ABSTRACT
In social work education, field placement is a major vehicle for professional development. The supervised practicum is intended to help students translate theory into practice and learn practice techniques and skills in an agency, rather than academic, setting. While there is extensive literature on field placement, most of it is from
The study focused on five areas related to "satisfactory" field placement and learning experiences for social work students: student characieristics, agency characteristics and climate for learning, learning goals and structure for learning, supervisors and supervision, and the school-agency link.
