Students and field instructors
Self-Selecting Forms in Sonia
See how students and field instructors can self-select forms and how field instructors can assign specific forms to their students.
Sonia
Field education system
Manage the field experience through Sonia.
Sonia is the School of Social Work's web-based system for connecting students, agencies, field instructors and liaisons while tracking field placement information and requirements.
Access Sonia
Sign in and keep your information current.
Sonia helps the Field Education Office, agencies and students communicate throughout the placement process. Accurate, current information helps the system work effectively for everyone.
Sign in to SoniaBefore you sign in
Students and field instructors receive a unique username and password from the Field Education team before they can access the system.
One connected system
What Sonia supports
Sonia maintains current and historical placement information while moving core field education tasks into one online environment.
- Tracks and archives agency, supervisor, student and placement information
- Facilitates communication among students, field instructors, liaisons and the School
- Stores online learning agreements, evaluations and required documents
- Gives students convenient access to their field placement information
- Allows students to research potential field placement opportunities
- Helps agencies describe learning opportunities for stronger student matching
- Provides field instructors access to student information and required forms
- Reduces paperwork through a centralized, paperless process
Video guidance
Choose the tutorial for your role
Begin with the shared forms tutorial when relevant, then review the overview designed for your relationship with the School of Social Work.
Students
Sonia for Students
An overview of the Sonia tools and tasks students use throughout the field placement process.
Agency primary site contacts
Sonia for Primary Site Contacts
Guidance for agency contacts who maintain site information and support the agency's connection with field education.
Field instructors
Sonia for Field Instructors
An overview of the student information, required documents and field instructor tasks available in Sonia.
Field liaisons
Sonia for Liaisons
An overview of the Sonia information and workflows used by field liaisons to support students and agencies.
Need help with Sonia?
Contact the Field Education Office.
The team can help with access questions, role-specific guidance or identifying the correct tutorial.
Contact Field Education