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The practicum is considered the "signature pedagogy" of social work education Practicum experience allows students to apply, enhance, and integrate the theoretical knowledge gained in the classroom with practical experiences in social service agencies. The practicum includes: a) practicum hours in an agency b) practicum seminar The benefits of social work placements: Practicum field experiences allow aspiring social workers to apply their knowledge and competencies in real-world settings

Clinical SupervisorsOur department faculty also serve as supervisors for Therapists-In-Training. Additional professionals from community agencies are employed at PLU to serve as supervisors. All supervisors are considered to be experts in their fields and work closely with our students to ensure a high standard of education for them as well as a quality service for our clients. Supervisors are Approved Supervisors of the American Association for Marriage & Family Therapists (AAMFT) or the

Clinical Evaluations All students will receive feedback (written and oral; formative and summative) from faculty regarding their performance during the clinical rotation (Clinical Evaluation Tool and Criteria for Satisfactory Performance) found in your Learning Management System. The length of a clinical rotation will dictate the frequency of formal evaluation sessions. In all clinicals, students are evaluated at least twice – at the middle and end of the course. Students should be aware that

Our partners in clinical rotationsAll PLU pre-licensure and advanced-practice nursing programs are clinically-intensive, to provide the high level of direct patient contact time necessary for superior clinical preparation.  PLU arranges all student clinical rotations and preceptorships.  The PLU School of Nursing contracts with over 100 local hospitals and agencies, thus providing its students a broad exposure to the many nursing care settings that employ graduate-prepared nurses, including

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Student Clinical PlacementsProgression to clinical placement is a privilege dependent upon successful completion of previous required classroom, lab, and clinical experiences. All practicum placements are coordinated through Clinical Placement Northwest Consortium and independently with non-consortium agencies. At no time is a student to seek their own preceptor or clinical placement. Faculty as well are expected to work through the established channels for Clinical Placement Northwest

The student’s first time performing ANY skill in clinical must be observed by the PLU Clinical Faculty member.* Students can Independently Students can with RN Direct Supervision* ●     Therapeutic communication ●     Motivational interviewing ●     Initial shift assessment & charting ●     Focused assessment & charting ●     Risk Assessments (Fall, skin, etc.) ●     8hr I&O: oral/IV/Urine/BM/Drains ●     Patient teaching & Teach-back ●     Bedside Report & Handoff  to RN Partner ●     Vital

Several months prior to the students’ enrollment in N407, the Clinical Placement Coordinator and course faculty will review the process with students at a class session. The goal of the practicum placement is to place the student into a setting where they will successfully be able to integrate all aspects of nursing into a cohesive beginning nursing practice. While clinical hours are listed at registration, please be aware that clinical hours and placements may change. The Clinical Placement