{"id":234,"date":"2010-10-25T10:56:32","date_gmt":"2010-10-25T14:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/admissions\/msw\/field\/instructors\/benefits\/material\/seminar\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T07:37:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:37:57","slug":"seminar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/resources\/field-instructors\/benefits\/seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"Seminar for Practicum Instructors"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Summer 2026-Spring 2027<\/h4>\n<p><strong>The Seminar in Field Instruction<\/strong> offers content, feedback, and support to those who are supervising MSW interns for the first time. Experienced field instructors are also welcome to take the seminar on a space-available basis.<\/p>\n<p>Topics include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Getting started with students<\/li>\n<li>Using supervisory tools such as the learning contract, process recordings, and evaluation<\/li>\n<li>Developing a strong supervisory relationship<\/li>\n<li>Assessing the student as a learner<\/li>\n<li>The role of the advisor, addressing conflict and problems in supervision and ending the internship<\/li>\n<li>Ethics, equity and inclusion,<\/li>\n<li>Social policy and human rights as they relate to students\u2019 work in the internship.<\/li>\n<li>The seminar uses a mix of discussion, reading, videos and role play building on the field instruction experiences of the participants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Synchronous<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><strong>Virtual Clinical<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Begins in September ONLY (registration deadline 8\/28\/26)<\/li>\n<li>Ten sessions held virtually via Zoom<\/li>\n<li>9\/10, 9\/24, 10\/8, 10\/22, 11\/12, 12\/3, 1\/21, 2\/25, 3\/25, and 4\/8<\/li>\n<li>Thursdays 9:15 am\u201311:15 am (EST)<\/li>\n<li>Priority given to field instructors supervising BUSSW interns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>20 CECs<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/ssw\/files\/2026\/05\/SIPI-Syllabus-Sychronous-Clinical-rev-9.25.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View more information<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Synchronous<\/p>\n<p><strong>Virtual<\/strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><strong>Macro<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Begins in September ONLY (registration deadline 8\/28\/26)<\/li>\n<li>Ten sessions held virtually via Zoom<\/li>\n<li>9\/10, 9\/24, 10\/8, 10\/22, 11\/12, 12\/3, 1\/14, 2\/4, 3\/4, and 4\/1<\/li>\n<li>Thursdays 9:30 am\u201310:45 am (EST)<\/li>\n<li>Priority given to field instructors supervising BUSSW interns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>10 CECs<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/ssw\/files\/2026\/05\/SIPI-Syllabus-Sychronous-Macro-rev-9.25.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View more information<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Asynchronous<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><strong>Clinical\u00a0 &amp; Macro<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Synchronous<\/p>\n<p>Online<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intensive Clinical<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Clinical<\/strong> sections begin 5\/22\/26 (registration deadline 4\/24\/26) or 9\/18\/26 (registration deadline 8\/14\/26) or 1\/22\/27 (registration deadline 12\/11\/26)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Macro<\/strong> section begin on 5\/22\/26 (registration deadline 4\/24\/26)- minimum enrollment required to run session<\/li>\n<li>Seven modules completed over 14 weeks<\/li>\n<li>Priority given to field instructors supervising BUSSW interns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>One-day intensive virtual seminar held on 8\/12\/26 11AM-5:30PM (EST) (registration deadline 8\/4\/26)<\/li>\n<li>Priority given to field instructors supervising BUSSW interns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>7.5 CECs<\/p>\n<p>5 CECs<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/ssw\/files\/2026\/05\/SIPI-Syllabus-Asychronous-2025.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View more information<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Register<\/h3>\n<p>To register for any of the sections, please use registration in link in appropriate flyer- <a href=\"\/ssw\/files\/2026\/05\/Summer-2026-SIPI-Flyer.pdf\">summer SIPI flyer<\/a>, <a href=\"\/ssw\/files\/2026\/05\/Fall-2026-SIPI-Flyer.pdf\">fall SIPI flyer<\/a>, or <a href=\"\/ssw\/files\/2026\/05\/Spring-2027-SIPI-Flyer.pdf\">spring SIPI flyer. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the registration link is completed you will receive confirmation from <a href=\"mailto:sswolpfe@bu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">sswolpfe@bu.edu<\/span><\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:sswfed@bu.edu\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">sswfed@bu.edu<\/span><\/a> once you have been enrolled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer 2026-Spring 2027 The Seminar in Field Instruction offers content, feedback, and support to those who are supervising MSW interns for the first time. 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