During the Brown School Commencement Ceremony, The Clara Louise Meyer Outstanding Practicum Student Award is given to recognize one outstanding student in the MSW program from each of the six concentration areas:
- Children, Youth & Families
- Mental Health
- Gerontology
- Social Economic Development
- Health
- Individualized
The recipients will be chosen based on qualities and characteristics that best exemplify an outstanding graduate-level social work student. Each recipient is selected by the chairperson of their respective concentrations.
Eligibility:
- Students who are eligible to graduate in December 2011, May 2012, or August 2012
- Students whose performance in practicum is/was above the requirements to PASS the concentration-level practicum
- Student who demonstrates professional behavior, initiative, commitment to ethical values of the social work profession, and for whom a nomination
- Student for whom an online nomination and rating form has been submitted and received by April 6, 2012
Submission Details: Complete the form below as your Letter of Nomination. Nominations may be made by a concentration-level field instructor, academic advisor, a Brown School student or self-nomination by a Brown School student. All nominations must be submitted online by April 6, 2012.
Completion of all fields is required:
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Relationship to Nominee:
(i.e., field instructor, advisor, student
peer, etc) |
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| Describe and provide specific examples of your nominee’s
work/contributions in practicum that would demonstrate your nominee’s
outstanding performance in his/her practicum.
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| How has your nominee demonstrated leadership, initiative,
creativity, or innovation including and above the educational learning
tasks/activities required to PASS the concentration-level practicum?
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| What else can you add that would demonstrate your nominee’s
outstanding performance in his/her concentration-level practicum? Describe and
give examples.
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Please rate the students demonstrated ability in the following areas: |
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3 = Consistently exceeds expectations
2 = Exceeds expectations
1 = Meets expectations |
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Professional attitude toward the practicum in attendance, appearance, conduct
and communication |
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| Assessment personal strengths and weaknesses |
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| Use of feedback for personal and professional
development |
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| Responsibility in terms of task completion, time
management, organizational skills development |
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| Application of critical thinking to inform and
communicate professional judgments to agency/organizational constituents, staff,
and clients |
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| Ability to engage diversity and difference in practice
as it relates to clients, agency staff, and work environment |
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Ability to respond to contexts that shape practice |
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| Ability to evaluate practice based on self-evaluation
and critical feedback from field instructor, task supervisor, other agency staff
as needed |
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| Ability engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with
individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities |
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In 50 words or less, please write a personal
statement about this nominee for possible use in a Brown School publication
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