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THE UNIVERSITY- FIELD PARTNERSHIP
The Selection of Agencies and Field Instructors
Agency Criteria:
- The primary goal of the agency/program must be to address
human needs. This must include opportunities for micro and
macro experience.
- The ethics and values of social work must be demonstrated
through the work of agency staff and policies.
- The agency must be free of NASW sanctions.
- The agency must support the placement and provide a qualified
Field Instructor with sufficient time to provide appropriate
orientation and field instruction for the student. Qualified
is defined as having a BSW and/or MSW from an accredited
school of social work.
- The agency must be able and willing to offer students
practice experiences that will enable them to fulfill the
complete range of learning goals of the generalist social
work practicum.
- The agency must provide a written description of the agency's
program, a contact person, information about the process
for selecting students, and a job description for the social
work practicum position. If an agency changes Field Instructors,
the Field Coordinator needs to be notified.
Field Instructors Should:
- Have a MSW or BSW degree from an accredited social work
program, plus two years of practice experience.
- Be able and committed to provide appropriate orientation
and educationally directed field instruction for a student.
- Demonstrate the ethics and values of social work in their
practice.
- Be free of any professional sanctions.
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