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The development of this guide was modeled after the CSWE Specialized PracticeCurricular Guide for Substance Use and supported by funding from the SubstanceAbuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services.CONTRIBUTORSCSWE STAFFStephanie LyonsDirector of Field EducationClinical Associate ProfessorIndiana University School of Social WorkDarla Spence CoffeyPresident and Chief ExecutiveOfficerMarde ClossonDirector, Field EducationUNLV School of Social WorkShebby Neely-GoodwinAssistant Professor of Social WorkMSW Director of Field OfficeNorfolk State UniversityEthelyn R. Strong School of Social WorkAlysha N. NicholsMSW Field CoordinatorAssistant ProfessorMarshall University2PRAC-ED Social Work Field Activities GuideJulie RhoadsPrac-Ed Project DirectorDirector of Educational Initiativesand ResearchCydne Smith NashPrac-Ed Project CoordinatorProgram Associate, Grants andProjectsFaith San FeliceProgram Assistant, Prac-Ed
Competency 1Demonstrate Ethical and Professional BehaviorField ExperiencesSample Learning ActivitiesPartner with a local recovery center to support andparticipate in a community recovery event.Interview a substance use disorders treatmentprovider and create an agency resource binder.The purpose of this interview is to gatherknowledge on community recovery resourcesfor an agency resource book and to practiceprofessional skills.In-Person Only,Virtual as anOption, or BothDependingon AvailableTechnologyThemeIn-personSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderVirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderPart 1: Interview a substance use disorders treatmentprovider at an agency in your region. Identify whatservices and levels of care are available at this agencyand how the services are funded, identify any barriersto accessing treatment or funding for treatment,identify any disparities in care, and identify howfactors such as stigma affect access to care. Identifystrengths and gaps in care provided.Part 2: Have the interviewee complete a feedbackform related to your professionalism and ethicalbehavior during the interview process andinteractions at the agency.Part 3: Gather additional information on substanceuse disorder treatment providers in your region andcollect this information in a recovery resource binder.Present the recovery resource binder to your agency.(continued)PRAC-ED Social Work Field Activities Guide3
Competency 1 (continued)In-Person Only,Virtual as anOption, or BothDependingon AvailableTechnologyThemeObserve a session of drug court and notice thecollaboration of the interprofessional teams inthe courtroom. Identify the roles of each teammember and identify similarities and differencesin how they support the drug court participant’srecovery. Consider the intersection of publichealth, criminal justice, and social work values.Write a 1-page reflection paper or process withyour field instructor during supervision.In-personSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderObserve a clinician interview someone forsubstance use services. What type of questionswere asked? Did any questions make you feeluncomfortable? What was the referral processlike, if there was one? Pay attention to nonverbalcues that the client demonstrates: How didthey respond to questions? Did you think theprofessional honored the client’s rights?In-personSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderCritically analyze ethical dilemmas and apply theNational Association of Social Workers Code ofEthics, relevant laws and regulations, and modelsfor ethical decision making as it pertains toworking with those affected by substance use andmisuse.VirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderDemonstrate effective use of technology throughthe appropriate use of e-mail, video conferencing,and client databases when updating client filesand communicating with staff and clients. Protectclient and staff privacy by being in a secure andprivate place for video conferencing and behave inan ethical and professional manner.VirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderSample Learning Activities(continued)4PRAC-ED Social Work Field Activities Guide
Competency 1 (continued)In-Person Only,Virtual as anOption, or BothDependingon AvailableTechnologyThemeUse discretion in speaking with clients andprofessional colleagues by ensuring appropriateself-disclosure and maintaining confidentialityin written and oral communications in order toestablish and maintain professional roles andboundaries.VirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderUse personal introspection, self-awareness,supervision, peer consultation, and continuingeducation feedback from multiple sources for selfcorrection.VirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderSample Learning ActivitiesPRAC-ED Social Work Field Activities Guide5
Competency 2Engage Diversity and Difference in PracticeField ExperiencesIn-Person Only,Virtual as anOption, or BothDependingon AvailableTechnologyThemeVirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderRead assigned readings related to diversepopulations, substance use and misuse, and thepracticum site; journal about how you can applywhat you learned to your practice or write a selfreflection and share it during supervision.VirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderReflect on your personal biases and their impacton the population served. Apply self-regulationmethods and process with your field instructorduring supervision.VirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderConduct an analysis on how the community viewssubstance use treatment and its impact on theservices your agency provides. Review the analysiswith your field instructor during supervision andpresent to the organization’s leadership team.VirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderSample Learning ActivitiesComplete the Workforce Diversity Assessment toexplore the extent to which the practicum site isimplementing various workforce diversity strategies.Share the findings with the field instructor and theorganization’s leadership team.Assessing Workforce Diversity: A Tool for MentalHealth Organizations on the Path to Health Equityhttp://www.cars-rp.org/ ontinued)6PRAC-ED Social Work Field Activities Guide
