Field Education

• BSW Field Education Manual
• MSW Field Education Manual

BSW

To be considered for a placement in an agency of employment, a student must prepare and submit a proposal to be approved by the BSW Department Chair and the Director of Practicum Education. Students planning to submit proposals for Fall 2024 practicum placements must be completed and received by June 14, 2024.

Download and print BSW proposal form

MSW

To be considered for a placement in an agency of employment, a student must prepare and submit a proposal to be approved by the MSW Department Chair and the Director of Practicum Education. Students planning to submit proposals for Fall 2024 practicum placements have the following deadlines:

MSW II Summer:  Proposals must be completed according to the guidelines and received by April 5, 2024.

MSW-II Fall:  Proposals must be completed according to the guidelines and received by June 14, 2024.

MSW-I Fall:   Proposals must be completed according to the guidelines and received by June 14, 2024.

Download and print MSW proposal form.

Any student participating in field education must first complete and certify that they have read and understood the School of Social Work.

• BSW Policy on Professional Behavior
• MSW Policy on Professional Behavior

BSW students are placed in September of their Senior year for 16 hours per week. MSW foundation year and advanced year students begin placement in September each year. The foundation year students perform 16 hours per week of field work while the advanced year students perform 20 hours per week. Please note that BSW students must be supervised by an MSW, and MSW students must be supervised by an MSW who is post-graduate two years or more. For more information call the Field Education Office at 401-456-8630.

Field Confirmation Forms

All mandatory BSW & MSW Field Confirmation forms must be filled out within your student InPlace account

• RIC Student Confirmation Guide

Field Evaluations

Student evaluation links are sent to the Primary MSW Supervisor’s email by InPlace in the Fall and Spring to be filled out and submitted within InPlace.

BSW Forms

• B.S.W. Senior Learning Contract
• B.S.W. Senior Field Instructor Evaluation
• B.S.W. Field Learning Contract Addendum 
• Methods of Evaluation

MSW Forms

• M.S.W. First Year Contract
• M.S.W. Second Year Clinical Contract
• M.S.W. Second Year Macro Contract
• M.S.W. Learning Contract Addendum
• M.S.W. Work Proposal Guidelines
• M.S.W. First-Year Evaluation
• M.S.W. Evaluation Second-Year Macro
• M.S.W. Second-Year Clinical Evaluation

• RIC Faculty Liaison User Guide
• Field Liaison Site Visit Report
• Problem in Field Form

• Field Instructor Guide 
• Intern Orientation Checklist
• Macro Process Recording Format
• Macro Process Recording Template
• Process Recording Sample Form