SW 315 Field Experience in Human Services I
This is the first of the advanced courses in social work practice. It will be conducted as a seminar and includes an internship experience. The class work will focus on highlighting the importance of substantive knowledge in social work and will introduce the varieties of theories that inform social work practice, including crisis intervention theory. Students apply their knowledge and develop practice and evaluative skills to the work they do in the agency. Students will work in an agency for three hours per week throughout the semester and will be supervised by a sponsor at the agency and the course instructor. Those who are taking the course as part of the minor in social work will begin a field placement in the fall and will continue their internship in the same social service agency during Field Experience II in spring.
Prerequisite
SW 204 and
SW 209 for students taking the minor in social work. Students, who are not pursuing the social work minor, may register for the course if they have completed at least two courses at the 200-level in their major or if they have the permission of the Coordinator of Social Work Education.
Offered
Fall