SWK-560 Social Work Field Placement and Seminar I

This course is a generalist social work field placement in a social service agency accompanied by a seminar designed to apply learning to practical social work experience. Placement in an agency is arranged collaboratively with the field director. Synchronous seminars provide opportunities for students to discuss and demonstrate application of knowledge, values, skills, critical thinking, and management of emotions in the context of generalist social work practice. Students teach one another about fields of practice and provide a support system for one another. Required time spent in the agency is an average of 12.5 hours per week for eight weeks. The generalist field experience requires a total of 400 hours accumulated over the course of four field and seminar courses. A minimum of 100 hours must be completed in this first generalist field placement course. Exceptions must be approved by the Director of Field Experiences. In addition to course work, students must also pass an evaluation of professional behavior as completed by the field instructor to pass this course. Prerequisites: SWK-542, SWK-543, SWK-555, SWK-556, completion of application and all required field documents, acceptance into the MSW Field Program

Credits

3