Field Program
Field Placement FAQ
Q: Why do social work students have field placements?
A: Your field placement is an integral component of the curriculum in social work education. It engages you in supervised social work practice, facilitates the development of an awareness of self in the process of intervention, provides opportunities to apply classroom learning, and allows you to practice skills and to learn the values and ethics of the social work profession while enhancing the well-being of people.
Q: When will I learn about how the field placement process works?
A: If you are reading this then your learning has already begun! You can expect to be contacted by your field coordinator in the middle of the semester before you are scheduled to start your