Seminars in Practicum Education

Practicum Education Seminar Sessions

Incorporating Policy/Macro Activities in the Student's Practicum Experience

Facilitator: Jennifer Meade, Ph.D., MSW
Friday, March 7, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (3 General CEUs)
Location: Zoom
Zoom link will be sent out to all registered participants 
Registration Deadline: Friday, February 28, 2025

Often, social work students are challenged with incorporating macro work into this practicum experience. In this workshop, participants will discuss some of the challenges of integrating policy work at their practicum sites. We will discuss innovative ways to integrate macro work in all agency settings. Participants will brainstorm with each other and discuss expectations, ensuring that the macro activities students engage in are meaningful to the student and the agency.

Constructive Criticism and Social Work Competencies: Evaluating Your Social Work Student

Facilitator: Mimi Mumm, LICSW, Ph.D
Friday, March 21, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (3 General CEUs)
Location: Zoom
Zoom link will be sent out to all registered participants
Registration Deadline: Friday, February 28, 2025

Participants will understand the core competencies from Council on Social Work Education and their connection with the practice behaviors on the Learning Contract. Understand the importance of giving constructive criticism and be able to articulate the importance of giving constructive criticism.  Articulate and demonstrate the components of constructive criticism.  Be able to use the SSW evaluation tool successfully. Provide objective, clear, and growth promoting feedback to RIC SSW Students.

Diversity in the Workplace, Clinical Supervision, and Management 

Facilitator: Joise Garzon, Ph.D, MSW, LICSW
Friday, March 28, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (3 Diversity CEUs)
Location: Zoom
Zoom link will be sent out to all registered participants 
Registration Deadline: Friday, February 28, 2025

This workshop will be focused on the integration of Anti-Racist practices and decolonization of clinical supervision and management to effectively serve and supervise diverse populations. In this workshop we will examine social justice and anti-racist considerations in clinical program supervision, practicum education supervision, and management. This includes challenging racist and oppressive workplace structures and other organizational settings. We will explore how to integrate anti-racist practices into supervision and identify strategies to decolonized work climates and cultures in order to equitably service all of our service recipients.