Liaison Resources
Liaison resources
Tools for supporting students, seminars and agency partnerships.
Field liaisons help connect the classroom, placement agency and student experience. Use these documents and professional resources to guide seminar facilitation, agency visits, supervision and student learning.
Liaison practice
Role and agency support
Core guidance for understanding liaison responsibilities, conducting agency visits and supporting reflective supervision.
- Liaison Job Description Review the responsibilities and expectations associated with the field liaison role. DOCX
- Liaison Agency Visit Recommendations Guidance for preparing for and conducting productive visits with placement agencies. DOC
- Best Practices in Reflective Supervision Guidelines and sample questions for strengthening reflection in supervision. DOC
- Zoom Training Notes Technical guidance for using Zoom in liaison and seminar work. PDF
Student development
Seminar and student learning
Materials for structuring integrative seminars, using process recordings and developing learning agreements.
- Suggested Outline for Integrative Field Seminar A framework for planning seminar topics and connecting field experience with classroom learning. DOCX
- Process Recording Guidelines Guidance for using process recordings to strengthen reflection and practice learning. PDF
- Creating and Using Your Learning Agreement Support for developing a learning agreement that connects activities, competencies and evaluation. PDF
Course-specific guidance
Competency descriptions and learning activities
Choose the guide that corresponds with the student's field course and level of practice.
- SW 494A and SW 494B Competency Guide Competency descriptions, behaviors and example learning activities for BASW field education. DOCX
- SW 894A and SW 894B Competency Guide Competency descriptions, behaviors and example learning activities for MSW generalist field education. DOCX
- SW 894D and SW 894E Competency Guide Competency descriptions, behaviors and example learning activities for clinical field education. DOCX
- SW 894G and SW 894I Competency Guide Competency descriptions, behaviors and example learning activities for Macro and OCL field education. DOCX
Professional foundations
Ethics, human rights and civic engagement
External frameworks and teaching resources that connect field learning with social work values and public participation.
- NASW Code of Ethics Professional values, ethical principles and standards for social work practice. External
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights The United Nations framework outlining fundamental human rights. External
- Voting Is Social Work Field Education Toolkit Resources for integrating voter engagement and civic participation into field education. External
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