Thank you for your interest in becoming as a fieldwork site for the social work department at CSULB. Both our BASW and MSW programs are accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and our mission “ …is to improve the quality of life for all people and to enhance human potential for full and productive participation in society.” We are committed to working with disenfranchised groups to alleviate poverty and oppression and to empower at risk groups including families and communities.
Our BASW program offers both a full and part-time program, with the goal of preparing students for entry level professional, generalist social work practice and for admission to graduate social work programs. Both the full and part-time BASW programs are academic year programs only. The fieldwork component requires that students complete 450 hours of field placement in their senior year in an agency, completing 16 hours per week for the academic year.
Our MSW program offers students the opportunity to focus on one of two concentrations: Older Adults and Families or Children, Youth and Families. Students are admitted into one concentration and field placements focus on the population consistent with this concentration. Our curriculum accommodates several models for full and part-time students during the academic year. Students in these full or part-time models must complete two 500 hour placements during the academic year (September – May), 16 hours per week.
Students admitted into our MSW Summer Block Model complete two block placements in two summers (May- August). These block placements require that students are placed in an agency for 36 hours per week, 4- 9 hour days.
The MSW Advanced Standing Program is offered to students who meet specific requirements, including the completion of a BASW degree. This is a one-year model which begins in June, and ends the following May. The fieldwork component of this program requires that students complete one field placement at one agency 16 hours per week for a total of 650 hours Field placements begin in June and end the following May.
If you are interested in becoming a field work site with our program, please contact me and I will arrange for one of field faculty to make an on-site visit to your agency and provide you with more detailed information. I am looking forward to hearing from you and beginning a collaborative effort in providing our communities with outstanding professional social workers
Sincerely,
Marian Klemek, LCSW
Coordinator of Field Education
(562) 985-8178
