Graduate Field Placement
Learning Agreement Addendum
PPS Credential Program Competencies
School Social Work and Child Welfare and Attendance
Student Name: ______________________________________________
Placement Agency: ______________________________________________
Instructions: For each required program competency, the student lists the
assignment(s) to be completed in order to fulfill the competency. This addendum is
to be attached to the required graduate learning agreement for each semester of this
academic year.
NOTE: Please use the right-hand column to document completion of
assignments using a specific date of completion.
PPS Requirements
Date
Completed
1. One hundred clock hours of school-based practice with at
least ten pupils of a racial/ethnic background different from
that of the candidate.
2. Completion of 450 clock hours of school social work field
experience. Field placement hours shall be provided in at
least two of four settings (preschool, elementary, middle, high
school). Candidates pursuing the PPS credential in School
Social Work and CWA must complete a minimum of 100
clock hours at each setting. Candidates pursuing the
additional specialization in School Counseling must complete
a minimum of 200 clock hours at each setting.
3. Completion of 150 clock hours of field placement
experience in child welfare and attendance. Ninety (90)
clock hours must be school based; 30-60 hours of the total
150 clock hours must be in interdisciplinary experiences
in a setting outside the field of education and will be
arranged accordingly (specify locations and hours):
a. Child Welfare (8 hours):
b. Juvenile Justice (8 hours):
c. Medical (6 hours):
d. Other (8 hours):
Revised: 6-09
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6.09
PPS Competencies Date
Completed
1. Candidate demonstrates socio-cultural competence in
practice at all systems levels, including assessment,
intervention planning, service delivery, communication,
and mediation of cultural conflicts in an effort to develop a
positive, supportive learning environment that is culturally
congruent with the needs of pupils and families.
2. Candidate demonstrates understanding of the importance
of school organizational and educational policies and
procedures as they relate to effective classroom
management, positive adult-pupil relationships, pupil
advocacy, effective approaches to discipline, and the
development of personal and social responsibility and self-
esteem.
3. Candidate demonstrates skill in the interpretation and
application of laws and pupil/parent rights which influence
education and attendance, including attendance, child
labor, child custody, and child abuse reporting.
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PPS Competencies Date
Completed
4. Candidate demonstrates skill in developing collaborative
working relationships with school staff and other
professionals within the school such as counselors,
psychologists, and nurses.
5. Candidate demonstrates ability to use communication and
facilitation skills, collaborative and team building skills, and
consultation skills in cases, classrooms, schools, districts
and community systems of care such as health, mental
health, child welfare and juvenile justice to maximize
positive outcomes for pupils, schools, families and
communities.
6. Candidate demonstrates skills in conducting appropriate
biopsychosocial assessments of pupils and families,
including identification of school and community factors
that inhibit learning progress and use this information to
develop programs and activities to promote pupil success.
7. Candidate demonstrates skill in implementing effective
prevention and intervention strategies, developing
programs, and utilizing community resources.
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PPS Competencies Date
Completed
8. Candidate demonstrates skill in interpreting pupil’s
development, educational status and potential to families
with the specific purpose of enhancing families’
understanding and utilization of available school and
community resources.
9. Candidate demonstrates ability to participate in planning,
prevention and intervention to promote pupil well-being
and safety and reduce the incidence of school site
violence.
10. Candidate demonstrates skill in assessment and
intervention with attendance problems and the appropriate
use of alternatives to regular school attendance.
11. Candidate demonstrates knowledge of learning theories
and factors influencing learning and utilizes effective
strategies and techniques to assist students in developing
responsibility for their own learning.
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