Fall 2026 SOWK 590 Week 07 - Advanced Seminar I

Slide 1
A presentation title slide features a collaborative icon (people arranged around a circle) on the left and a purple banner reading 'Advanced Seminar I' alongside subtitle text 'Fall 2026 Week 07 for SOWK 590,' with author attribution 'Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University' at the bottom, introducing an academic seminar course.

Fall 2026 SOWK 590 Week 07 - Advanced Seminar I

Week seven is synchronous with having class on Saturday (10/10/26) for SOWK 590. Students continue to work at the practicum and will submit their weekly journal. We will have the following agenda:

  • SLED: Restorative Justice Practices
  • Mindfulness activity
  • Practice Learning Reflection Group

The learning objectives this week include:

  • Students consider restorative justice and how it relates to their practice.
  • Students will actively practice a mindfulness activity.
  • Students will recognize the shared experiences of their peers in the practicum and be able to utilize 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.
Slide 2
A presentation slide displaying Week 07 agenda and learning objectives. Left side lists: 'SLED: Restorative Justice Practices,' 'Mindfulness activity,' and 'Practice Learning Reflection Group.' Right side outlines three learning objectives: students will consider restorative justice in their practice, actively practice mindfulness, and recognize shared peer experiences in the practicum to facilitate group problem-solving.

Plan for Week 07

Agenda

  • SLED: Restorative Justice Practices
  • Mindfulness activity
  • Practice Learning Reflection Group

Learning Objectives

  • Students consider intersectionality and identity, and how these concepts relate to their practice.
  • Students will actively practice a mindfulness activity.
  • Students will recognize the shared experiences of their peers in the practicum and be able to utilize the group as a method for sharing and problem-solving.
Slide 3
A presentation slide displays large text reading 'Restorative Justice Practices' as the main title, with a gold box at the top labeled 'Student Led Discussion' indicating the format for this section on a minimalist light background.

Student-Led Discussion

[Whole Group Activity] Assigned students will facilitate discussion with the class regarding the chosen topic.

Restorative Justice Practices

Slide 4
Dr. Dan Siegle's 'Wheel of Awareness' diagram: a circular model with a central hub representing the experience of awareness itself, and a rim containing six sensory inputs (Touch, Taste, Smell, Sight, Hearing), plus seventh sense (Mental Activities) and eighth sense (Interconnectedness). Spokes connect the hub to rim elements, representing focused attention directing consciousness toward different perceptual points.

Wheel of Awareness and the Plane of Possibility

Dr. Dan Siegle

[Whole Class Activity] Listen to Wheel of Awareness and the Plane of Possibility

Here is an image of “The Wheel of Awareness.” The hub represents the experience of awareness itself — knowing — while the rim contains all the points of anything we can become aware of, that which is known to us. We can send a spoke out to the rim to focus our attention on one point or another on the rim. In this way, the wheel of awareness becomes a visual metaphor for the integration of consciousness as we differentiate rim-elements and hub-awareness from each other and link them with our focus of attention.

Slide 5
Presentation slide titled 'Practice Learning Reflection Group' outlines discussion prompts about practicum experiences and client needs, alongside four group norms: respectfulness, open-minded dialogue, full participation, and client confidentiality. Educational setting focused on clinical training reflection.

Practice Learning Reflection Group

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 client’s information confidential

Group Check-in Question

An activity that is helping you learn this week.

Practicum Discussion

  • What are some of the things that are happening in your practicums
  • What are some of the needs of the clients you are working with
  • Examples of client work to share with the group