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Congratulations, you are ready to start your practicum experience! CMU's Bachelor of Social Work Program has developed unique partnerships and collaborations with multiple agencies in the Grand Valley. The practicum will provide opportunities in an array of agencies, including public, non-profit, multidisciplinary, inpatient and outpatient services, human services, end of life, addiction, law enforcement, senior care facilities, schools, community clinics, medical, and mental health for you to develop and apply your social work skills. The variety of practicum sites ensure that you have exposure to ample social work career paths and practice opportunities.

Students are expected to complete 450 hours (approximately 15 hours a week for both fall and springs semesters) of training during your senior year practicums. The Bachelor of Social Work practicum is a binding contract through both semesters.  Practicum and Seminar are required to be taken together.

Please see the forms below to assist you in preparing for your practicum:

Getting Started - Where to Start

BSW Practicum Application

CSWE 2022 Social Work Competencies

Important Dates for Practicum

  • February 1: Online practicum application due
  • First two weeks of February: Interviews with Director of Practice Education to discuss student practicum priorities and considerations
  • Mid-February to Mid-March: First interviews with agencies, must be completed by the start of Midterm Break
  • End of March: Agencies determine whether student is accepted for placement
  • First two weeks of April: 2nd round of interviews for students not accepted to first choice of placement
  • May 1: Final acceptance and all practicum paperwork due
  • August 1: Students contact agency to determine Fall semester practicum schedule
  • Students cannot start or complete their practicum/practice hours early.
  • Practicum may begin on the first day of the semester.

Colorado Mesa University Required Forms

CMU Course Liability Waiver

BSW Learning Goals Example

BSW Supervisor Agreement Form

BSW Practice Education Agreement Form

Social Work Assessment Documents

Timesheet 

BSW Agency Supervisor Assessment Form (HandShake)

BSW Student Self-Efficacy Assessment Form (HandShake)

  

Please contact Professor Johnson if you have any questions.

Sarah Johnson, MSW
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Director of Practice Education
Houston Hall 221A
[email protected]    
970.248.1723