MSW Field Education Application Orientation Schedule
Directions: This document is for master level social work students beginning their field education experience
for the first time [Foundation or Advanced Standing Students].
Complete the following Forms and submit electronically, where applicable to:
If Foundation Student:
Naomi White uafield@uakron.edu
If Advanced Standing Student: Becky Thomas bthomas@uakron.edu
330-972-5978
330-972-5682
The University of Akron, School of Social Work, The Polsky Building, Room 411, Akron, Ohio 44325-8001
www.uakron.edu/socialwork/
Schedule at a glance
Review MSW Field Education Application Orientation Schedule
Review Power Point Presentation: MSW Field Orientation Quick Review
Review Field Education Foundation Notes
Complete and Submit a Field Education Application
Complete and Submit a FERPA Disclosure Form
Complete and Submit a Field Manual/Code of Ethics Acknowledgement
Review Agency Roster and identify interested Fields of Practice
Complete and Submit Field Agency Prior to Choice Form
Begin contacting prospective field agencies to set-up interviews
Complete Interview process (a minimum of two interviews per student)
Complete & Submit Field Agency After Interview Choice Form
Complete & Submit Field-at-Place-of-Employment Proposal (FAPE), if applicable
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Field Office should have received Agency Acceptance Forms by Friday, July 10, 2015.
Final list of students & field assignments posted on the Field Education Department’s bulletin board
(411K, Polsky Building), Distance Learning Room (445, Polsky Building) and e-mailed to all prospective
students by Wednesday, July 15, 2015.
Time line
All Field Application materials are online at www.uakron.edu/socialwork/
Click on Field Education on the left side of the page then Click on MSW Field Education Information Forms
then Scroll down to Field Application Process Schedule and Forms
These forms are due according to the following schedule:
1. MSW Field Application
2. Prior to Interview Choice Form
This schedule is for MSW Students entering the Field Fall 2015 with a Foundation or Advanced Standing status
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FERPA Field Placement Disclosure Form
Field Manual/Code of Ethics Acknowledgement
After Interview Choice Form
Agency Acceptance Form
Field-at-Place-of-Employment Proposal (FAPE) (if applicable)
MSW Field Application, Prior to Interview Choice Form, FERPA Field Placement Disclosure Form, Field
Manual/Code of Ethics Acknowledgement, due to Designated Field Contact Person no later than 11:30 p.m.
Friday, May 22, 2015. All students should complete these forms. Note: The Prior to Interview Choice Form
provides information on where you initially plan to call for interviews; the interviews do not need to be set up
at this time.
Begin contacting prospective field agencies to set up interviews immediately following Orientation-using
Agency Roster- Listing of Potential Placements- Foundation
Note: Field-at-Place-of-Employment (FAPE) applicants should also interview.
Interviews completed and After Interview Choice Form, Agency Acceptance Forms and Field-at-Placeof-Employment (FAPE) Proposal submitted no later than 11:30 p.m. on Friday, July 10, 2015.
Final list of students and field assignments will be posted on the Field Education Department’s bulletin
board (411K, Polsky), outside of Distance Learning Room 445, and sent to students electronically by
11:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, 2015.
**Complete and submit HIPAA information by during College of Health Professions Orientation Day –Details
coming soon
We cannot accommodate faxed documents at this time. Please do not fax any of these documents.
All field Documents can be downloaded from the social work website:
www.uakron.edu/socialwork/
This schedule is for MSW Students entering the Field Fall 2015 with a Foundation or Advanced Standing status
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