Social Work Policies

Effects of Policies on Field Placement Agency
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Effects of Policies on Field Placement Agencies
Council on Social Work Education Policy and BSW Program Field Placement Policies & Procedures are some of the policies that the federal government has established and that affect the operations of field placement agencies. CSWE’s (Council on Social Work Education) Policy Practice aims at improving student knowledge and application of their skills. It helps in counseling social workers whenever necessary.
The BSW Program Field Placement Policies & Procedures organizes and negotiates field placement for students. It ensures that students complete 400 hours of field placement and that student have stayed until the end of their course dates. The policy ensures that students are at a particular field placement between September and mid-April the following year. The policy bars students from contacting agencies directly, and if a student wishes to be placed in an agency that is not listed by BSW, the student should discuss with the BSW Field Placement Coordinator. The BSW Field Placement Coordinator is the person responsible for placing students.
Because of these policies, social workers can acquire leadership and development opportunities (Tapp, 2010). They get an opportunity to expand their ability to understand and analyze issues like race, ethnicity, and poverty through field education as well as community engagement projects. The BSW policy ensures that there is a clear program for social workers to allow the, focus on the right thing at the right time.

In conclusion, these policies are doing only good and no harm to the social worker agents. Besides, a well-structured program and structure in field statement agency are essential for a well-growing economy in a country (Tapp, 2010). The only thing that the government should be keen on is making sure that these policies are implemented and followed to the letter. It should also ensure that more agencies offer block placements to social workers and that they get enough mental health support.

References
Tapp, K. (2010). A competency-based contract and student assessment for implementing US Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) 2008 competencies in field education. The Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, 10(3), 17-36. doi:10.1921/146066911×623447
UBH. (2013). University Behavioral Health of Denton. UBH Denton Psychiatric Hospital Texas. Retrieved from https://ubhdenton.com