Students complete and submit a Practicum Application after
attending a student orientation. The Practicum Application can
be found on the Student
Forms page. Part I and Part II of the application must be
completed by all students. All applications must include a professional statement and current resume. Norman students submit signed originals in person or by mail to the Practicum Office in Norman. Tulsa students scan documents and submit through D2L. See this link for directions on submitting paperwork through D2L. Part
III is a proposal for Employment-based
Practicum Placement and must be completed by
students requesting a practicum in their place of employment.
All Practicum Application forms, including Part III (the EBPP proposal) are available on the Student
Forms page.
For an example of a professional statement, click the
appropriate link for a Word or PDF document (
or 
). Visit the University of Oklahoma’s Career Services or Smith College’s site for resources on resume
writing in Social Work and sample resumes.
Applications must be submitted by established
deadlines or they will not be considered. Incomplete applications cannot be reviewed and will be returned to the applicant for completion. Application deadlines are
listed on the Practicum Calendar,
available on the website.
Interviews
After submitting an application, students meet
with the Practicum Coordinator or his or her representative to
discuss possible sites. Students are referred to one or more
possible placement sites for pre-placement interviews. Because prior contact by students tends to cause
confusion for Practicum Instructors, students are NOT to
contact possible agencies or instructors independently unless
it is as a part of development of an Employment-Based
Practicum Proposal. Students interested in particular sites should indicate that
interest on the application.
Securing
placements
After interviewing at assigned sites and
verbally accepting placement at one, students complete and
submit two forms:
- Memorandum
of Understanding-Attachment A.
Both documents MUST be completed in full
to secure a placement. Both
documents are available on the Student
Forms page of this website. Forms MUST be received
by the deadline or the student’s site will not be secured
and the student may be denied enrollment in the practicum
course for the upcoming semester. In Norman, students must submit originals in person or by mail. In Tulsa, students submit through D2L. For deadlines, see the
applicable Practicum
Calendar.
Other
requirements
The
OUSSW requires that all students are covered by malpractice
liability insurance. Verification of coverage MUST be on file
in the Practicum Office prior to beginning a placement. Most students will find it best to secure coverage
through membership in NASW. Look on the web at www.socialworkers.org for more information.
The
OUSSW also requires that students placed at medical sites be HIPAA trained and to submit
verification of training to the Practicum Office. To fulfill this requirement,
students should click on the HIPAA link on the Practicum
webpage, proceed with the online training, print out the
certificate of completion, and submit the certificate to the Practicum Office prior to beginning a
placement.
Some sites, particularly medical, have additional
requirements with which the student must comply. It is the
student’s responsibility to find out exactly what those
requirements entail and then meet them by the date that
practicum begins. For a checklist of possible requirements at medical sites, see the Appendix of the Practicum Manual
Beginning Practicum
No hours will count toward the required
total numbers in practicum until all required documents are on
file in the Practicum Office and all requirements specific to
a site are met. This includes verification of malpractice
liability insurance and HIPAA training, when required. All students should provide their site with a copy of their verification of malpractice liability insurance and a copy of their MOU-Attachment A.
For deadlines, see the Undergraduate, Foundation Year (Fall & Spring), Foundation
Year (summer), or Concentration Year Practicum Calendar.
