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In this major practicum students must complete 425
hours in the field. Practicum must be applied for by the quarter prior
to the quarter in which it is to begin. Students are expected to begin
the practicum in either the Fall or Winter quarters following the
completion of SW 375, 380 and 490. The Practicum Coordinator, taking
into account the interest areas and needs of the student, plans the
placement.
There are two ways to take the practicum: 1) over
three quarters or 2) in 2 quarters. The preferred plan is a 3-quarter
concurrent placement (4 hours each quarter for a total of 12 hours of
credit). With the 3-quarter experience, students are in the agency
approximately 15 hours per week. Students without prior agency
experience should enroll in the three-quarter concurrent practicum. You
must present credible reasons for being granted permission to take the
two-quarter sequence. Having had previous social work experience is the
primary reason for acceptance of this option. Circumstances such as
military orders, birth of a child, and other personal concerns can also
be grounds for the petition.
It is the student's responsibility to make initial
contact with the Practicum Coordinator regarding the practicum process.
The initial practicum interview will include:
- Reviewing the types of practice
sites available (on file in the Social Work Office)
- Student interest
- Role Clarification - student,
practicum coordinator & agency-based field
instructor/supervisor
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Points to Remember
About Your Practicum
- All social work majors are
encouraged to volunteer as early in the major as possible in a
social service setting.
- Students must start the practicum
by taking SW 481 and SW 487 concurrently.
- Students must take all practice
courses (SW 481, 482, 483, 484) concurrent with SW 487, 488, 489.
- Students should have obtained and
completed the Student Profile Form (available in 270 Millet Hall
and SW 487 web page @
wright.edu/~theresa.myadze)
before the initial practicum advising
appointment.
- Students should develop a list of
goals and objectives for their practicum experience.
- Emotional readiness is an
integral part of the practicum requirements.
- Because SW 487 requires
permission of the instructor, all students registering for SW 487
must be interviewed by the Practicum Coordinator and have the
Practicum Coordinator's permission to register for SW 487.
- Student must meet with the
faculty/advisor/mentor and develop a curriculum plan. The
curriculum plan must be signed by the advisor and presented to
the field coordinator at the practicum advising appointment.
Updated
September 2, 2009
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