SW-496: Social Work Practicum

This course 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 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 400 hours will be completed through agency-based, on-site experiential learning. Course may include a seminar component designed to complement field placement by assisting students with the intergration of knowledge, values, and skills acquired in social work classes, applying that knowledge in the field, and the further developemnt of generalist social work competencies. Prerequisites: Admission to the Field Education Component of the Social Work Program as outlined in the Social Work Program Field Education Handbook. Corequisite: SW 495. Fee $200.