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E-Poster

Field Education

Leading a Critical Conversation About Minimum Field Hour Standards: Equity and Access Implications

Friday, October 25, 2024
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Location: KC Convention Center, Poster 3A
The EPAS field hour standards, unchanged since 1983, faced reassessment during the pandemic when CSWE-COA temporarily reduced them by 15%. The current environment questions their equity, especially impacting students' availability for other work. Marginalized students encounter disproportionate barriers, necessitating critical examination.

Learning Objectives:

  1. 1. Upon completion of this E-Poster, participants will be able to identify the pros and cons of current mandated standards for accredited social work field education.
  2. 2. Upon completion of this E-Poster, participants will be able to discuss the implications of mandated field hours for students from diverse ethnoracial and cultural backgrounds, as well as varying socioeconomic statuses.
  3. 3. Upon completion of this E-Poster, participants will be able to apply the implications of this presentation to a discussion of whether the 400-hour BSW and 900-hour MSW field standards are appropriate for social work education.