of agencies for fully virtual field placements.