Field placement service for overseas students
The School of Social Work offers overseas students the opportunity to take their field placements in Adelaide.
Overseas students taking field placements at Flinders are provided with practice experience in one of Adelaide's human service agencies. Supervision is provided by a qualified social worker from the agency and an academic staff member from Flinders.
The length and type of placement is negotiated with each student but among the possibilities are:
- Work with Children and Families
- Community Health
- Hospital Social Work
- Counselling
- Research
- Social Planning
- Aged Care
- Social Work with Migrant Groups
- Correctional Services
Students are provided with regular supervision sessions and written progress reports.
Additional Support Services provided to overseas students include:
- Assistance with visa applications
- Airport pick up
- Access to:
- Flinders University Accommodation Service
- University Counselling Service
- Study Skills Centre
- Health Service
- University Library
