A continuation of SW 454, the department’s signature pedagogy course is designed to aid students’ integration into the role of professional generalist practitioner, this course allows students to connect social work theory, knowledge, values, and skills learned within the classroom environment with actual practice within an agency setting. Students continue to receive assigned coursework designed to aid their understanding of the connection between social work theories, knowledge, values and skills learned in the classroom and actual social work practice. Students continue to receive supervised field practice within their approved agency. Students are expected to demonstrate the achievement of the course competencies, which are based on departmental goals. Students are required to complete 225 field practicum hours.
This class meets once per week; therefore, the FA policy is a maximum of 3 excused or unexcused absences.