Spring 2026 SOWk 591 Week 01 Advanced Seminar II

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A stylized circular icon sits on a two-tone banner with text reading: 'Practicum Seminar II, Week 01 for SOWK 591.' Additional text includes 'Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University' and 'Fall 2026.'

Spring 2026 SOWk 591 Week 01 Advanced Seminar II

title: Spring 2026 SOWk 591 Week 01 Advanced Seminar II date: 2026-01-22 22:29:48 location: Heritage University tags:

  • Heritage University
  • MSW Program
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The advanced seminar II is a continuation of SOWK 590 from last semester. It is an opportunity to reflect on your learning from your practicum placement. In this first session, we will check in with review updates to the practicum manual and the course syllabus for the spring semester. We will do a mindfulness activity focused on setting intention for the semester, selecting topics for student-led discussions (SLED), and checking in with how the start of people’s practicum is going.

During our in-person session, the following is the agenda:

  • Questions? New Semester Syllabus & Updated Practicum Manual
  • Selecting SLED topics
  • Mindfulness activity
  • Practice Learning Reflection Group

The learning objectives this week include:

  • Students will select which SLED topic they will help facilitate.
  • Students will actively practice a mindfulness activity.
  • Students will recognize peers’ shared experiences in their practicum and 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.
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Text slide titled 'Land Acknowledgment' declaring Heritage University is on Yakama lands, detailing ancestral homelands, acknowledging Indigenous guardianship, and respecting past, present, and future Indigenous students.

Land Acknowledgement

I want to start off our class honoring the land our university and this class takes place in.

First we recognize that

Yakmumani Tiicham (The land of the Yakama People). We would like to acknowledge that we are coming to you from the traditional lands of the first people of our valley, the 14 Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, and we honor with gratitude the land itself and the Yakama People.

The full land acknowledgment is as follows:

Heritage University occupies its home on the traditional lands of the Yakama People. These ancestral homelands are the Yakama, Palouse, Pisquouse, Wenatshapam, Klikatat, Klinquit, Kow- was-say-ee, Li-ay-was, Skin-pah, Wish-ham, Shyiks, Ochechotes, Kah-milt-pa, and Se-ap-cat, who today are represented by the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation (Treaty of 1855) and, whose relationship with this land continues to this day. Heritage University, grounded in the vision of the two Yakama women founders, respects Indigenous peoples as traditional guardians of the lands and the enduring relationship that exists between Indigenous peoples and their traditional territories. We offer gratitude for the land itself, for those who have stewarded it for generations, and for the opportunity to study, learn, work, and be in community on this land. We acknowledge that our university’s history, like many others, is fundamentally tied to the first colonial developments in the Yakima Valley. Finally, we respectfully acknowledge and honor past, present, and future Indigenous students who will journey through this home called Heritage University.

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**Object**: Presentation slide**Action**: Lists agenda and objectives**Context**: Educational setting**Text**: - Agenda: Plan for week 01; Review Updated Practicum Manual and Syllabus; Mindfulness activity; Practice Learning Reflection Group.- Learning Objectives: Students will select student-led topic to facilitate; practice mindfulness activity; recognize shared experiences for problem-solving.

Plan for week 01

Agenda

  • Review Updated Practicum Manual and Syllabus
  • Mindfulness activity
  • Practice Learning Reflection Group

Learning Objectives

  • Students will select which student-led topic they will help facilitate.
  • Students will actively practice a mindfulness activity.
  • Students will recognize peers’ shared experiences in their practicum and use the group as a method for sharing and problem-solving.
Slide 4
The image shows a presentation slide with two main sections: a cover of a 'Practicum Manual' with students walking on a campus, and a page with text from Heritage University. A sidebar notes: 'Questions? New Semester Syllabus & Updated Practicum Manual.'

Review Practicum Manual Updates & Syllabus

Syllabus

  • Just the requirements of the class, follows general same structure as last semester

Practicum Manual

  • Restructured some
  • Focus of some policies
  • Added descriptions
Slide 5
The slide presents a list titled 'Student Led Discussions (SLED),' detailing six discussion topics with dates for Spring 2026, including 'Practicum Supervision' and 'Critical Thinking.' Human icon graphics are at the bottom right.

Student Led Discussions (SLED)

Facilitate discussion: How Will Work Spring 2025 and Picking Topics

[Whole Group Activity] Have students line up shortest to tallest, and shortest starts each picking what topic they want.

Topics and dates include:

  • 2/7 Practicum Supervision/Supervision Agendas
  • 2/21 Integrated Approach
  • 3/7 Planned Changed Process (Engagement/Assessment)
  • 3/28 Critical Thinking
  • 4/11 Cultural Competence in Practice
  • 4/25 Continued Development (Professional and Self)
Slide 6
A pile of colorful Post-it notes lies scattered on a surface. The text reads: 'New Semester. Setting Intentions. 1. Personal Intentions: Collect notes and write intentions. 2. Small Grouping and Categorizing: Gather and combine ideas. 3. Larger Grouping: Form larger groups to share and combine ideas.'

New Semester (who dis)

First part of the process, Setting Intentions is important aspect of mindfulness. Second half is more about group work and collaborative processes.

  1. Personal Intentions: Collect some Post-it notes and write down some of your intentions for this semester.
  2. Small Grouping and Categorizing: Gather a few people around you, share your intentions, and combine like ideas.
  3. Larger Grouping: Form larger groups to share intentions and combine ideas.
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Presentation slide displaying text about a 'Practice Learning Reflection Group.' **Left Section:**- **Group Check-in Question:** 'What is something you are looking forward to doing at your practicum or has happened this semester?'- **Practicum Discussion:** - Discuss practicum activities. - Explore client needs and problem-solving. - Share work with clients.**Right Section:**- **Group Norms:** - Respect each other. - Approach dialogue with an open mind. - Engage and participate fully. - Keep client information confidential.

Practice Learning Reflection Group

Review Group Norms:

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

Group Check-in Question:

What is something you are looking forward to doing at your practicum or has happened this semester?

Practicum Discussion:

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