How does the decision for practicum placement occur?
Because students come from around the country and must be ready to enter the field practicum immediately following orientation, first year students are placed in their internship by the Office of Field Education. During the summer, you will receive a Field Placement Questionnaire. The form asks for information pertaining to your experience, learning objectives, and the settings and populations with whom you would prefer to work. The Office of Field Education then considers your interests, preferences, background, and goals, along with the criteria required by agencies, and matches you to a particular setting. The Field Office makes every effort to place you in a practicum related to your interests, but cannot make guarantees because of the rapidly changing human service environment. Historically, the majority of students have been placed in a setting or with a population in which they have indicated a preference. In the winter quarter of the first year, you will begin the process of se
