Field Instruction: A Guide for Social Work Students

Decades of combined practice and teaching experience imbue Royse, Dhooper, and Rompf with the requisite skills, background, and sensitivity to provide field practicum students with essential information for completing their field experience successfully. This accessible guide begins by addressing questions about partnering with social service agencies and preparing for the first interview and then delves into the complex nature of social work, such as dealing with stress, managed care, noncompliant clients, and legal and ethical issues. With the aim of helping students troubleshoot potential problems, the authors integrate classroom knowledge and real-world settings by providing case examples, critical thinking questions, and exercises throughout the text. These outstanding features augment students’ understanding of different aspects of social work, foster their skills development, and challenge them to think about how they would react to real-life experiences in the field.