UB School of Social Work Field Calendar 2022-2023

Full Time Advanced Student Calendar (Fall 2022 – Spring 2023)

SW 552 Field Instruction 3 & SW 553 Field Instruction 4

Fall Semester Hours Spring Semester Hours Total Hours

225 hours 255 hours 480 hours

Students are in field 15 hours per week when field is in session throughout 2 semesters.

Fall Semester Date

Full Time Advanced Year field begins Week of Monday, August 29, 2022
Labor Day – UB Observed Holiday - no field Monday, September 5
Advanced Learning Contracts due in Sonia Friday, September 23
Interprofessional Education Day (Fall Semester) Thursday, November 3
Fall UBSSW Field Recess - no field for 1 week Monday, Nov 21 to Sunday, Nov 27
Mid-placement Evaluation due for students Friday, December 9
Mid-placement Evaluation due for educators Friday, December 16
Fall field ends the week ending (Mon – Sun) Sunday, December 18
Winter UBSSW Field Recess - no field for ~2 weeks Tues, Dec 20 to Sun, Jan 1, 2023

Spring Semester Date

Field placements resumes Week of Monday, January 2, 2023
Field Education Fair* (foundation students) Thursday, January 12
MLK Day – UB Observed Holiday - no field Monday, January 16
UB Classes begin for Spring Semester Week of Monday, January 30
Interprofessional Education Day (Spring Semester) Thursday, March 2
Spring UBSSW Field Recess - no field for 1 week Mon, Mar 20 to Sun, Mar 26
Final Evaluation due for students Friday, April 21
Final Evaluation due for educators Friday, April 28
Spring field ends the week ending (Mon – Sun) Sunday, May 7

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Calendar Guidelines

 The Field Calendar differs from the Academic Calendar. Student schedules for field
should correspond with the Field Calendar. Hours per semester may vary due to
fluctuations with each academic year. Total field hours remain the same.

 The Final Evaluation is due before the end of field. Submit timesheets with projected
hours. However, students are required to attend field after this to meet their hourly
requirement. Failure to comply can result in a change of grade for Field Placement.

 The actual day of the week that field placement begins and ends is determined by the
schedule arranged between the student and the agency.

 Students are generally expected to be at their field placement site for an 8-hour day.
This is based on 7.5 field hours with a half-hour lunch break that is not counted toward
field hours.

 Recess Periods: Students do not need to make up time for missing (not being at) field
during the periods on the field calendar which designate Fall, Winter or Spring recess
specific to field. However, students in some agencies, i.e. school settings may need to
take the designated Spring Break of the school system versus that of the University at
Buffalo. In order to get the minimum required hours, students often need to exchange
the time off from UB with that of the school if they do not coincide. It is important to
discuss this with the Field Educator at the time of interview.

 UB Observed Holidays: If a student’s typical placement day falls on an UB Observed

Holiday (the student is typically in field on that day of the week), he or she is not
required to be in field on that day; however, the student is required to make up the
hours on an alternate day in that semester.

 Interprofessional Forum (IP)

UB Interprofessional (IP) Forums educate future health care professionals to improve health
care delivery through collaboration. Though the IP forums are designed for health care
professionals to work interprofessionally and collaboratively, the knowledge and skills gained
from participating in the small group discussion, as well as the online module series on
Foundations of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (IPCP), should translate seamlessly to all
social work practice models, including macro practice settings. The Office of Interprofessional
Education (IPE) hosts IP Forums in the Fall and Spring.

Before they graduate, all MSW students are encouraged to participate in at least one IP Forum,
along with completing IPCP modules (Courses on UBlearns). Students may earn up to 6 field

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 hours ((inclusive of preparation and synchronous work)**; refer to the section, “How can we
earn field hours for participating in IP Forums?”) and it can be an activity on their learning
contract. All students – except those in full-time advanced standing programs – will have at least
two chances to register for and participate in both fall and spring forums. If you are in the
advanced standing program (either FT or PT), you will have one chance to participate in each
Forum.

**Students may earn up to 6 field hours ((inclusive of preparation and synchronous work)
You will need to discuss this with your field educator at the beginning of the academic year as
you complete the learning contract for your field placement. Each forum participation can count
for up to 6 hours of field. Reviewing learning objectives and activities for Digital Badge 1 (IPCP
Foundations) may be useful to understand how this requirement can be incorporated into your
field learning contract.

 Students may need to work their field placement hours around their final exams. It is
important to discuss this with the Field Educator at the time of interview.

 Please note that the field placement resumes before classroom instruction begins in the
Spring semester.

 Be aware of SSW policy related to agency training and potential classroom conflicts: “In
the rare event that a student is mandated to attend a field placement training that
conflicts with a scheduled course, the instructor will consider resulting absences as
excused and follow university policy (See UB SSW Student Handbook.) In such instances,
students will notify the field education office or their field liaisons about the conflict.

 All field hours must be completed within the specific semester.

 *Field Fair is traditionally for foundation students going into their Advanced Year field
the next academic year choosing a placement in Erie or Niagara County.

 See estimated hours on last page

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Estimated Hours
Estimated
Weekly Estimated
Fall Semester Hours Total Hours
Monday Sunday
1
08/29/22 09/04/22 15 15
2
09/05/22 09/11/22 15 30
3
09/12/22 09/18/22 15 45
4
09/19/22 09/25/22 15 60
5
09/26/22 10/02/22 15 75
6
10/03/22 10/09/22 15 90
7
10/10/22 10/16/22 15 105
8
10/17/22 10/23/22 15 120
9
10/24/22 10/30/22 15 135
10
10/31/22 11/06/22 15 150
11
11/07/22 11/13/22 15 165
12
11/14/22 11/20/22 15 180
11/21/22 11/27/22 0 180
13
11/28/22 12/04/22 15 195
14
12/05/22 12/11/22 15 210
15
12/12/22 12/18/22 15 225
12/19/22 12/25/22 0 225
12/26/22 01/01/23 0 225
225
Spring
Semester
1
01/02/23 01/08/23 15 240
2
01/09/23 01/15/23 15 255
3
01/16/23 01/22/23 15 270
4
01/23/23 01/29/23 15 285
5
01/30/23 02/05/23 15 300
6
02/06/23 02/12/23 15 315
7
02/13/23 02/19/23 15 330
8
02/20/23 02/26/23 15 345
9
02/27/23 03/05/23 15 360
10
03/06/23 03/12/23 15 375
11
03/13/23 03/19/23 15 390
03/20/23 03/26/23 0 390
12
03/27/23 04/02/23 15 405
13
04/03/23 04/09/23 15 420
14
04/10/23 04/16/23 15 435
15
04/17/23 04/23/23 15 450
16
04/24/23 04/30/23 15 465
17
05/01/23 05/07/23 15 480
255
480

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