Student Resources
Student Association Officers 2011 - 2012
Justine Gathright - President
Andrew Sorge - Vice President
Leydy Cervantes - Secretary
Thao Trung - Treasurer
Fred Risard - NASW Representative
Program Schedules
» Two Year Program Schedule.pdf
» Three Year Program Schedule.pdf
Student Handbook and Practicum Manual
» Student Handbook.pdf
» Field Practicum Manual.pdf
Field Practicum
Four semesters of supervised field practicum in a social work agency is part of the core curriculum. Field practicum is scheduled two full days a week. Students are expected to be in their placements during the agency’s normal hours of operation. No credit is given for life experience or previous work experience.
Field practicum is a central component of social work education. The practicum provides comprehensive supervised practice experience, which consolidates content presented in the classroom. The practicum provides students with the opportunity to apply foundation knowledge, skills, values and ethics, and practice skills to enhance the well being of people and ameliorate environmental conditions that adversely affect people. It is essential for professional development that social work students demonstrate knowledge, values and skills of social work practice within the context of the practicum.
Practicum placements provide students with a range of learning assignments encompassing areas of social work practice. The practicum is a supervised experience affording students the opportunity to develop a range of professional practice skills and to evaluate the effectiveness of their interventions.
» Information For New Agencies.pdf
Practicum Learning Plans
- SW 5040 - Foundation Learning Plan Objectives/Evaluation Form.pdf
- Foundation Learning Plan Objectives/Evaluation Form (MS Word).doc
- SW 5041 - Advanced Learning Plan Objectives/Evaluation Form.pdf
- Advanced Learning Plan Objectives/Evaluation Form (MS Word).doc
Field Practicum Calendar
» Field Practicum Calendar 2011-12.pdf
All students complete 250 hours per semester
| August 18 | New Student Field Orientation |
| August 30 | Field Practicum begins (16 hours per week) |
Aug 22 - Sep 9 |
First Field Seminar date TBD by Faculty Liaison |
| Sep/Oct | Faculty Liaisons schedule agency visits to review placement learning plans with Field Instructors & students |
Nov 24 & 25 |
Holiday No Field Practicum |
| Dec 19 - Jan 2 | Winter Break No Field Practicum |
| January 3 | Resume Practicum (16 hours per week) |
| April 9 - 13 | Spring Break No Field Practicum |
| April 26 | Field Practicum ends |
CSU Observed Holidays (Campus Closed)
| September 5 (Labor Day) |
| November 11 (Veterans Day) |
| November 24-25 (Thanksgiving) |
| Dec 26 - 30 (Winter Break) |
| January 2 (In observance of New Year's Day) |
| January 16 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) |
| March 30 (Cesar Chavez Day) |
| May 28 (Memorial Day) |
Practicum Forms/Resources
- Action Plan.pdf
- Agency Orientation Checklist.pdf
- Critical Reflection Log.pdf
- Employer Placement Proposal.pdf
- Field Instructor Feedback Form.pdf
- Field Instructor Checklist.pdf
- Intern Supervision Notes.pdf
- Keeping a Journal.pdf
- Learning Plan Advisement.pdf
- Process Recording Outline.pdf
- Record of Practicum Hours.pdf
- Student Evaluation of Field Practicum.pdf
- Student Interview with Agency.pdf
- Waiver and Release of Liability.pdf