Field Placement Alternatives in Social Welfare Administration/Management

Abstract

The increased concern for educating social service administrators has forced major curriculum development and change in many schools of social work. The field work curriculum is discussed. Several models of field education are described, including models which allow schools of social work to recruit and train full-time employees of social service agencies. The educational advantages and disadvantages of these models are noted, and compensatory educational mechanisms are suggested to overcome weaknesses in specific models. The actual and potential impact of the use of several administrative field models on community-school relationships are explained, as are implications for the profession of social work as a whole.