| Requirements and
Responsibilities of Student |
| Course Prerequisites: |
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- PY 202 Research Design
- 3 of 5 Core courses in the psychology major
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| The Field Study students will: |
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- take primary responsibility for defining and meeting their own learning
needs and selecting a field study site from those available;
- develop a learning contract that meets the approval of the faculty
supervisor and the field study site supervisor;
- abide by supervision and direction of the faculty and the field study
site supervisor; in some cases, this may entail providing direct services
to individuals, groups, families, and communities served by the field
study site; in other cases, this may entail supporting field study site
staff or working on a special project for the field study site;
- plan their field study schedule and stick to it; dependability and
professionalism are essential; notify the field study site supervisor
in advance if they are going to be absent or late; be responsible for
keeping a log of their hours and making up time lost due to absences;
- meet agreed upon deadlines;
- ask for the needed information, advice or supervision without being
demanding; use good judgment in deciding whether to act independently
or ask for help; take initiative in finding challenges and new learning
opportunities;
- maintain clear channels of communication with the faculty supervisor
and the field study site supervisor; communicate major problems to the
faculty supervisor; let the faculty supervisor know if there is a change
in your supervision immediately;
- maintain conduct and appearance appropriate to the setting;\
- be respectful of clients and co workers; maintain confidentiality
in discussing client and field study site issues;
- integrate classroom learning with practice in the field; be reflective
about the learning derived from the field study;
- complete a Final Paper (see guidelines below)agreed upon by the student,
the faculty supervisor and the site supervisor; this may be, but is
not limited to, one of the following:
- Grant Application
- Critical Literature Summary
- 15 page Literature Review
- Portfolio of work + 10 page Literature Summary
- Empirical Paper
- meet with the faculty supervisor and the field study supervisor at
the end of the semester to complete an evaluation of the student's work;
- help evaluate the field study site.
- It is recommended that Field Study students keep
a Journal or Field Notebook of their experiences, ideas, reflections,
and observations.
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| Guidelines for Directed Field Study Final Project Papers |
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- Literature Review – preferably to include outcome studies or
effectiveness studies.
- The gap (or lack of gap) between the application of psychology and
the field study setting should be addressed.
- Where an observation/quasi-experiment was conducted:
- Relate the particular observation/quasi-experiment to the literature.
- Report information that would be included in a method section
of a lab report (e.g., number of participants, essential details
of method).
- In the analysis, report the means, standard deviations or frequency
information relevant to the observations. If significance tests
are appropriate, then report these with supporting statistics. Tables/figures
can be used if this helps convey the outcome of the observation.
- In a discussion, relate the outcome of the observation exercise
to the literature as well as summarizing the results.
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| Requirements
and Responsibilities of Psychology Faculty Supervisors |
| The Psychology Department Faculty Supervisor will: |
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- be informed on College policies and requirements and their implication
for the field study experience;
- be available to confer with students about various placements during
field study planning; initiate contact with proposed field study sites;
verify placements with the student and the field study site;
- maintain relationships with 2 field study sites, serving as a liaison
between the field study site and the student;
- consult on the development of the learning contract;
- arrange to meet in person or by phone at the end of the field study
with the field study site supervisor and student to do a final evaluation;
- monitor student experience at the field study site;
- evaluate student performance and file grades for students;
- evaluate field study sites.
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| Requirements, Responsibilities,
and Criteria of Field Study Site Supervisor |
| The Field Study Site Supervisor will: |
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- meet with students interested in the field study site at the beginning
of the academic year (or the previous semester) to arrange a placement;
- develop an orientation or training process to facilitate the student's
introduction to the field study site, its mission and clients;
- identify a specific project / activity for the student to complete
during the field study; students who have a clear identifiable project
report greater satisfaction / learning as a result of this experience;
Hours may break down in the following ways;
- 50 contact hours on site + 70 hours on Final
Paper / 1 block credit
- 75 contact hours on site + 140 hours on Final
Paper / 2 blocks credit
- Therefore,
- 1 academic block = aprox. 13 hours / week
on site
- Extended Format for one year = approx. 2 hours / week
on site (blocks 1 – 6)
- Extended Format for one semester (typically first semester)
= approx. 3 hours / week on site
- provide the student with the opportunity to gain a broad identification
with and understanding of the total agency; explain to the student how
the agency makes decisions; facilitate visits / meetings / rotations
with other agency personnel in order to gain this perspective;
- help the student match his or her interests and field study opportunities
within the broad scope of the field study educational objectives;
- help the student develop individual learning contracts and strategies
for learning specific to the field study site;
- identify one or two reading assignments that will help the student
appreciate the field study site;
- challenge the student to make learning a conscious process and remember
that the student is primarily in the role of learner at the field study
site;
- encourage healthy critical analysis on the part of the student;
- hold regular supervisory conferences with the student to guide the
student, answer questions, and discuss on-going projects;
- contact the faculty supervisor if problems occur with the student's
performance or carrying out of assigned tasks;
- meet in person or by phone at end of field study with faculty supervisor
and student to complete an evaluation.
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| Other Information |
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No “post-hoc” field study sites will satisfy Directed Field
Study requirements.
Non-local field study sites are allowable with proper planning on the part
of the student. |