Field Education

Policy: The School of Social Work students will adhere to professional standards in the face-to-face, virtual, and field environments. Professional behavior is defined by the following guidelines:

Field Education:

1. Relating well to clients and establishing sensitive and professional relationships with clients.
2. Exhibiting grooming, dress, and hygiene standards commensurate with responsibilities.
3. Being punctual and dependable.
4. Demonstrating maturity and a positive attitude.
5. Interacting effectively and consistently with faculty, staff, and clients.
6. Responding to feedback and constructive criticism with appropriate modification of behavior. 7.Demonstrating honesty, courtesy, and integrity in all aspects of interaction with faculty, staff, and clients (public and private) and including social media platforms.
7. Consistently taking responsibility for own learning and showing motivation for self-learning.
8. Consistently demonstrating flexibility and initiative.
9. Consistently presenting a professional demeanor and attitude for field education, classroom education and events.
10. Demonstrating knowledge of the NASW Code of Ethics and HIPAA policies.

Classroom and Online Education:

1. Attendance at regularly scheduled instruction.
2. Participating actively, respectfully, and consistently in classroom discussions and assignments.
3. Clear, concise writing with appropriate APA documentation, correct grammar, spelling, and utilization of accurate social work concepts and terminology.
4. Responding to feedback and constructive criticism with appropriate modification of behavior.
5. Demonstrating maturity and a positive attitude.
6. Consistently demonstrating flexibility and initiative.
7. Consistently taking responsibility for own learning and showing motivation for self-learning.
8. Interacting effectively and consistently with faculty, staff, and clients.
9. Demonstrating honesty, courtesy, and integrity in all aspects of interaction with faculty, staff, and clients both public and private, and including social media platforms.
10. Being punctual and dependable.
11. Consistently presenting a professional demeanor and attitude for field, class, and events.
12. Exhibiting grooming, dress, and hygiene standards commensurate with responsibilities.
13. Demonstrating knowledge of the NASW Code of Ethics and HIPAA policies.

is a generalist field placement for undergraduate students. It enables students to achieve the following learning outcomes:

1. assessing people and resource systems
2. providing services and resources for people in need
3. obtaining services and resources for people in need and
4. improving services and resources for people in need.

is a generalist field placement for first-year graduate students. It enables students to achieve the following learning outcomes:

1. Assessing people and resource systems
2. Providing services and resources for people in need
3. Obtaining services and resources for people in need and
4. Improving services and resources for people in need

is a clinical field placement for advanced standing and second-year graduate students. It enables students to achieve the following learning outcomes: clinical practice with individuals, families, groups, communities and organizations.

There are basic requirements for each field placement depending on the specific academic program in which a student is enrolled. These requirements relate to the total number of hours served as well as the frequency and nature of supervision. Click below to download an overview of these basic requirements.