Sep 13, 2024  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2024-25 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2024-25
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SW 5921 - Foundation Field I


Prepares students to apply social work research and interventions for generalist practice. The student will be assisted in progressively building a solid substructure of knowledge, skills, values and ethics in social work practice in conjunction with professional development within the context of an individual field placement in an agency in rural Appalachia. Requires 16 hours per week in a social agency.

Requisites: SW 5801 or concurrent
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 16.0 practicum
Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Foundation students will complete the requisite hours of field instruction and will practice as per guidelines contained within this syllabus and within the Field Education Manual, including the NASW Code of Ethics.
  • Foundation students will contribute to the development of knowledge, to the exchange of educational information, and to community enrichment through field projects and experiences.
  • Foundation students will learn and demonstrate the 10 competencies of generalist practice, as well as the requisite practice behaviors, at the beginning professional level.
  • Foundation students will participate in a planned, individualized field practicum in a community agency.
  • Utilizing the supervision of a field liaison and an agency-based field instructor, foundation students will work with client systems to apply theory to practice in a community agency.



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