BSW Senior application form

All students entering Practicum will be required to attend an Orientation prior to the beginning of the semester; dates to follow.
  • Part I: General Information

  • If your address changes prior to the start of your field practicum please notify the field office as soon as possible.
  • Program Status

    If no, please work with your BSW advisor to receive confirmation that you have been approved for senior eligibility.
    CWEB Program: Its goal is to strengthen public child welfare services in Pennsylvania by providing educational opportunities for undergraduate social work majors preparing for employment in one of Pennsylvania's 67 public child welfare agencies. Qualified persons who are full time social work majors in their senior year at any of the approved schools (Temple University is approved) may receive an educational fellowship in return for a contractual obligation to accept employment in a Pennsylvania public child welfare agency immediately following their studies. **Please speak with your BSW advisor and the Office of Practicum Education if you are interested.
  • Disability Resources Services

    If you are in need of an accommodation, please make an appointment with a coordinator in the Disability Resources and Services Department. DRS will collaborate with you and the Office of Practicum Education to coordinate necessary access and accommodations in these types of field experiences. Once you are assigned to a staff member in the Office of Practicum Education, please contact them as well as your DRS coordinator in order to begin planning for an accessible experience.
  • Transportation

  • Availability for Field

  • Placement Options

    Pick one option below for the placement process to start. ONSITE PROGRAM students: have 3 placement options: Field Department Referral, Student Self-Referral, or Employment-based Proposal. FULLY ONLINE PROGRAM students: have 2 placement options: Student Self-Referral or Employment-based Proposal.
  • Field Department Placement Option (Onsite Program Students ONLY)

    A Field Education Specialist will be assigned to locate a placement for your upcoming year based on the application. Student must have 2 full days available during the weekday to be eligible for this option.
    Student must 2 full days during the weekday (Monday-Friday) to be eligible for this option
  • Employment-Based option (Onsite or Online Program Students Option)

    For students who would like to complete a field placement at their place of employment, the Employment Based-Proposal will also be required.
    Office of Practicum Education will confirm appropriateness of placement once employment based proposal is turned into the office.
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  • Student Self-referral Option (Onsite or Online Program Student Option)

    A student can independently contact an agency to solicit their own field placement including making inquiries to determine if an agency is interested in a student intern. Students who want to intern at a specific agency or who only have evening/weekend availability are required to complete a Self-Referral. The student will be partnered with a staff member from the Office of Practicum Education to discuss the individual plan further. The Self-Referral Form, completed in addition to this main practicum application, will be due before this plan can be confirmed.
  • Part II: Clearances

  • The Office of Practicum Education mandates that all students obtain the maximum clearances required by the state in which the practicum is located, as outlined by CastleBranch system. Each individual agency may request additional clearances for their specific site. You must communicate with your agency directly for guidance around additional clearances required. Obtaining clearances are required for all students going into field practicum courses, including Employment-based students. By initialing here, I acknowledge I am aware that if I do not obtain my own set of clearances prior to the start of my practicum, I will be dropped from the course and pulled from practicum.
  • Part III: Professional Resume

    (typed or word processed, no more than 3 pages)
  • Max. file size: 15 MB.
  • Part IV: Essay

    Compose an essay - between 500-600 words that provides a summary of your interests for your social work education.
  • Max. file size: 15 MB.
  • Signature

  • I understand that the Office of Practicum Education and the agencies that accept students for placement work closely together to provide me with an opportunity to meet the learning objectives of the courses in which I enroll and then to evaluate my progress toward meeting them. To this end, instructors, faculty and practicum education staff may share information about my written and verbal communication and performance in the placement site. I realize that it is my responsibility to inform the Office of Practicum Education if I have any reason to believe that a particular placement site is a potential conflict of interest for me.