WHO’S WHO IN THE FIELDWORK PROCESS &
CONTACT INFORMATION
There
are several persons involved in the process of setting up and performing a
fieldwork experience that students need to be familiar with:
1.
The Fieldworker
2. The
PSYC Fieldwork Program Coordinator(s)
3.
The Site Contact Person
4.
The Site Supervisor
5.
The Faculty Supervisor
6.
The PSYC Chair and Faculty
Fieldworker – the undergraduate PSYC student completing the field
experience requirement.
PSYC
Fieldwork Program Coordinators – the
Marist faculty members who administer the PSYC Major Fieldwork Program. Some of the
responsibilities of the coordinator include: providing orientation meetings to
students, updating the fieldwork manual and list of sites, approving new
fieldwork sites, approving fieldwork learning contracts, handling requests by
students to deviate from the standard policies and practices of the fieldwork
process, supervising the faculty supervisors, and creating procedures to
administer the program effectively.
Currently, the Fieldwork Coordinator for the Poughkeepsie Main Campus Students only and Marist Extension Sites Students
(e.g.,
Janine Ogden, M.S., L.M.H.C.
phone:
(845)575-3000, x7696
fax:
(845)575-3965
email: janine.ogden@marist.edu
Site Contact Person – this is the person identified by the fieldwork site
to be a gatekeeper for all contacts from students seeking field experiences. An
agency, may receive calls/emails from many students, not only from Marist, but
also from other area colleges. Thus, it is more efficient for each site to have
one designated Contact Person. In some cases, the Contact Person is the same
individual as the Site Supervisor.
Site Supervisor – the professional at a fieldwork site who has taken
responsibility for the orientation, training, education, and close supervision
of the fieldworker. The site supervisor
must have a proper education, training, and experience in psychology or related
background, to responsibly supervise the fieldworker. The Site Supervisor hosts at least one site
visit from the Faculty Supervisor and keeps in communication with the Faculty
Supervisor regarding the fieldworker’s progress and performance. The Site Supervisor also evaluates the
fieldworker at the midway point of the fieldwork, and again formally (via the
Evaluation Form) at the end of the experience.
The Faculty Supervisor uses this information when assigning a grade.
Faculty
Supervisor – the Marist faculty
member who is the instructor to the fieldworkers during the semester. The Faculty
Supervisor “watches over” the groups of fieldworkers and perform duties that
include: ensuring the carrying out of fieldwork contract agreements,
communicating with fieldworkers and site supervisors, reviewing the
fieldworkers’ paperwork assignments (journals, time sheets, papers, etc.),
visiting the fieldwork site, troubleshooting issues that arise, conducting the
mandatory group supervision meetings for fieldworkers, and assigning the
grades.
Currently, the Faculty
Supervisors are:
·
Chris Collins,
M.A.
phone:
(845)649-9697
fax: (845)679-4049
email: profcol1@hvc.rr.com
·
Lynn Ruggiero,
Ph.D.
phone:
(845)452-9220, x309
email: lynnruggiero@juno.com
·
Christopher Dennehy, LMSW, CASAC
phone: (845)691-9191 or (845)831-7390
fax: (845)691-9339
email: cdennehy@step1ny.org
mail:
·
Janine Ogden,
M.S., L.M.H.C.
phone:
(845)575-3000, x7696
fax:
(845)575-3965
email: Janine.Ogden@Marist.edu
The Psychology Department
Chair and Faculty – the
fieldwork coordinator reports to the chair of the department regarding the
administering of the program. The Psychology Faculty sets and amends major
policies regarding the fieldwork requirement of the psychology major. Currently, the chair is:
·
John Scileppi, Ph.D.
Chair,
Psychology Dept.
phone: (845)575-3960
fax: (845)575-3965
email: John.Scileppi@Marist.edu