Prospective Field Agency Information

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Field Placement Site for the Department of Social Work and Youth Services at Saginaw Valley State University!

Below you will find some general information regarding field education for the Saginaw Valley State University Bachelor of Social Work program. Please contact the field education coordinator using the contact information provided below to learn more about becoming a field placement site available to eligible social work students.

Bachelor of Social Work students entering field education during the fall semester of their senior year begin the process of identifying a field site by attending an event typically held during the spring called agency field placement day. This event is similar to a job fair where approved field sites educate the student about their programs and field education opportunities and the student can provide their resume and express interest to potential field sites.

In order to participate in agency field placement day, the potential site needs to have met with a social work field education coordinator and have a completed placement agreement on file with the University.

The Affiliation Agreement or placement agreement is the formal contract between your agency/organization and Saginaw Valley State University. The field education coordinator can provide a copy for placement review prior to initiating the agreement process. The agreement process is initiated at Saginaw Valley State University through having the agreement signed first by the University representative. The University signed agreement is then provided to the prospective placement for signature.  

The agreement must be completed and signed by an authorized agency representative such as the Chief Executive Officer, and may be submitted via mail, fax or email to the field education coordinator.

‌‌General Field Documents

BSW Field Education Manual 2022 (551KB)

Scope of Social Work Practice (138KB)

Contact information:

BSW Field Education Coordinator

Rebecca Salvner, LMSW
7400 Bay Rd.
GN 294
University Center, MI 48710

rasalvne@svsu.edu

989-964-2892