Field Education
Field education is an integral component of the social work
curriculum, engaging the student in supervised social work
practice and providing opportunities to apply classroom learning
in the field setting. All field education courses are graded.
The primary goals of field education are to:
- Provide knowledge, values, and skills for intervention
with individuals, families, groups, and communities
- Help the student develop a professional identity
consistent with social work values
- Facilitate the development of skills in the evaluation
of one's social work practice
- Provide an experience with various client populations
including diverse racial and ethnic groups, and at risk
populations
- Evolve a practice style consistent with the student's
personal strengths and capabilities
- Develop the ability to work within a human service
agency or organization
Placements
Students are offered placement
opportunities at a variety of community human service agencies
throughout Maryland, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, West
Virginia, Pennsylvania, and
Delaware. Placements are available in schools, public social
service agencies, private social service agencies, correctional
facilities, medical settings, substance abuse settings, mental
health agencies, day care centers, nursing homes, etc. Students
are placed within a fifty mile radius of their home.
Students are expected to take an active
role in planning and implementing their learning experiences
while in a field education setting. In accepting placement at
an agency, students will be agreeing to actively participate in
their learning and to complete all assigned tasks in a
professional manner. Participation in field education carries
with it certain responsibilities and commitments to the agency,
the Field Supervisor, the clients/customers, and the Field
Liaison.
Click here to view our DEPARTMENTAL COURSE POLICIES.
Handbooks
BASW Student Handbook
MSW Student
Handbook
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