Field Ed Welcomes Fall 2016 Field Instructors to Campus

On Monday, August 15, the BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) Field Education Department hosted a welcome breakfast for field instructors and advisors who will be supervising students in their placements this year.  Around 60 individuals from the 200 active agencies this year gathered in the Colloquium Room on the 9th floor of the Photonics Center.

Assistant Dean for Field Education Trudy Zimmerman, who introduced the event, welcomed the group to participate in a morning of collaboration and discussion about creating successful field work environments and relationships that will be mutually beneficial for the students and placement organizations.

Following a short video simulating an initial meeting between student and instructor, produced by the field education department and featuring current student Tracy Guzman and Associate Director of Field Education Judith Perlstein, the two led a Q&A. The morning concluded with a PowerPoint presentation introducing the 9 new CSWE competencies and the model of Holistic Competence as well as roundtable discussions by new, experienced, and macro field instructors, advisors, and the field education staff.