Field work placement I

Fieldwork practice is an integral part of social work education with the emphasis on learning through practicum. In this course, students are placed in real life work situations to deliver services commensurate with social work professional requirement under the guidance of Field Instructors. Students have to acquaint themselves with social work values and assumptions, develop continuous self-reflection on learning, and demonstrate the application of basic social work service skills in practice. Students will fulfil half of the placement hours required by the Social Workers Registration Board in this course. Prerequisite: SOWK2107. Foundation of social work practice I and SOWK3016. Social work practice laboratory II: Field attachment and SOWK3108. Foundation of social work practice II and SOWK3109. Foundation of social work practice III.