1st Generalist Field Practicum Application

First (Generalist) Field Practicum Application

Due Date: March 29, 2026
Complete this application by March 29, 2026, attaching your current professional resume as a PDF file (not a photo or scanned document). Resumes not meeting these criteria will be returned for revision and may delay practicum assignment.

Questions regarding this form can be sent to SSWFieldOffice@albany.edu.
- Name*
  
  First NameLast Name
- First Name*
- Last Name*
- Pronouns
- Phone Number*
- UAlbany email address*
  example@albany.edu
- YesNo
- Specify the language(s) and your level(s) of proficiency.*
- YesNo
- Address where you'll live during your Field Practicum*
  
  Street Address
  
  Street Address Line 2
  
  CityState / Province
  
  Postal / Zip Code
- Full address where you'll live during your Field Practicum*
  Street
- City*
- State*
- Zip Code*
- Your location during field practicum is important to the field selection process!
  
  The Field Office cannot select a field practicum for you until we know where you will be living. As soon as possible, please email the Field Office at SSWFieldOffice@albany.edu with the address at which you will be living during completion of the field practicum.
- Please list your most recent human services position. If not applicable, list your most recent work, internship or volunteer experience.
- Name of Organization*
- Position Held*
- What social work skills did you practice during this experience?*
- Please describe your previous experience with being supervised in a work, internship or volunteer position. Identify if you have received ‘social work supervision’ and your approach to learning from a supervisor.*
- As a result of your previous human services (or work/internship/volunteer) experience, what do you see as your current strengths and areas of needed improvement in social work practice?*
- YesNo
- YesNo
- Please note that your field practicum options may be limited if you do not have a current driver's license and/or vehicle.
- Please check all counties in each geographic area where you would prefer to be placed. Choose "None of the above" at the bottom of each area where you would rather not be placed.
- ClintonEssexFranklinHamiltonSt. LawrenceWarrenWashingtonNone of the above
- HerkimerOneidaOnondagaOtsegoNone of the above
- BenningtonRutlandNone of the above
- AlbanyColumbiaFultonGreeneMontgomeryRensselaerSaratogaSchenectadySchoharieNone of the above
- DutchessOrangePutnamSullivanUlsterNone of the above
- BerkshireHampshireNone of the above
- FairfieldLitchfieldNone of the above
- Other county
- Please note: School of Social Welfare policy states that you may be placed in an agency that is located within a 100-mile radius of Albany or your home community, and we are unable to reimburse the cost of gas/tolls. However, every effort will be made to accommodate preferences when possible.
  
  Request for Disability Accommodations in Field
  
  To request accommodations in field due to a disability, you must make a formal request by contacting Disability Access and Inclusion Student Services (DAISS).
  
  The Field Office will only consider a request for accommodation in field due to a disability after receiving an official letter from DAISS.
  
  Upon receipt of such letter, the Field Office will evaluate whether or not the requested accommodations can be facilitated while maintaining the essential requirements of the field practicum course. The student, field agency and/or DAISS staff may be involved in this decision-making process.
  
  The Field Office will provide formal notification of its final decision regarding the request for accommodations in field.
- Provide your current professional resume as a PDF file (not a photo or scanned document.) Resumes not meeting these criteria will be returned for revision and may delay practicum assignment. *
  
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- Is there anything else you would like us to consider when developing your practicum, if possible?
- I have read the “Required Reading - First (Generalist) Field Practicum."I have read and agree to abide by SSW’s “Standards for Social Work Education."I have updated my professional resume and saved it as a PDF.I understand that I am obligated to accept the field practicum assigned by the Field Office, and that any application information deemed important to the practicum will be shared with the field agency as needed.If required for my practicum, I agree to complete a criminal background check, fingerprinting, State Central Registry clearance, and/or any health screenings (including physical exam, drug testing, TB test, proof of vaccinations, etc.).I am aware that refusal of an agency or field office request for any of the requirements described above may result in my not being accepted to an assigned field practicum and could result in an inability to complete field during the upcoming academic year.
- By entering your full name in the box below, you certify that the information in this document is accurate and complete to the best of your knowledge.*
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First (Generalist) Field Practicum Application

Please list your most recent human services position. If not applicable, list your most recent work, internship or volunteer experience.

Please check all counties in each geographic area where you would prefer to be placed. Choose "None of the above" at the bottom of each area where you would rather not be placed.