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16) A student shall pay for malpractice insurance for each year that he/ she is registered for a Field Education course. This payment shall be made during the course of payment for regular school fees. VIII. PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS A. Field Education Placement Policies All placements are made by the Field Education Office or specific faculty who have been assigned to that Office for the purpose of making a particular set of field placements. Arrangements made between students and agencies that have not been initiated by the Field Education Office do not meet the definition of a field placement and thus will not be eligible for academic credit. Foundation Field Practicum All students who are requesting a Foundation field placement are required to electronically submit a field placement application form, two narratives, and a resume to provide information about their interests, previous social service experiences and social work goals. Foundation students are referred to placement sites that are able to provide them with a generic social work experience. Please review the Foundation Field Practicum section of the Field Education Model (page 7) for a description of the Foundation Field Practicum. Advanced Field Practicum All students who are requesting an Advanced Field placement are required to electroncially submit a field placement application form, two narratives, and a resume to provide information about their interests, previous social service experiences and social work goals. Advanced level students are expected to choose a concentration and specialization. As part of the application process they may also indicate their preferences for particular placement sites. Please review the Advanced Field Practicum section of the Field Education Model (page 10) for a more complete description of Advanced Field Practice. B. Field Placement Process 1) Students are required to complete an application for a field placement for each academic year that they choose to be in field placement. The application has three parts: a form, two narratives, and a current resume. All three parts must be electronically submitted to the Office of Field Education before a student will be referred to an agency for a placement interview. 2) There are four phases to the placement process. Each phase has specific timeframes and dates that completed applications are due. The specific timetable for a placement cycle is published in the Student Bulletin and on the Field Education web page. Phase 1: Applications Agencies are surveyed and recruited for participation in the Field Education program. Agency Profiles are available for students to review in their Online Field Notebook. Group and individual meetings are provided to assist students in completing applications and making decisions about placement preferences. Phase 2: Placement of Currently Enrolled Students All applications for field placements and applications for employment-based field placements from currently enrolled students are due on February 1. placement 18
Phase 3: Placement of Newly Admitted Students Upon acceptance to the School and confirmation, newly admitted students will be given information regarding applying to Field. Phase 4: Final Preparation for the Fall Semester Placements are adjusted as required. Last minute changes at agencies sometimes require a replacement before the semester begins. Orientations for students and orientations for new Field Instructors are provided. Confirmation of students’ malpractice insurance coverage is sent to agencies. 3) Referrals of students to specific agencies takes place during phases two and three of the placement process. A referral from the Field Education Office to an agency may include a number of contacts between the Office and the agency. All referrals include the Office of Field Education emailing the student’s application to the agency. The student is emailed the agency contact information and must contact the agency to schedule an interview within two (2) weeks. 4) Agencies may require additional screenings and/or information from students such as previous evaluations, references, criminal background check, etc. Such requests will be handled between the agency and the student. 5) After the interview, the student is expected to advise the Field Office of the outcome. 6) If at any point, after filing a Field Placement application, the student determines that he/she will not be going into a field placement as planned, s/he is expected to contact the Field Education Office at 410-706-7187 as well as the agency to which the referral was made. 7) Faculty Liason assignments are made to students and agencies in late August. When finalized, Faculty Liason contact information can be viewed in the Online Field Notebook. Faculty Liasons should not be contacted before the beginning of the Fall semester. 8) All new students are required to attend one of the scheduled Field Orientations prior to the beginning of their field placement. Orientations are scheduled prior to the first week of classes IX. OPERATIONAL POLICIES FOR FIELD EDUCATION A. Field Education Hours, Holidays, and Absences Students must spend the contracted number of hours in the agency on a regular schedule. The Foundation Field Practicum is 16 hours per week for both semesters and is not to extend beyond 3 days per week. The Advanced Field Practicum is 24 hours per week for both semesters and must not extend beyond 4 days per week. Students are expected to adhere to the agency’s hours. Any Field Education day is, however, not to exceed an 8-hour block or be less than a 4-hour block. The 8-hour day may or may not include lunch. Once a Field Education schedule has been established, any modifications must be approved by the Field Instructor and the Faculty Field Liaison. Students must notify the Field Instructor promptly in case of absence. An appropriate written plan must be developed with the Field Instructor in consultation with the Faculty Field Liaison for making up the time and work resulting from either a short or a prolonged absence. In the case of frequent absences from the field agency, the Field Instructor should seek the advice of the Faculty Field Liaison to resolve the matter. Students who are appointed as representatives to organizational meetings at the School of Social Work, including but not limited to the Masters Program Committee, Concentration Sequences, Foundation, Search, 19
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