Research Guides @ Fordham: Social Services: Resources for Prospective Field Workers

Interning: Some Guides

Advancing Human Rights in Social Work Education by Kathryn Libal
Call Number: (LC WCL) HV11 .A336 2014
Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education, [2014].
Contemporary Field Social Work:Integrating Field and Classroom Experience by Mark Doel
Call Number: (WCL) HV11 .D625 2011
Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2011.
In the Field: A Guide for the Social Work Practicum by William A. Danowski
Call Number: (LC) HV11 .D357 2012
Boston, MA: Pearson, 2012.
2nd edition
Internship, Practicum, and Field Placement Handbook: A Guide for the Helping Professions by Brian N. Baird
Call Number: (RH) BF636.6 .B35 2014
Boston, MA: Pearson, 2014.
7th edition
The Practicum Companion for Social Work: Integrating Class and Field Work by Julie M. Birkenmaier; Marla Berg-Weger
Call Number: (WCL) HV11 .B44 2018
New York, NY: Pearson, [2018].
4th edition
Social Work Field Directors: Foundations for Excellence by Cindy A. Hunter; Julia K. Moen; Miriam S. Raskin
Call Number: (LC) HV11.7 .S63 2015
Chicago, IL: Lyceum, [2015].
Planning and Conducting Agency-Based Research by Alex J. Westerfelt; Tracy J. Dietz
Call Number: (LC) HV11 .W478 2010
Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 2010.
4th edition

Guides for Instructors, Mentors, Coaches

Educational Supervision in Social Work: A Tack-Centered Model for Field Instruction and Staff Development by Jonathan Caspi
Call Number: E-book
New York, NY: Columbia UP, 2002.
Supervision in Social Work by Alfred Kadushin
Call Number: (LC WCL) HV40.54.K33 2014.
New York, NY: Columbia UP, 2014.
5th edition

Racial Equity Resource Guide

Sponsored by the W. K. Kellog Foundation, the Racial Equity Resource Guide offers an extensive directory of materials designed to assist organizations working within the expanding field of racial healing and equity. The Guide's directory presents 4 areas of focus: Research for Action; Organizational Alliances; Media & Communications; and Racial Healing.

Websites: Field Work Prep

The New Social Worker
"8 Tips for New Social Work Interns"--Advice and Insights from Sharon L. Young, Ph.D., LCSW
NASW Resources: Student Center
The NASW website's Resource Page includes a Student Center offering information on internships and field placement.

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