Field Directors

Hi all,

I am wondering if anyone has any suggested guidelines for the number of field students an adjunct field liaison should have on their caseload. I am at a large institution and we use appx 35-40 adjunct field liaisons who on average have a caseload of 14-18 students (and some do double loads). Any information would be helpful!

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Shenita Williams
Director of Field Education
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
804-828-0708
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Dr. Williams,

We assign field liaisons to a practice course since our practice courses run concurrent with practicum education. The cap on the practice courses is 25.

Best, Warren

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Warren Graham, LCSW, ACSW, CASAC
Asst Dean of Practicum Education/Clinical Assoc Prof.
SUNY Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
631-444-3161
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We use community liaisons as well caseloads vary from 10 to 25 depending on the request from the community liaison.

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Cynthia Peters,
Clinical Assistant Professor
Manager of Field Education
Arizona State University School of Social Work
Phoenix, Arizona
602-496-1290
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The University of Texas at El Paso has both BSW and MSW programs. Our programs place about 75 MSW students in internships and about 50 BSW students every summer for Fall and Spring semesters. There are only two of us that are field liaisons for all of these students. We both also teach seminars, 3 sections each semester. 

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Alma R. Armendariz, MSW
Practicum Coordinator/Clinical Instructor
University of Texas at El Paso
(915) 747-6595
El Paso, TX 79968
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