This course provides students exposure to a variety of selected topics of current interest and importance in human service delivery. These topics will change with the interests of faculty and students.

An experiential, on-site supervised learning opportunity consisting of a minimum of 150 contact hours per semester or approximately 12 hours per week in a local social service agency approved by the director of field in the Social Work Department. The student will be exposed to the actual skills and behavior of the professionals in social work and will have the opportunity of testing newly formed values and knowledge. Open to social work majors only. Must be taken concurrently with SOCW 402.

The focus is on integrating classroom knowledge content as it relates to the issues of the field practicum. Open to social work majors only. Must be taken concurrently with SOCW 401.

Course provides supervised experiential learning external to the classroom. A minimum of 300 contact hours per semester or approximately 20 hours per week are spent in a community social service agency or related organization to develop social work skills and gain supervised practice in performing the role of social worker. Open to social work majors only. Must be taken concurrently with SOCW 412.

Focus is on providing field students the opportunity of resolving issues encountered in the practicum by consulting with their peers. Under the direction of the faculty, the students participate in consultation/training and peer interaction to enhance the learning gained in the field practicum. Open to social work majors only. Must be taken concurrently with SOCW 411.

The student will choose from one of several “Project Options.” With the guidance of the social work faculty, students are expected to carefully develop a project which culminates in a “Senior Level” project or research term paper. The paper will be developed in the final semester of the student’s senior year. The student must have completed all social work requirements, with the exception of SOCW 411 and SOCW 412.