This course is the second course in a field instruction sequence, which provides educationally directed practice experience under the direct supervision of an approved, agency-based professional social worker in collaboration with social work program faculty. This course provides students with the opportunity to further integrate the knowledge, values, and skills of generalist social work practice in the field setting with client systems of all sizes (individuals, families, small groups, organizations, and communities). Emphasis is placed on supervised practice in a rural, Appalachian setting. A total of 200 hours will be completed through agency-based, on-site experiential learning. Course also includes a weekly seminar designed to complement field placement by assisting students with the further integration of knowledge and values, as well as further refinement of practice skills. A seminar's purpose is to discuss, as a small group, issues related to the integration of the practicum experience. Prerequisite: SW 491. Corequisite: SW 495. Fee $100.
SW-492: Social Work Practicum II
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