Introduction and Alignment
In your entry for this advanced field placement and seminar, you should reflect on your supervision this week. Reflect on the conversations that you had with your field supervisor about revising your learning contract and about termination and transitions. Termination and transitions are likely to result in a mix of excitement, because you have met your goals, and uncertainty, because you might not know what is ahead. You might have talked with your field supervisor about how to prepare your client and client systems to expect termination and transitions, as you will be leaving the field placement agency at the conclusion of your last advanced field placement and seminar. Use this journal activity to reflect on what you discussed during supervision and how you will continue to use supervision to inform termination and transitions at your field placement agency.
Background Information
Termination and transitions are always challenging to clinical social workers, as they never have absolute certainty about the timing of termination and transitions. Continue to think about the lessons you learned in supervision this week, as your field supervisor is often in the best position to help you manage termination and transitions at your field placement agency. In consultation with your field supervisor, you also might have identified specific strategies for reflecting and coping with termination and transitions that you can incorporate into your learning contract for your final advanced field placement and seminar.
Instructions
- Answer the following prompts:
a. How does your field placement agency actively plan for termination and transitions? (Addiction rehabilaitation.)
b. What uncertainties do you have about termination and transitions as you approach the last segment of your field placement?
c. Describe one or two strategies for adapting your learning contract so that you are well prepared for coping with termination and transitions as your practicum draws to a close.
Sample Solution