Supervision of student field experience in a community social service setting. Analysis and discussion of field experiences in a series of field seminars to be arranged by the field liaison. Independent study for honors students. The student will have the opportunity to apply concepts and knowledge from the classroom to actual work with the client population, which the agency serves. Field Work can be considered a bridge between student and worker, between classroom learning, and the practice setting.
Placement is also preparation for practice.
It provides the student with opportunities to learn, use, and test social work skills. Field Work provides opportunities for individualized learning to an extent, which is generally impossible in the classroom. There may be only one student in the agency, and work assignments are made according to each student s interests and abilities. This individual focus can challenge the student to develop a sense of identity in a way not possible in the classroom. In order to help bridge the transition from student to worker, there is a weekly seminar, which accompanies field placement.