Requirements
Required hours of practicum
30 hours/week at agency site, including short daily breaks (recommended 30 minutes), at a minimum of 4 days/ week, for a total of 960 hours in agency from roughly start of September-end of April
Breaks from practicum
Fall Break: November 28 & 29
Winter Break: December 20 to January 6
Start and end date of your practicum
For the 2024-2025 internship year, the start of Practicum is September 6th, 2023, and the last day of Practicum will be April 26th, 2024.
Time student can take off from practicum without any consequence
Students may take up to 8 days/60hrs off from practicum for any reason, including medical appointments, important self-care, mental health days, and in response to ongoing stress and/or trauma in the environment. These 8 days/60hrs do not need to be made up.
What is the 1st year practicum seminar
The course is taught by a faculty adviser and meets for 10 sessions (one evening for 2 hrs/month; meets twice in October and January) in virtual classrooms.
Who should be notified and when, if taking any of those 8 days?
In using these days, students must notify clinical supervisor and practicum faculty advisor (with as much notice as possible)
Assignments to be submitted to PFA
Monthly narratives (one/month at internship - 8 total)
Structural assessment paper, “Understanding Your Agency”
Clinical Issue Paper
What is not allowed to be done with those 8 days?
Students are not permitted to take the full 8 days consecutively unless they’ve received the explicit approval from their clinical supervisor. Students are not permitted to “save” or “bank” this time off. (e.g. two weeks in a row away from placement)
What goes into the 1st Year Learning Plan
Student completes all sections and brings draft to discuss together with supervisor. Supervisor and student make edits/additions as necessary and both individually sign and submit the Learning Plan from their Sonia accounts. PFA reviews and signs.
How many days for Conferences and SSW Committee Days allowed?
Students may take up to three days during the internship year for attendance at conferences (at student or agency’s expense) and/or SSW committee work days, such as Curriculum Day.