Competency 2 (continued)In-Person Only,Virtual as anOption, or BothDependingon AvailableTechnologyThemeAnalyze the practice setting’s historical contextand its position in the community it is located in orserving. Analyze how its historical context informsits current practice to advance cultural awareness.VirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderAnalyze access to substance use treatmentresources in terms of their availability to subsetsof the population or community served. Identifygaps and barriers to substance use treatmentresources that create and perpetuate patterns ofmarginalization, vulnerability, and oppression.VirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderBothdependingon availabletechnologySocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderIn-personSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderSample Learning ActivitiesNegotiate, mediate, and advocate with thesubstance use and misuse client systems toaddress oppression and discrimination that clientsface.Attend either two Alcoholics Anonymous ortwo Narcotics Anonymous meetings. Eachmeeting should be in a different geographicarea distinguished by socioeconomic disparities.Discuss during supervision with your fieldinstructor what you expected to see at themeetings compared with what you actuallyexperienced.Learn the format of 12-step program meetingsand understand that people from all walks of lifeattend them. Identify your personal biases aboutpeople who use drugs or are alcohol or drugdependent. Develop empathy for people who useor are dependent on drugs by listening to theirstories and trying to identify with them.(continued)PRAC-ED Social Work Field Activities Guide7
Competency 2 (continued)Sample Learning ActivitiesStigma Busting: Engagement at aCommunity LevelIdentify a myth about substance use disorders anddevelop a plan to increase community awarenessand knowledge of the myth. After presenting ideato the field instructor and making adjustmentsbased on their feedback, share materials at adesignated community space, event, or virtualplatform.8PRAC-ED Social Work Field Activities GuideIn-Person Only,Virtual as anOption, or BothDependingon AvailableTechnologyThemeVirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorder
Competency 3Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic,and Environmental JusticeField ExperiencesIn-Person Only,Virtual as anOption, or BothDependingon AvailableTechnologyThemeAdvocate for social justice at the macro systemlevel by reaching out (via in-person meeting, call,or virtual meeting) to the statehouse to meet withdistrict representatives. Advocate for legislationthat appropriates funding for treatment agenciesin neighborhoods that are underserved in orderto decrease substance use and misuse amongmarginalized groups.VirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderMeet with the field instructor to discussthe organization’s strategies that advanceenvironmental justice and are effective in reducingsubstance use and misuse. Research at least threeadditional strategies activists use to addresssubstance use and misuse in communities.Compare the organization’s strategies andthe activists’ strategies as they address theimportance of intervening at the macro level toadvocate for individuals, families, and groupsaffected by substance use and misuse.VirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderWrite a letter to the Appropriation Committee ofCongress supporting the fundamental human rightto behavioral health care. Advocate for effectivetreatment options.VirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderSample Learning ActivitiesExplain the importance of nonacute care for drugdependence among different ethnic groups.(continued)PRAC-ED Social Work Field Activities Guide9
Competency 3 (continued)In-Person Only,Virtual as anOption, or BothDependingon AvailableTechnologyThemeAnalyze the Patient/Client Rights Statement todetermine whether the agency’s policies andprocedures support the advancement of humanrights and social, economic, and environmentaljustice. Discuss with the field instructor duringsupervision.VirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderAnalyze the organizational structure, values,and patterns of privilege and power that createdisproportionality in systems that serve individualsand communities experiencing substance use andmisuse problems. Share what you learned with thefield instructor.VirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderAnalyze informal and social structures andpatterns of privilege and power that createdisproportionality in systems that serve individualsand communities experiencing substance use andmisuse problems. Share what you learned with thefield instructor.Bothdependingon availabletechnologySocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderInterview stakeholders in order to integrate theirvoices in organizational and community policiesand practices to advocate and advance social,economic, and environmental justice as it pertainsto substance use and misuse. Share what youlearned with the field instructor.VirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderBothdependingon availabletechnologySocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderSample Learning ActivitiesConsider current drug policy and how it hasaffected or affects the client population you areworking with. Determine at least two ways youcould advocate with and on behalf of the clientpopulations. Discuss your ideas with your fieldinstructor.10PRAC-ED Social Work Field Activities Guide
Competency 4Engage in Practice-informed Research andResearch-informed PracticeField ExperiencesIn-Person Only,Virtual as anOption, or BothDependingon AvailableTechnologyThemeReview agency services to identify theevidence-based practices they are using in theirprograms. Discuss with the field instructor on,and Referralto Treatment(SBIRT)Evaluate the effectiveness of the evidence-basedinterventions to promote improved services withclient systems.VirtualScreening,BriefIntervention,and Referralto Treatment(SBIRT)Research evidence-based practices that canbe implemented in service delivery to improveservices. Discuss findings with the field instructorduring supervision.VirtualScreening,BriefIntervention,and Referralto Treatment(SBIRT)Participate in interprofessional team meetingsor focus groups or review agency or communityneeds assessments to become familiar withthe practice-informed research studies that thepracticum site is conducting.In-personInterventionprinciplesand theirapplicationResearch and develop a substance use disordersskill-based group under the supervision ofyour field instructor (e.g., assertiveness, angermanagement, mindfulness).VirtualInterventionprinciplesand theirapplicationSample Learning ActivitiesPRAC-ED Social Work Field Activities Guide11
