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Nov 24, 2024
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2016-2017 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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SWRK 585 - Social Work Field Instruction II
Credit Hours: 4
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 4
This course is two of two courses that constitute the foundation field placement. The foundation placement is intended to help students develop basic knowledge and skills that provide the groundwork for their area of concentration. During this foundation placement students are in the field for 230 clock hours. This amounts to two full days a week. Students are assigned to social service agencies and are supervised by experienced professionals. The field placement provides students the opportunity to integrate knowledge and skills within an agency setting and community context. The field placement is offered concurrently with seminar classes. Seminar classes enhance placement learning experiences by helping student further develop understanding of knowledge, skills, self-awareness and professional use of self. The field placement in conjunction with the seminar will provide students a series of assignments and tasks selected to complement foundation academic courses and provide a basis for generalist practice. Students may select rural or urban settings.
Prerequisite: SWRK 580
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