Professor, Field Education Director
The Field Education faculty and staff consist of the Social Work Program Director, the Coordinator of Social Work Field Education and the Field Liaison. Although most, if not all, commonly asked questions could be clarified by reading field education manual, if at any time you experience any concerns, issues, or questions, feel free to contact any of us for clarification or direction.
Contact information for the Social Work Program Director, Coordinator of Field Education and the Liaison can be found on this website.
Each BSW student intern is required to complete a block internship placement of at least 400 hours prior to graduation. This is most commonly completed in the last semester of classes prior to graduation. Internships are only completed in either the fall or spring semesters. There are no Internships offered over the summer.
Taken concurrently with the internship credits, a student intern will also attend an integrative senior seminar class, which is held weekly for a 2.5 hour block of time. This seminar class is typically held on Mondays and taught by the Coordinator of Field Education.
Each field internship is required to have a current affiliation agreement with the Bloomsburg University Academic Internship Office. Affiliation agreements remain current for five years, after which they will need to be updated and re- established with the field internship.
In order to proceed to acquire an agency internship field placement, prospective student interns will need to meet the following criteria: (1) agreement from social work faculty that student is ready to commence Field Education, (2) successful completion of all social work prerequisite courses; successful completion of the 80 hour introductory Practice Experience and, (3) successful academic accomplishment (a grade point of 2.2GPA is the acceptable minimum). (See Field Education Application Process Link)
Field Education Forms
- Field Manual
- Field Placement Sample Learning Plan
- Field Placement Learning Plan
- Field Placement Time Sheet
- Skills Self-Report
- Compassion Fatigue Scale
- Self-Care Plan