SOWK 444 - Social Work Field Education and Seminar I

Credits: 6
The Social Work Field Experience provides a field internship placement for students at selected human service agencies. The Field Experience is an academic internship for social work students under the supervision of an approved Agency and Field Instructor. Students are required to complete a total of 220 hours at the assigned Agency per semester. This concurrent model will allow students to complete the internship hours at the assigned field placement agency approximately 15 hours a week. Each student is expected to complete two sequential semesters at the same Agency. The Field Seminar is designed to enhance the field education experience. Students gain an opportunity to integrate theory and practice, discuss pertinent issues and concerns, and to share new insights as they relates to the social work profession. This course emphasizes the knowledge, values, and skills of generalist social work practice.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of all pre-professional and professional social work courses, Admission to the Social Work Program, and written consent from the Director of Field Education.
Offered: F.

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SOWK 444 - Social Work Field Education and Seminar I