What is a field practicum?
A field practicum, or field placement is an experience that engages students in supervised practice activities that provide opportunities to reinforce and integrate the knowledge, values, skills, and research learned in the classroom. Through the field experience, students develop a social work professional identity. The primary model of field instruction is a concurrent model, meaning you take classes at the same time you are in the field, although summer block placements are an option for second year students. You are required to complete between 976 and 1120 hours of field placement over the course of your two year practica, depending on your area of concentration.
