Spring 2025 SOWK 591 Week 03 - Advanced Seminar II

title: Spring 2025 SOWK 591 Week 03 - Advanced Seminar II date: 2025-02-02 18:09:37 location: Heritage University tags:

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Week three for SOWK 590 is synchronous, with class on Saturday (02/08/25). Students will reflect on their practicum experience in their journal, have a student led discussion regarding supervision, engaging in mindfulness through gratitude, and participate in a our group reflecting on their practice. The following is the agenda:

  • SLED: Practicum Supervision/Supervision Agendas
  • 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 intentionality and supervision and how they relate to their practice.

Agenda & Learning Objectives: Plan for Week 03

Agenda

  • SLED: Practicum Supervision/Supervision Agendas
  • Mindfulness activity
  • Practice Learning Reflection Group

Learning Objectives

  • 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 intentionality and supervision and how they relate to their practice.

Student Led Discussions (SLED)

Topic this week is Practicum Supervision/Supervision Agendas

[Whole Class Activity] Give selected students opportunity to facilitate presentation/discussion regarding topic.

Consider Starting to Keep a Gratitude Journal

For our mindfulness activity this week, I we are going to be doing a free write exercise for you to write aboiut the things you are grateful for. There is great power doing this frequently and keeping a gratitude journal.

[Whole Class Activity] Does anybody keep a gratitude journal? Tell about it?

Actively appreciating the experiences we engage with in our daily lives appears to be a potent way for improving the quality of our social relationships, producing sustained improvements in psychological wellbeing and overall happiness.

Consider Starting to Keep a Gratitude Journal

  • Establish it as a routine (a day, time, place all help)
  • Consider small moments (I think the small things are sometimes the biggest, me and sunshine)
  • Personally reflect (be introspective, don’t just list what you are grateful for… why)

5-Minute Gratitude Free Write

Spend the next five minutes just writing as much as you can about things you are grateful for.

[Whole Class Activity] Set a time and let write.

Practice Learning Reflection Group

Review Group Norms:

  • We will be respectful of each other
  • We will approach our dialog with an open mind
  • We will engage and fully participate
  • We will keep our client’s information confidential

Group Check-in Question: What is something that has supported you in your practicum in the last couple of weeks?

Practicum Discussion:

Discuss any of the following:

  • Discuss things going on at your practicums.
  • Explore client needs and group problem-solving.
  • Share about the work you are doing with your clients.