Foundation Field Instruction

SW515, Section 239

The foundation field experience is intended to help students apply foundation knowledge and social work skills, values, and ethics in practice settings. The course consists of a field placement which will provide the student with a series of supervised assignments and tasks which have been selected to complement foundation academic courses and to provide a basis for generalist practice. In this context, students will be expected to develop knowledge, understanding, and skills concerning relationships with clients, supervisors, co-workers and external constituencies. In addition, students will be expected to develop a foundation understanding of the context of social work practice as it relates to multiculturalism and diversity; social justice and social change; prevention, promotion, treatment, and rehabilitation; and behavioral and social science research.