Field Supervisors’ Hub – Training

University of Buffalo Training: Meaningful Remote Field Activities, Training’s and Webinars
McClain-Meeder, K., Lewis, L. (2020). Meaningful Remote Field Activities.

This page offers a list of meaningful remote field activities for students and offers a number of external links to online training’s and webinars including:

• Resources for Social Workers and Therapists during COVID
• List of Training’s and Webinars
• American Psychological Association Telehealth Continuing Education Resources
• NASW Technology and Telehealth Resources

University of Denver: Virtual On-boarding
Clark, E. (2020). Virtually On-boarding Your Intern.

Description:
University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work developed 4 videos and a comprehensive checklist to assist supervisors with virtually onboarding a student.

These brief videos offer best practices in the following areas:

(1) Before Your Intern Arrives
(2) The First Day
(3) The First Weeks
(4) Final Points

You can find additional content relating to each video in the checklist provided on this page.

Dalhousie University: Preceptor eLearning Course
Faculty of Health at Dalhousie University. (n.d.). Preceptor eLearning Course.

Description:
This online course is designed to support preceptors (also referred to as Agency Field Instructors and Clinical Educators). The training is broken down into 5 modules: The role of the preceptor, Teaching methods and learning styles, Feedback and evaluation, Supporting students’ learning needs, and Fostering interprofessional learning.

University of Toronto: Relational Context of Supervision Training
Litvack, A., Katz, E., & Bogo, M. (n.d.). Relational Context of Supervision.

Description:
University of Toronto’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work created 4 training videos depicting simulated scenarios for supervisors. These videos review the topics of fostering self-awareness, reflection and emotional regulation; providing constructive feedback effectively; and linking theory and practice. Each segment offers discussions, optional small group exercises, and a simulated scenario.

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill: Trans-Affirming Field Placements for Social Work Students
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (n.d.). Creating Trans Affirming Field Placements.

Description:
The Field Office at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill has developed online training modules to help create Trans-Affirming Field Placements for Social Work Students. To access the training modules, you will be required to create a free account.

To begin, click here to make a free account or go to https://ssw.unc.edu/sswevents/

After creating your account, access the course “Creating Trans Affirming Field Placements” by clicking here.

This training includes a handout, a video presentation, PowerPoint slides, and additional informative resources.

University of Buffalo Training: Meaningful Remote Field Activities, Training’s and Webinars
McClain-Meeder, K., Lewis, L. (2020). Meaningful Remote Field Activities.

This page offers a list of meaningful remote field activities for students and offers a number of external links to online training’s and webinars including:

• Resources for Social Workers and Therapists during COVID
• List of Training’s and Webinars
• American Psychological Association Telehealth Continuing Education Resources
• NASW Technology and Telehealth Resources

University of Alberta: Indigenous Canada
Gareau, P. (N.d.). Indigenous Canada.

Description:
Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores key issues facing Indigenous peoples today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations.

This comprehensive training includes topics such as:

• fur trade and other exchange relationships
• land claims and environmental impacts
• legal systems and rights
• political conflicts and alliances
• Indigenous political activism
• contemporary Indigenous life, art and its expressions

University of Toronto: Aboriginal Worldviews and Education
Restoule, J. (N.d.). Aboriginal Worldviews and Education.

Description:
Intended for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal learners, this course will explore indigenous ways of knowing and how they can benefit all students.

This comprehensive training includes topics such as:

• historical, social, and political issues in Aboriginal education
• cultural, spiritual and philosophical themes in Aboriginal worldviews
• how Aboriginal worldviews can inform professional programs and practices, including but not limited to the field of education

The University of British Columbia: Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education
Hare, J. (N.d.). Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education

Description:
This course will help user envision how Indigenous histories, perspectives, worldviews, and approaches to learning can be made part of the work done in classrooms, organizations and communities.

This comprehensive training includes topics such as:

• Reconciliation Through Education
• History of Indigenous Education
• Learning from Indigenous Worldviews
• Learning from Story
• Learning from the Land
• Engaging in Respectful Relations