帝王会所

Field Education

Students in our BSW and MSW programs complete a multi-semester practicum in the community under supervision. Depending on the student鈥檚 program of enrollment, the student will serve 112-280 hours per semester. See the chart below for information about the timelines for pre-practicum and practicum, including the weekly hour averages for each program. This practicum aligns with the Council on Social Work Education鈥檚 , 帝王会所 Department of Social Work鈥檚 Student Behavior Expectations, and the .

BSW
Pre-PlacementSemesters (Hours/Week)
Spring junior yearSenior fall (14) and spring (16)
In Person
PracticumPre-PlacementSemesters (Hours/Week)
Foundation1st 7 weeks of fallWeek 8 fall (16) and entire spring (20)
AdvancedSpring foundation yearAdvanced fall and spring (20)
Advanced StandingSummerFall and spring (20)
Online
PracticumPre-PlacementSemesters (Hours/Week)
FoundationSemester 3Semesters 4 (8), 5-6 (10)
AdvancedSemester 6Semesters 7-10 (10)
Advanced StandingSemester 2Semesters 3-6 (10)

Contacts:

Contact NamePositionEmail
Justin WheelerExecutive and Athens MSW Field Directorwheelel2@ohio.edu
Kelly VaccaOnline/eCampus MSW Field Directorvaccak@ohio.edu
Sarah WebbAthens BSW Field Directorwebbs2@ohio.edu
Amy WellsLancaster BSW Field Coordinatorwellsa2@ohio.edu
Joy ShytleSouthern BSW Field Coordinatorshytle@ohio.edu
Nikki PriestChillicothe BSW Field Coordinatorpriests@ohio.edu
Tracy PritchardChild Welfare/UPP and Zanesville/Eastern BSW Field Coordinatorpritchar@ohio.edu