SOWK 344: Long Vacation Fieldwork (8 weeks)

The long vacation fieldwork provides an important opportunity for practical learning.  It provides students with a chance to see how social service and social development agencies work, and to apply the theory they have learnt to practice in the field.  This experience helps students to find their identity as social workers and to choose what aspect of the profession they would like pursue.  The field work placement is for a period of 8 weeks from June to July.  Students are required to be in the field for 5 full days per week and 40 hours per week.  Students are placed with governmental and non-governmental agencies across the country under supervision.  A fieldwork manual is supplied to students to guide them in the field.