Social work practicum is a vital part of social work education. Through experiential learning undergraduates learn how to integrate textbook theories, knowledge, skills, and values under the direct supervision of a professional social worker. The field practicum is where students gain a realistic understanding of what they have learned in the classroom and opportunities to uphold professional values and ethical codes of conduct. For many of us BSW students, it is our first time working with real clients, consumers or having an actual caseload. It can be an immensely overwhelming, bursting with anxiety, yet incredibly exciting involvement all at them same time. For me, interning at Mercy Behavioral Health Service Coordination (MBH-SCU)
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As our orientation trainer, so eloquently described, “Orientation training, like residency, has its moments of systole but after the rush is over, diastole follows.” In a whirlwind of a week, new employees from all areas of Mercy gathered to start training. Student interns, Pharmacy, Nursing, Nutrition, and Case management were amongst some of the staff eager to start their new position. The day consisted of introductions, disturbing badges, handouts that overviewed Mercy’s electronic systems, a tour around the building, and a health and safety Power-Point presented. Mercy’s history, mission and goals were presented, and at the end each session, a test for knowledge obtained was disturbed to new staff and interns. First day of orientation, focused on Mercy’s policies and procedures, not on any specific unit or …show more content…
However, the parts of the orientation process that I considered most beneficial now as a new worker are the electronic systems review session and the internship manual description that was given to me. Mercy Behavioral Health is tech based appointments notes, consumers’ assessments, medical histories, indicants and supervisions notes are all submitted electrically. As a worker, familiarizing myself with MBH-SU electronic system ECET, specifically, has definitely helped me. I use the system to check consumers’ medical history, Personal Crisis Plan, upcoming appointments, emergency contacts and current services that a consumer is receiving etc.…Having such sensitive information at your disposal, allow one to be more competent when working with each consumer, and has aided me to a healthier understanding of why or how a consumer got to their current situation. Also, if I am in need of a resource to assist consumers, or requested days off, or a shift change ECET is the system to use. Moreover, the internship job manual has encouraged to take initiatives to ensure that I experience all duties and responsibilities listed. After participating in a professional role, I use the manual as a guide for what I should have gain or learn and compare that to what I actually comprehended or took away. For me,
As our orientation trainer, so eloquently described, “Orientation training, like residency, has its moments of systole but after the rush is over, diastole follows.” In a whirlwind of a week, new employees from all areas of Mercy gathered to start training. Student interns, Pharmacy, Nursing, Nutrition, and Case management were amongst some of the staff eager to start their new position. The day consisted of introductions, disturbing badges, handouts that overviewed Mercy’s electronic systems, a tour around the building, and a health and safety Power-Point presented. Mercy’s history, mission and goals were presented, and at the end each session, a test for knowledge obtained was disturbed to new staff and interns. First day of orientation, focused on Mercy’s policies and procedures, not on any specific unit or …show more content…
However, the parts of the orientation process that I considered most beneficial now as a new worker are the electronic systems review session and the internship manual description that was given to me. Mercy Behavioral Health is tech based appointments notes, consumers’ assessments, medical histories, indicants and supervisions notes are all submitted electrically. As a worker, familiarizing myself with MBH-SU electronic system ECET, specifically, has definitely helped me. I use the system to check consumers’ medical history, Personal Crisis Plan, upcoming appointments, emergency contacts and current services that a consumer is receiving etc.…Having such sensitive information at your disposal, allow one to be more competent when working with each consumer, and has aided me to a healthier understanding of why or how a consumer got to their current situation. Also, if I am in need of a resource to assist consumers, or requested days off, or a shift change ECET is the system to use. Moreover, the internship job manual has encouraged to take initiatives to ensure that I experience all duties and responsibilities listed. After participating in a professional role, I use the manual as a guide for what I should have gain or learn and compare that to what I actually comprehended or took away. For me,