Competency 5Engage in Policy PracticeField ExperiencesSample Learning Activities12In-Person Only,Virtual as anOption, or BothDependingon AvailableTechnologyThemeParticipate in coalition meetings or communitygroup meetings that promote local, state, andfederal policies in order to advance best practicesand the social well-being of client systems thatintersect with substance use and misuse.Bothdependingon availabletechnologyReview and process during supervision theagency’s policies and procedures as they relate tobest practices and the well-being of client systems.VirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderReview proposed legislation related to substanceuse and misuse. Contact (via in-person meeting,call, or virtual meeting) the district representativeat the statehouse in order to advocate for oragainst proposed legislation.VirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderConsider current drug policy and how it hasaffected or affects the client population youare working with. Develop a white paper, slidepresentation, or group texting campaign. Share itwith your field instructor for feedback. Present thewhite paper or slide presentation or initiate thegroup texting campaign.Bothdependingon availabletechnologySocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderPRAC-ED Social Work Field Activities GuideInterventionprinciplesand theirapplication
Competency 6Engage With Individuals, Families, Groups,Organizations, and CommunitiesField ExperiencesSample Learning ActivitiesAttend either two Alcoholics Anonymous ortwo Narcotics Anonymous meetings. Eachmeeting should be in a different geographicarea distinguished by socioeconomic disparities.Discuss during supervision with your fieldinstructor what you expected to see at themeetings compared with what you actuallyexperienced.In-Person Only,Virtual as anOption, or BothDependingon AvailableTechnologyThemeIn-personSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderBothdependingon availabletechnologySocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderLearn the format of 12-step program meetingsand understand that people from all walks of lifeattend them. Identify your personal biases aboutpeople who use drugs or are alcohol or drugdependent. Develop empathy for people who useor are dependent on drugs by listening to theirstories and trying to identify with them.Stigma Busting: Engagement at aCommunity LevelIdentify a myth about substance use disorders anddevelop a plan to increase community awarenessand knowledge of the myth. After presentingthe idea to the field instructor and makingadjustments based on their feedback, sharematerials at designated community space, event,or virtual platform.(continued)PRAC-ED Social Work Field Activities Guide13
Competency 6 (continued)In-Person Only,Virtual as anOption, or BothDependingon AvailableTechnologyThemeReach out to other service providers in order toengage in referral building and create a referralindex and resource guide for yourself and youragency. The index will have access information andannotation about what information can be gleanedfrom the source and to whom the resource mightbe recommended or not recommended (and why).VirtualSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderPartner with a local recovery center to support andparticipate in a community recovery event.In-personSocial workorientationto substancemisuse andsubstance usedisorderRole-play and rehearse client engagement andrapport-building skills with the field instructor.VirtualAssessing andinterventionplanningEstablish meaningful and culturally sensitiverelationships by identifying when personal biasesand values related to substance use and misuse orthe client systems arise and discuss them with thefield instructor.VirtualScreening,BriefIntervention,and Referralto Treatment(SBIRT)Sample Learning Activities14PRAC-ED Social Work Field Activities Guide
Competency 7Assess Individuals, Families, Groups,Organizations, and CommunitiesField ExperiencesIn-Person Only,Virtual as anOption, or BothDependingon AvailableTechnologyThemeIn preparation for conducting an assessment,participate in an orientation and training tolearn about the organization’s assessments andtools, review other clinicians’ files, and sit in ontheir assessments. Under supervision of thefield instructor, conduct substance use disorderassessments with clients at the agency. Duringsupervision, discuss the integration of knowledgeand skills into the assessment and review theirdocumentation.VirtualAssessing andinterventionplanningConduct an agency-specific assessment with asubstance use or misuse client (i.e., SBIRT).VirtualScreening,BriefIntervention,and Referralto Treatment(SBIRT)Review evidence-based and best-practiceassessment tools for substance use or misuse andassess the differences.VirtualScreening,BriefIntervention,and Referralto Treatment(SBIRT)Sample Learning Activities(continued)PRAC-ED Social Work Field Activities Guide15
Competency 7 (continued)Sample Learning ActivitiesComplete the Workforce Diversity Assessmentto explore the extent to which the practicumsite is implementing various workforce diversitystrategies. Share the findings with the fieldinstructor and the organization’s leadership team.Assessing Workforce Diversity: A Tool for MentalHealth Organizations on the Path to Health Equityhttp://www.cars-rp.org/ PRAC-ED Social Work Field Activities GuideIn-Person Only,Virtual as anOption, or BothDependingon AvailableTechnologyThemeVirtualAssessing andinterventionplanning
Competency 8Intervene With Individuals, Families, Groups,Organizations, and CommunitiesField ExperiencesIn-Person Only,Virtual as anOption, or BothDependingon AvailableTechnologyThemeDetermine what approaches your field placementsetting is using to address substance useproblems (e.g., abstinence-based, harm reduction,trauma-informed, or trauma-specific programs,cognitive–behavioral therapy, 12-step facilitation).To accomplish this, read literature put out by theagency such as pamphlets and mission statements,observe the interventions used by clinicians, anddiscuss with your field instructor. Consider thebenefits and drawbacks of the approaches usedand discuss them in your field seminar.V
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