How are field placements decided?
The Director of Field Education is responsible for coordination of the placement of students in field agencies. The student must submit an Application for Admission to Field Education in the semester immediately before the student is expected to enroll in Field Education. The Director of Field Education reviews each student application to insure that the student meets the requisite criteria. The Director of Field Education then meets individually with each student to gather the students input as to interest in settings and/or agencies. The applications and proposed matches are then submitted by the Director of Field Education to the Social Work faculty for review. During this review the Director of Field Education and the faculty make a final determination of appropriate field agency assignment(s). During the assignment process the Director of Field Education contacts each prospective field agency instructor to determine willingness to interview and/or possibly accept a student for the
