Unit Introduction and What You Will Learn
Week nine is an asynchronous week for SOWK 590. Students continue to work at the practicum and will submit their weekly journal.
Learning Objectives: Students will analyze their practicum experience, reflecting on how it connects to their development and demonstration of competence.
Unit Assignments
Weekly Reflective Journals
Complete the W-09 A-02 Weekly Reflective Journals due before Monday 10/27, 8:00 AM.
Unit Resources
McLeod (2025), writing at Simply Psychology, discusses Kolb’s Learning Styles and Experiential Learning Cycle. Thinking about how you learn and the learning process is an important component of adult learning strategies. The idea of having a continuous cycle of learning that includes experience, reflection, conceptualization, and experimentation really fits in well with the context of practice and practicum. You might consider reading the article to learn more.
Reference
McLeod, S. (2025). Kolb’s learning styles and experiential learning cycle. Simply Psychology. https://www.simplypsychology.org/learning-kolb.html
To-Do List
- Complete your journal entry for week nine