Field Instruction I: Generalist Internship

Catalog description

This course is the first in a sequence of two consecutive semesters for the Generalist Field Placement. Students will experience practice in a professional agency under instruction of qualified practitioner, completing a minimum of 450 hours over two semesters. This generalist-level field experience is designed to build transferable skills in engagement, case management, counseling, group facilitation, documentation and referral. The 9 Core Competencies of Social Work Practice will be reinforced through Field Workshop activities throughout the field placement, and will be measured at the middle and end of the internship experience.