SW 540 - Generalist Field Education I

Field Practicum experience where concepts learned in the classroom are applied in social work settings in the community. Students, in consultation with the Director of Field Education, are placed in an agency where they receive mentoring and instruction from an experienced MSW practitioner. Students work closely with their classroom instructor, the faculty liaison, and the field instructor to develop their Field Learning Education Plan (FLEP). In this course, students become aware of the importance of the agency mission and purpose, organizational culture, policies and procedures, sources of funding, etc. they also begin working with individuals, families and groups under the supervision of the practicum instructor and/or other professionals at the agency. The foundation year practicum focuses on the development of knowledge, values, skills, and cognitive and affective processes in generalist practice. This class assesses the Social Work EPAS competencies 1-9.
Credits: 3