Our CWSE accredited BSW and MSW programs include professional experience with our community partners in a wide range of roles and settings. The following resources are available to support our students, field instructors and supervisors.
Resources
Students
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General Information
- How Field Sites and Field Instructors are Selected (pdf)
- How Students Are Matched with Field Placement Opportunities (pdf)
Application
- 2024 BSW Placement Readiness Packet (pdf)
- 2024 FMSW Practicum Application (doc)
- 2024 Application for Placement within Student's Current Place of Employment (doc)
- 2024 SPMSW Field Application (doc)
- 2024 SPMSW AS Field Application (doc)
- Faculty Field Liaison Site Visit Prompts (doc)
- Prepping Confirmation Meeting Handout (pdf)
- 2024 Sample Letter of Confirmation (doc)
Assignments
- 2024 Learning Agreement (pdf)
- 2024 Learning Agreement Addendum (doc)
- 2023 Anti-Oppressive Practice Assignment with Resources (pdf)
- 2024 Process Record Assignment (doc)
- Process Record Quick Guide 2023 (pdf)
- 2024 December Evaluation of Field Student (doc)
- 2023 BSW Ending Evaluation (doc)
- 2023 FMSW Ending Evaluation (doc)
- 2024 SPMSW Ending Evaluation (doc)
- Student Evaluation of Field Experience (doc)
- BSW Student Evaluation of Faculty Field Liaison
- MSW Student Evaluation of Faculty Field Liaison
MSW Program Bulletins
Field Instructors and Supervisors
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General Information
- How Field Sites and Field Instructors are Selected (pdf)
- 2024 New Placement Site Approval (doc)
- How Students Are Matched with Field Placement Opportunities (pdf)
- Faculty Field Liaison Site Visit Prompts (doc)
- Ethical Decision Making Process for Field Instructors (pdf)
- Eight Points of Field Instruction (pdf)
Roles and Responsibilities
- Field Instructor (pdf)
- Faculty Field Liaison (pdf)
- Field Student (pdf)
- Department of Social Work Responsibilities to Field Instructors (pdf)
Assignments
- 2024 Learning Agreement (pdf)
- 2024 Learning Agreement Addendum (doc)
- Learning Agreement Handout for Field Instructors (pdf)
- 2024 Process Record Assignment (doc)
- Process Record Quick Guide 2023 (doc)
- 2023 Anti-Oppressive Practice Assignment with Resources (pdf)
Student and Program Evaluations
Syllabi
Policies
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- Agency Decision to Terminate Student Placement Prior to Faculty Process (pdf)
- Agency Imposed Student Expenses (pdf)
- Agency Renumeration (pdf)
- Contractual Agreements Between UVM and Placement Agency (pdf)
- Criminal Records (pdf)
- Documented Disabilities and Accommodations Procedures (pdf)
- Grievance and Appeals and Procedures (pdf)
- Interdependence Between Field Experiences and Practice Courses (pdf)
- International Students and Field Education (pdf)
- Liability Insurance (pdf)
- Placement Location and Distance from Campus (pdf)
- Placements Where Supervision is Provided by Off Site Supervisor (pdf)
- Placement Matching (pdf)
- Responding To Serious Concerns Regarding Student Progress (pdf)
- Selection of Field Site and Field Instructors (pdf)
- Stipends and Paid Placements (pdf)
- Student Earning Grades (pdf)
- Student Guidelines for Professional Behavior in Placement (pdf)
- Student Hours (pdf)
- Student Inability to Confirm Match (pdf)
- Student Requested Placement Change (pdf)
- Student Safety Agreement (pdf)
- Voluntary Leave of Absence (pdf)
MSW Program Bulletins
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