In this course you will undertake a professional placement of 500 hours (approximately 70 days) and participate in two integrated learning seminars to delivered by RMIT that will frame and support your placement. You will be placed in an organisation and be involved in day-to-day social work practice, which can include direct practice with individuals, families and/or small groups and which may also involve project work and research. This course is based upon experiential learning in which your social work values, knowledge, skills will be applied and assessed in a workplace context and where feedback from industry and/ or community is integral to assessment of your experience and development of your professional competence.

You will be allocated to a placement by the academic staff. The allocation based on a range of factors, including the information you provide in your Personal Planning Form (PPF) and whether you meet the requirements of the organisation.

Please note that:

You must be enrolled in Field Education to participate in the placement preparation and allocation process. The placement preparation and allocation process commences at least six months prior to your enrolment in Field Education. To be eligible for placement allocation, you need to participate in this process.

Refer to Part B for more information on all deadlines.

Certain preparation tasks must be completed in advance of your enrolment in Field Education for you to be eligible to participate in the allocation process. For example, you must complete by the appropriate deadlines:

You are required to attend the two compusory Integrated Learning seminars, where you will have an opportunity to develop your understanding of placement requirements and the organisational context. You will be able to critically engage and reflect upon your placement experience and supervisory feedback with your peers. Participation in these seminars will assist in further developing and meeting your learning goals with key placement learning to be reflected in your Learning and Assessment Report.