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The following criterion for selection of field instructors has been approved by both the Practicum Advisory Committee and the Social Work College Council.

1. Qualified field instructors for M.S.W. students must have earned a M.S.W. degree from a C.S.W.E. accredited school of social work, completed two years of post M.S.W. practice experience and hold appropriate social work licensure. It is necessary for field instructors to be licensed at the L.C.S.W. level when supervising specialist year (second year) M.S.W. students or in a clinical practicum where students are providing therapeutic treatment. With consent of the field education office, individuals with a cross-professional independent mental health license outside of social work can also provide supervision to M.S.W. students. These include licensed psychologists, LMFT’s or CMHC’s.

2. Qualified field instructors for B.S.W. students must have earned a M.S.W. and/or B.S.W. degree from a C.S.W.E. accredited school of social work and have at least two years of post degree professional social work experience.

3. Qualified field instructors for S.U.D.C. and A.S.U.D.C. students must be licensed by the State of Utah as an L.S.A.C. and/or A.S.U.D.C. Qualified field instructors for B.S.W./S.U.D.C./A.S.U.D.C. students must have earned an M.S.W. and/or B.S.W. degree from a C.S.W.E. accredited school of social work, hold appropriate social work licensure and have at least two years of professional social work experience. Individuals with a cross-professional independent mental health license outside of social work can also provide supervision to S.U.D.C. students. These include licensed psychologists, LMFT’s or CMHC’s.

4. Since field practicum is a structured, applied training course, tied to a formal training program, field instructors must ensure that the experience meets student learning objectives, and that the agency is capable of maintaining agency operations without reliance on practicum students.

5. Field instructors are expected to be fully integrated employees in the approved practicum agency and demonstrate professional competency.

6. Field instructors should have a strong interest in instruction of students and have committed themselves to the allocation of sufficient time related to the practicum, including regular and as needed supervision with students, completion of practicum evaluation forms, attendance at practicum workshops, and collaboration with practicum professors.

7. Field instructors are expected to complete the New Field Instructor Training in a timely manner and are encouraged to attend the Field Instructor Development Workshops while supervising a student.

8. Field instructors must provide a minimum of one hour per week of individual supervision with the student and meet with the assigned practicum professor and student for a site visit once per semester or more frequently, as needed. Limited group supervision may be considered but only at the discretion of the field education department and cannot exceed 120 minutes per month. Field instructors are required to facilitate supervision and cannot delegate this task to a preceptor or task supervisor.

9. Field instructors must assist the student in developing educational goals and objectives via the Practicum Learning Plan and seek to provide educational experiences, cases and assignments which will aid the student in developing social work knowledge, values, and skills.

10. Field instructors are expected to notify the practicum office of any changes in assignment or employment during the school year, this includes assigning students to a different field instructor.

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