1st Generalist Field Practicum Application

1st (Generalist) Field Practicum Application

Due Date: April 2, 2025
Questions regarding this form can be sent to sswFieldOffice@albany.edu.
Step 1: Tell us about yourself
First Name*
Last Name*
Pronouns*
Phone Number*
Your University at Albany email address
example@albany.edu
Do you know where you'll be living during your field practicum.*

YesNo
Full address where you'll live during your Field Practicum*
Street
City*
State*
Zip Code*
Your location during field 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 during field. 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.
Do you speak a language other than English?*

YesNo
Specify the language(s) and your level of proficiency
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/volunteer position. Identify whether or not if you have received ‘social work supervision’, and your approach to learning from a supervisor.*
As a result of your previous human services and/or work/internship/volunteer experience(s), what do you see as your current strengths and areas of needed improvement in social work practice?*

Step 3: Submit your application
By electronically signing below, I attest to the following. Read and check all boxes.*

I have read the “Required Reading - 1st (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.
Upload 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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By typing your name below, you certify that the information in this document is accurate and complete to the best of your knowledge.*
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1st (Generalist) Field Practicum Application

Step 1: Tell us about yourself

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

Step 2: Indicate where you would prefer to be placed for field practicum location.

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.

Step 3: Submit your application