Summer 2014 and Academic Year

To Be Eligible for field… Must have completed or be taking required practice courses SW 8111 and SW 8112 for Field I SW 8331 and SW 8441 and an advanced practice course for Field II ( SW 8332 or SW 8031 or SW 8443)

To Secure Your Field Placement Fill out the Student Profile Form Complete criminal background forms, if required Discuss up to 3 possible field placements with Field Director (Kathy Heltzer) Obtain approval to go ahead with interviews Complete interviews Complete Agency Agreement to Placement Form Agreement to Placement Form

FOR ADVANCED STANDING STUDENTS OR STUDENTS WHO DID NOT GET CRIM CHECK THIS YEAR….. Register for SW 5990 Pre-Fieldwork (for the semester you will be taking field) Complete the Criminal Background Check Requirement by going to UMD HR site: ound/studentfield.html ound/studentfield.html Information is also available on the MSW Field Web SiteMSW Field Web Site Ask Kathy LaPlante for assistance if you need help with the forms

REMEMBER TO ACTUALLY REGISTER FOR THE CLASS ! You need an “override number” to register for field You get this number from Kathy You are eligible to get the number only after we have received all paperwork for your field placement (“Agency Agreement to Placement” form and verification you have completed the criminal check forms)

Deadlines for Summer 2014 Field Complete student profile form by March 1 st Discuss field placement possibilities with field coordinator by April 4th Obtain approval to do interviews by April 15 th Complete interviews by May 1 st Complete Agency Agreement to Placement form and turn it in to Social Work Department by May 9th

More summer info Summer field placements cannot begin until May 27th and must begin no later than June 2, 2014 Kathy Heltzer and Evie Campbell are teaching Field II this summer Seminar times/dates will be arranged between Instructors and their field seminar students Kathy’s seminar will be primarily online

Deadlines for Year Complete Student profile form by March 31st Discuss with field director possible placement agencies by April 18 th Get Field Director’s approval to do interviews by April 25 th Complete interviews with agencies by June 6, 2014 (child welfare placements will be later) Complete paperwork by June 16, 2014

Field Placements at work Relationship between employment and education: description and relationship between planned learning experiences and student's regular work assignments. Learning assignments for field are clearly distinct from the responsibilities of current paid employment. A student’s current job may not be used to meet the requirements of an MSW-level field placement. A student may, however, request to complete their field placement at their place of employment as long as the learning assignments for field are different than that of their current paid employment. Students may also request to complete field requirements by using a new position in their agency, clearly documenting that the activities will be different than prior employment responsibilities. Provide a clear description of the logistics of completing the required field hours, whether this be in addition to or as a replacement to present job responsibilities.-MSW Field Manual, 2013

Child Welfare and Clinical Scholarship Students If you have a child welfare or clinical scholarship you are required to complete your field placement in a child welfare or clinical field placement setting Talk with the Field Director about what agencies/placements qualify for these placements These placements are reserved for MSW students receiving scholarships If there are openings in these agencies after the students with scholarships have all secured their field placements, spots may open up for other MSW students

More details…. Field II placements begin the week of September 1st Field I placements begin the week of Sept 15th Seminars do fill up so if you want to get your first choice, best to get your placement arranged early in the summer New incoming MSW students as well as BSW/MSW students from CSS and UWS will also be seeking field placements so best to arrange yours sooner, rather than later

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