University of Texas at Austin: Field Study Placement Social Work

The objective of the field program is to develop practitioners who are strongly identified with the social work profession and its values and who are committed to self-evaluation and life-long professional growth. The field sequence is a distinct and integral part of the curriculum providing students with the opportunity to build, apply and integrate knowledge from all areas of the curriculum within a practice setting. In addition, the field sequence courses provide educationally-directed learning experiences for students to explore their professional identity, professional use of self, issues of social and economic justice, issues concerning populations-at-risk, and the ethics and values of the social work profession. The School has placement settings internationally.