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May 01, 2024
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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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SWK 4034 - Field Practicum 1
Credits: 4
Field Practicum, integral to BSW completion, is a supervised social work placement that includes experience in a social service agency within the community and represents the culmination of undergraduate social work education. Practicum placement includes agency orientations, observations, staff meetings, in-service trainings, readings/research, supervision consultations, varied social work tasks, and evaluation. Students are placed in a social welfare agency for one academic year with supervised field instruction; completing a total of 480 hours (fall semester = 240 hours, spring semester = 240 hours) at their assigned agency over the academic year. This averages to about 16 hours per week over the course of the semester. Required on-campus class time: Practicum is enriched through in-class meetings connecting the field practice experience to BSW academic courses. Students meet regularly on campus for the duration of their field placement, which is a part of the credit hours for[SWK 4034 and SWK 4234 . Students are required to complete competency-based learning contracts and reflective assignments focused on their agency placement. Graded Pass/ Fail
Prerequisites: Admission to BSW program & admission to practicum program
Offering: As Needed
Notes: Approval of Director of Field
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