Undergraduate | Graduate
Field Instructors & Task Supervisors
Orientation Sessions - required      

  • New Undergraduate or Graduate Field Instructors along with Task Supervisors are only required to attend one  scheduled Field Instructor Orientation.  
  • New Field Advisory meetings are now open to both undergraduate, graduate field instructors and assigned task supervisors. Orientations/Meetings will no longer separate our undergraduate and graduate field instructors.  

Upcoming Field Instructor Orientation Sessions

Academic Year 2016-17    Field Instructor Orientation Agenda

Fall 2016 | Online Registration     

  • Friday, September 9, 2016, 11 a.m. -1:00 p.m.  Wayne College - Room A 226
  • Friday, September 16, 2016, 11 a.m. -1:00 p.m. Lakewood Campus - Room 112
  • Friday, September 23, 2016,  11 a.m. -1:00 p.m. Akron Campus - CBA Building, Room 105*
    [College of Business Administration, Park in Lot 49, West Campus| Polsky Deck, 275 South High Street, Akron, OH]

Spring 2017    

  • Friday, February 3, 2017, 11 a.m. -1:00 p.m. Akron Campus details coming soon!

  • Orientation Outline
    11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. - Field Instructor Orientation - required

  • Field Instructor/ Task Supervisor Prerequisites
  • Completion of a two hour Field Instructor Orientation Session is a prerequisite for being a field instructor/task supervisor/preceptor for our social work students. 
  • The Orientation Session covers both the philosophical underpinnings of the field program and a walk-through of all field documentation necessary to ensure CSWE and University compliance, as well as optimal student development. 
  • Three Field Instructor Orientation Sessions are usually scheduled in fall semester (at all 3 campuses) and one in spring semester (on main campus-Akron).
  • Field Instructors/Task Supervisors/Preceptors need only attend one session. 
  • Field Instructor Orientation Sessions meet in a computer-lab to support computer-mediated instruction parallel student field orientations

BA/BASW Field Instructor Requirements - Bachelor's in Social Work from an accredited university, two years post-graduation experience, and a minimum of one year with agency/organization.

MSW Field Instructor Requirements - Master's in Social Work from an accredited university, two years post-graduation experience, and a minimum of one year with your agency/organization.