SW 405: Social Work Practice Field Study I

This course is designed to introduce students to client contact in an agency-type setting. Students in this course work in settings that include, but are not limited to, hospitals, community mental health centers, child protection agencies, schools, law enforcement, prisons, rehabilitation centers, adolescent group homes and elder care facilities. Field service includes a weekly seminar with the faculty sponsor in which students explore many components of the professional work experience including the process of helping, ethical practice, communication, advocacy and networking. A total of two hundred hours working in the field setting must be completed. Must be taken as the first of a two-part field service sequence.