Support provided to field educators

The University of Sydney offers the following support to field educators.

• Pre-placement and mid-placement seminars
  Field educators who provide placement offers that are successfully matched to a student, are invited to attend a pre-placement and mid-placement seminar at the University.
• Field education handbook
  Field educators undertaking supervision are provided with a comprehensive Field Education Handbook that outlines the policy and procedures for the Social Work Field Education Program including all learning and assessment expectations for students.
• Online E-learning
  The on-line field education interactive website provides field educators with the opportunity to participate in discussions on relevant professional learning field education issues and also to receive consistent support from the University as well as from their peers. This e-learning opportunity enhances the face to face discussion that takes place between field educators at the regular seminars.
• New field educator workshops
  Free workshops are provided for new field educators as well as for those requiring a refresher course and are conducted twice a year. If you would like to attend a “Preparing to be a field educator” workshop please email Andrea Small.
• Annual field education conference
  All field educators registered on our database are invited to attend an annual field education conference. This is a free conference that covers a broad range of important field education topics and is often held in November.

If you would like to discuss possibilities for offering a field education placement, please email Andrea Small.