FIELD PRACTICUM Criteria
In the senior year, social work students participate in a required field practicum experience under the supervision of an experienced social worker for a minimum of 400 hours. This provides an opportunity for hands-on training and application of theory, knowledge, and skills to actual situations in a variety of settings. Student field practicum placements have included adoption and foster care agencies, crisis pregnancy centers, juvenile court, hospitals, nursing homes, child and adolescent group homes, community mental health and residential treatment centers.
To enroll in the field practicum, students must achieve senior status (completed 96 credit hours), have taken SWK 462 Senior Seminar, have approval from the Social Work Department faculty, and be accepted into the Social Work Program. Students must register to take SWK 450 Field Practicum and SWK 451 Field Practicum Seminar concurrently.
Download the Practicum Manual Here [PDF.]
Download the Application for Field Practicum Here[PDF.]
Download the SW Policy for Student Involvement in Field Experience Here[PDF.]
Download the SW Field Practicum Student Evaluation Here[PDF.]
Download the Field Instructor's Evaluation of CU Program Here[PDF.]
Download the Student Field Activity wChecklist Here[PDF.]
