Fall/Winter Office Hours

September, 2011 – April, 2012:

Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Note: these hours are subject to change, particularly on holidays.

Location

Office of Field Instruction
1080 South University, Room 1704
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106

Phone: 734-764-5331
Fax: 734-763-4885
Email: ssw.ofi@umich.edu

 

U-M School of Social Work

OFI welcomes our LGBTQIA students to the School!

The University of Michigan School of Social Work, Office of Field Instruction (OFI), faculty and staff would like to extend a warm welcome to our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning/Queer, Intersex, Ally (LGBTQIA) students. The OFI is committed to providing and maintaining a "Safe Zone" for LGBTQIA students where social work values are modeled. We believe in providing students an open space for dialogue, thus supporting them so that they will be successful in their field placements. Leigh A. Robertson, LMSW, is the OFI LGBTQIA Liaison. Please feel free to contact her at leigrobe@umich.edu for confidential support, guidance and resources.

Links to Frequently Accessed Resources:


Office of Field Instruction

Friday, May 11:
Online Placement Verification Forms DUE for the Spring/Summer 2012 Term

Online Placement Applications DUE for fall term and out-of-sequence 16-month field placements

Tuesday, May 22: Educational Agreement/Evaluation Forms DUE to Field Office for Initial Review

PLAN TO ATTEND THE LAST FIELD INSTRUCTION & CAREER CENTER SUPPORT WEBINAR:

Join us from your computer for a pre-field webinar to have your questions answered and learn valuable field-related information. The session dates are as follows:

View the webinar power point here

Field Requirements for Special Programs and Scholarships

IMPORTANT INFORMATION about the H1N1 flu, actions you should take, and links to related resources can be found here. Please Note: If you are experiencing flu symptoms on a day that you are to report to field placement, you need to contact your field instructor directly to alert them and to discuss arrangements for your absence.

Student Field Orientation Folder: Preview helpful hand-outs.

The U-M School of Social Work's location makes field placements possible at over 475 agencies. In the field, students apply their classroom knowledge to real-world settings, such as child and family service agencies, government offices, hospitals, public schools, and community mental health centers in geographic areas ranging from urban to rural.

Information on Field Placements

The following are helpful links to information related to field placements:

*Interested in becoming a field instructor? Resources & Forms for Field Instructors.

Office of Field Instruction Staff

Newsletter

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