How long are field placements?
70 days. All Schools of Social Work in Victoria require a 70-day placement in each of the final 2 years of the BSW course. Some Schools have full time (“block”) placements (14 weeks or 3 months), and some have part time placement and part time university attendance (concurrent placements). See Placement Timetable for details. Increasingly, students request part-time placements so as to meet part-time work and family commitments. Part-time placement attendance may mean a 5 month placement AASW policy requirement: Students must spend a minimum of 140 seven-hour working days (at least 980 hours) in at least two field placements. No placement will be shorter than 40 days. Placements must be structured in such a way that the educational goals can be achieved. The most usual patterns for achieving this are via full-time (‘block’) placements, or by concurrent placements that will be of at least two days per week.
