Field Education

Field practicum provides students with opportunities to learn, use and test social work skills.

Placement provides an arena in which the student can test themselves and their commitment to social work attitudes and values, noting both the consistencies and inconsistencies between classroom and agency.

In addition, the placement helps the student to increase self-awareness when confronted with situations that challenge their attitudes and values.

Seminar

In order to help bridge the transition from student to worker, there is a weekly integrative, strengths-based seminar that accompanies field placement. Participation in this seminar is a vital component of placement, because it is here that students discuss their field experience.

Seminar content is developed around issues every student experiences and copes with in placement. In addition, there is a series of written and oral assignments.

Students should refer to the Field Education Manual for information about course content and criteria for admission into the field practicum courses.

For Current Students

BSW Students

MSW Students

Becoming a Field Instructor

We welcome your interest in becoming a field instructor for our program. As a School of Social Work field instructor, you provide students with invaluable guidance, insight and mentorship in the field!

If you have questions about becoming a field instructor or if you are an agency interested in collaborating with UNCW School of Social Work, please email Lori Dugan or call 910.962.7416.

Field Instructor Resources

Agency Field Instructors

The Future of Health Care

Explore how the School of Social Work and Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center partnered to create invaluable field experience for students while benefiting patients and the communities in which they live.