Field Placements in Social Work

1. Registration for (unpaid) field placements in social work

2. Field placement manual (PDF, 1.07 MB)

3. Tools

   • Learning contract I (PDF, 193 KB)
   • Learning contract II (PDF, 209 KB)
   • Approval of Learning contract (PDF, 229 KB)
   • Summary Evaluation - Supervisors (PDF, 16 KB)

4. Bachelor policies

   • Recognition of prior learning (PDF, 276 KB)
   • Field placements in the workplace (PDF, 226 KB)
   • Equivalence for Intervention 1 (PDF, 296 KB)
   • Process for securing a field placement (PDF, 255 KB)

1. Registration for (unpaid) Field Placement in Social Work 

   • Field Placement Registration (PDF, 117 KB)

2. Field placement Manuel - TSO 5601

3. Research - Intervention Practicum - TSO 6601

4. Educational Tool

   • Mid-Placement Evaluation 1 (PDF, 274 KB)
   • Mid-Placement Evaluation 2 (PDF, 284 KB)
   • Final Evaluation-Guide 1&2 (PDF, 172 KB)
   • Learning Contract Template 1 | TSO 5601 (PDF, 193 KB)
   • Learning Contract Template 2 | TSO 6601 (PDF, 164 KB)
   • Approval of Contract - 1 (PDF, 159 KB)
   • Approval of Contract - 2 (PDF, 179 KB)

5. Policies the Master's Program 

   • Equivalency policy for the Field placement (TSO 5601)
   • Pathway without a field placement (PDF, 170 KB)
   • Field Placement in the Workplace
   • Policy regarding the premature termination of a field placement

1. Policies 

• Prevention of racism and discrimination during placements (PDF, 58 KB)
• Field placements outside the region
• Confidentiality guidelines
• Policy on professional suitability
• Policy and guidelines for social media

2. International component

• ​International field placement policy
• International experiential learning course - Faculty of Social Sciences

3. Workplace Insurance

• Letter to Placement Employers (PDF, 266 KB)
• Student Declaration of Understanding (PDF, 266 KB)

4. Risk management

Supervisors play a key role with students. It is our pleasure to support you in all stages of the field placement.

1. Field Placement Manuals

• Bachelor (PDF, 764 KB) 
• Master's 1st Year - Intervention Practicum (PDF, 548 KB)

• Master's 2nd Year - Research-Intervention Practicum (PDF, 493 KB) 

2. Tools for Supervisors

• Internship Checklist (PDF, 100 KB)
• Explore Various Supervision Models (PDF, 2.78 MB)
• Knowledge Inventory (PDF, 256 KB)
• Understanding the Basic Principles of Supervision (PDF, 2.06 MB)
• Orientation (PDF, 101 KB)
• Evaluating Performance (PDF, 2.78 MB)
• Progression Checklist (PDF, 162 KB)
• Supervision: an asset to my professional journey (20 minute animation CNFS)

3. Placement Evaluation Tools

• Mid-Placement 1 - Bachelors (PDF, 157 KB)
• Mid-Placement 2 - Bachelors (PDF, 157 KB)
• End of Placement - Bachelors (PD, 85.5 KB)
• Midterm I - Master - Intervention practicum (PDF, 152 KB)
• Midterm II - Master - Research-Intervention practicum (PDF, 172 KB)
• Final evaluation - Master - Intervention AND Research-Intervention practicum (PDF, 197 KB)

4. Field placement policies

• Policy on premature termination of a field placement
• Confidentiality guidelines
• Policy and guidelines for social media
• Policy on professional suitability

5. Training Offered to Supervisors 

• Training I: "The Art of Supervise Trainees" – in collaboration with the National Health Training Consortium (CNFS), this one-day training is offered for new social work supervisors and those interested in supervising in the future. This is offered in French in February of each year. It is also offered in English online.
• Training II or advanced: workshops on various themes – these workshops are aimed at supervisors who have participated in our training I – or the two-day CNFS training "The Art of Supervising Trainees"
• CNFS Workshops intended for health professionals who wish to perfect their knowledge and improve their skills in supervising students.

Contact the Field Placements and Education coordinators for any additional information or to offer a field placement.

Jacynthe Mayer
Manager, Field Placements and Education
Masters Program 
613-562-5800 poste 2195
[email protected]

Annie Mercier
Senior Specialist, Field Placement Education (Field Placement Coordinator
Undergraduate Program
613-562-5800 poste 6381
[email protected]