Field Education


The field placement is often considered by students to be a highlight of social work education.  It represents considerable investment on the part of students and signifies their readiness to begin the transition from classroom to practice and the transition from student to social worker.  The field placement also represents a significant change in how the courses are taught.  The method of instruction shifts from classroom instruction to a practice-based team approach.

The practice-based team approach necessarily widens the focus of the course.  While the principal members of the Field Education Team are the Student, the Field Instructor and the Faculty Consultant, there are other players who are key in the field placement experience.  This is the point at which the field placement setting and the clients they are mandated to serve enter into the educational process.  The School of Social Work, through the Field Education Program, must ensure there is responsible consideration of the rights and needs of all parties.

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