Field Education is central to the achievement of the Baccalaureate Social Work Program objectives. The primary goal of the field sequence is to prepare students for generalist practice with individuals, families, groups and communities. To achieve this end, the field education curriculum is designed to facilitate integration of the knowledge, values and skills of the baccalaureate social work curriculum through practice in an agency setting and a concurrent seminar at the University. Through educationally-direct experience in a social work setting overseen by a faculty liaison and faculty guidance with related academic assignments, students' understanding of previously learned course content is deepened and further knowledge acquired. BSW field instruction focuses on generalist competencies. Students must demonstrate entry-level proficiency in the following areas: Professional values and ethics Cultural diversity Professional development Social welfare policy and services The promotion of social and economic justice Populations-at-risk Social work practice Human behavior in the social environment Social work research The field instruction seminar, in conjunction with the educationally directed field instruction courses, facilitates integration of the sequence curricula. Seminar assignments require application of knowledge to generalist practice and further development of generalist practice skills. Students complete weekly field logs and an integrative paper that integrates foundation social work knowledge from the human behavior, policy, research and practice sequences. Guided by social work faculty, students also serve as peer consultants to each other to resolve practice dilemmas encountered in their placement agencies. BSW Course Descriptions The curriculum of the School of Social Work is under continual review through the collaboration of faculty, students and administrators. A particular course, though listed in the Undergraduate Catalog, may not be offered each year. Insufficient enrollment in a particular class may result in its cancellation. Students are responsible for reading notices that contain additional information relative to curriculum and policies. To read the specific course descriptions, please see the Undergraduate Catalog located at .
Field Education is central to the achievement of the Baccalaureate Social Work Program objectives. The primary goal of the field sequence is to prepare students for generalist practice with individuals, families, groups and communities. To achieve this end, the field education curriculum is designed to facilitate integration of the knowledge, values and skills of the baccalaureate social work curriculum through practice in an agency setting and a concurrent seminar at the University. Through educationally-direct experience in a social work setting overseen by a faculty liaison and faculty guidance with related academic assignments, students' understanding of previously learned course content is deepened and further knowledge acquired. BSW field instruction focuses on generalist competencies. Students must demonstrate entry-level proficiency in the following areas: Professional values and ethics Cultural diversity Professional development Social welfare policy and services The promotion of social and economic justice Populations-at-risk Social work practice Human behavior in the social environment Social work research The field instruction seminar, in conjunction with the educationally directed field instruction courses, facilitates integration of the sequence curricula. Seminar assignments require application of knowledge to generalist practice and further development of generalist practice skills. Students complete weekly field logs and an integrative paper that integrates foundation social work knowledge from the human behavior, policy, research and practice sequences. Guided by social work faculty, students also serve as peer consultants to each other to resolve practice dilemmas encountered in their placement agencies. BSW Course Descriptions The curriculum of the School of Social Work is under continual review through the collaboration of faculty, students and administrators. A particular course, though listed in the Undergraduate Catalog, may not be offered each year. Insufficient enrollment in a particular class may result in its cancellation. Students are responsible for reading notices that contain additional information relative to curriculum and policies. To read the specific course descriptions, please see the Undergraduate Catalog located at .
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