Field Education

Site Selection Criteria

1. Acceptance of bachelor's level as the entry level of professional practice as evidenced by bachelor-level social work staff or potential for hiring them.
2. Acceptance of the educational objectives of the social work program.
3. Competent, interested supervisor who meets requirements of the program.
4. Adequate space and material for student to perform duties in a professional manner.
5. Willingness to meet and work collaboratively with field faculty liaison to discuss student's work and social work program.
6. Release time and support to attend supervisor training and workshops offered to supervisory personnel working with students.
7. Opportunities for students to assume responsibility for regular workload of agency workers under supervision.
8. Opportunities, when possible, for follow-through on entire process of working with consumers of agency service, e.g., intake through termination.
9. Exposure to a variety of social work experiences.
10. Opportunities to experience some group process with clients and/or staff.
11. Opportunities to relate to community groups on behalf of the agency, e.g., representing agency at interagency meetings, interpreting agency to the community.
12. Opportunities to understand agency functioning through attendance at staff meetings, attendance at board meetings, and other opportunities open to regular staff members.
13. Non-discrimination policy of the agency is consistent with that of Buffalo State College.