School of Social Work: Procedure for Establishing New Field Education Sites

Unit Procedure

Title

School of Social Work: Procedure for Establishing New Field Education Sites

Introduction

Purpose

This document establishes the standardized procedure for evaluating, approving, and onboarding new field education sites, including agency review, site visits, instructor qualifications, and formal acceptance. Its purpose is to ensure that all field education sites meet program standards and provide appropriate learning opportunities for students.

Scope

This procedure applies to field education program staff and administrators, as well as prospective field education agencies, field instructors, and task supervisors involved in establishing new field education sites.

Procedure

The following general procedure is used in the determination of a new field site:

  1. Contact agency and schedule site visit with potential field instructor (see Standards for the Selection of Field Instructors).
  2. Site Visit
    1. Tour agency
    2. Identify space/equipment for student
    3. Determine potential student learning assignments and appropriate volume of assignments
    4. Review potential field instructor/task supervisor qualifications and determine compliance with standards
    5. Determine agency director agreement and support
    6. Determine suitability for foundation and/or concentration placement; for concurrent and/or block placement and stipend availability.
    7. Review contents of MOA
    8. Discuss benefits to field instructors and task supervisors.
    9. Discuss training opportunities for field instructors/task supervisors
    10. Briefly discuss use of Field Education database
  3. Mail packet of forms and database information
  4. Make acceptance decision, notify field instructor/agency.

Contact Information

Primary Contact

Name: Andrea Murray-Lichtman, Associate Dean for MSW Education

Email: ajmurray@email.unc.edu

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