I am looking forward to seeing you all this weekend. Here is what we are doing for seminar.
Unit Introduction and What You Will Learn
Week three for SOWK 590 is synchronous, with class on Saturday (02/22/25). Students will reflect on their practicum experience in their journals. During class, we will have a student-led discussion regarding an integrated approach, engage in mindfulness through our senses, and participate in a group reflecting on their practice. The following is the agenda:
- SLED: Integrated Approach
- Mindfulness activity
- Practice Learning Reflection Group
The learning objectives this week include:
- Students will recognize the shared experiences of peers in their practicum and be able to use the group as a method for sharing and problem-solving.
- Students will analyze their practicum experience, reflecting on how it connects to their development and demonstration of competence.
- Students will actively practice a mindfulness activity.
- Students consider taking an integrated approach and how that can be implemented.
Unit Assignments
Attendance and In-Class Participation
Attend class on Saturday.
Weekly Reflective Journals
Complete the W-05 A-02 Reflective Journal by Monday Morning 8 AM.
Student-Led Discussion
If you signed up to facilitate the SLED “Integrated Approach” session, please be prepared to review it in class.
Unit Resources
You will focus on an integrated approach during the student-led discussion. This topic is broad, and there are many different directions that might go, and I’m open to how it is framed and implemented. Last semester, your textbook from SOWK 581 presented their development and connection of different therapeutic interventions as an integrated approach (Cooper & Granucci Lesser, 2022). I’m including some other articles that provide models for integrated services. Rosenwald and Baird (2020) describe how trauma-informed group work and the mutual aid model can be integrated. Finn and Molloy (2021) provide an example of their social work program and how they have taken on an advanced integrated practice model for their program in Montana. You can also check out Dr. Dan Siegel- On Integration As a Source of Strength as he provides different ways we integrate individually.
In general, I would define integration as the act or process of combining two or more things to work together as a whole. It is a fascinating topic.
All of the presentations for this class can be found at https://presentations.jacobrcampbell.com. This week’s slides are Spring 2025 SOWK 590 Week 05 - Advanced Seminar II.
You can find all of the videos for this course in Lecture Videos.
Reference
Rosenwald, M., & Baird, J. (2020). An integrated trauma-informed, mutual aid model of group work. Social Work with Groups, 43(3), 257-271. https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2019.1656145
Finn, J., & Molloy, J. (2021). Advanced integrated practice: Bridging the micro-macro divide in social work pedagogy and practice. Social Work Education, 40(2), 174-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2020.1858043
Cooper, M. G., & Granucci Lesser, J. (2022). Clinical social work practice: An integrated approach (6th ed.). Pearson Education, Inc.
To-Do Lists
- Check out the shared resources
- Attend class
- Submit your journal