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(SOCW 491R) Field Practicum

Students are required to accumulate 450 clock hours at a social service agency.

Credit Hours 12.0 Practicum
Prerequisites All courses must be completed
Offered Fall, Winter
Programs Social Work (BSW)

Course Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this course:

  1. Students will complete 425 hours of volunteer service at a social welfare agency as documented by the completion of monthly time logs.
  2. Students will exhibit effective oral and written communication through the completion of weekly journal/video reflections.
  3. Students will engage in personal reflection and self-correction through the completion of weekly journal/video reflections.
  4. Students will demonstrate the ability to establish appropriate professional boundaries with field instructors, agency employees, and clients as documented by their field instructor on the final evaluation.
  5. Students will display sound ethical decision making as documented by their field unstructor on the final evaluation.
  6. Students will present effective written communication through proper agency documentation as verified by their field instructor on the final evaluation.
  7. Students will show the ability to integrate knowledge learned in the classroom with real-life social work experiences through the completion of weekly journal / video reflections, monthly face-to-face or video chat sessions, and as supported by their field instructor on the final evaluation.
  8. Students will display cultural competence in working with clients from various backgrounds as evidenced by their field instructor on the final evaluation.
  9. Students will evaluate their field placement through the completion of the internship evaluation by student at the end of the semester.
  10. Students will be evaluated on a range of performance measures by their field instructors on the intern evaluation by student at the end of the semester.