This is available through the National Association of Social Worker's student group insurance plan. This form limits the liability of the agency in which the student is placed, and provides that the student is responsible for any injury or loss. Students are responsible for ensuring that the field program office has a copy of the certificate of coverage. Copies of the renewal certificates indicating current coverage are required. Neither the university or the agency provide workman's compensation.
Some agencies also require auto insurance.
Students are expected to discuss all liability issues with their field instructor. Educational exercises and assignments must ensure client confidentiality. Students are to comply with mandatory reporting requirements. The standard policy of the Social Work Program is that students are placed in field agencies different from their place of current or prior employment. The requirement for clearly different experiences limits these placements to agencies large enough to have discrete units and a range of clients.