Social Work Practicum

Prerequisite: Admission to the social work program; SCWK 320 with a minimum grade of "C"; and SCWK 338 with a minimum grade of "C"; and SCWK 380 with a minimum grade of "C"; consent of department; formal application required The practicum experience provides opportunities for students to learn how to apply knowledge and to develop skills in direct services to clients under the direction of a qualified agency field instructor. A minimum of 464 hours is spent in a wide variety of community agencies from September-May of the senior year. This experience continues to build upon the practice sequence of SCWK 338, SCWK 430, SCWK 431, and SCWK 432. A weekly seminar throughout the year allows students to integrate social work theory and practice into a unified whole as part of their development as beginning professional practitioners.