School Updates
By spring 2018, students working toward their Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (BASW) degree might be able to complete part of their field placement abroad.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work has received a grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. This grant, administered by Partners of the Americas, is one of just 18 awarded last year for the development of study abroad opportunities for undergraduate students from underrepresented groups and fields.
As a result of this grant, members of the school’s International Committee and representatives of the BASW program
have been working to create opportu- nities for international field placements that would be available to BASW seniors for the spring 2018 term. Throughout the spring and summer of 2017, faculty members will be visiting prospective field placement sites thanks to the capacity-building grant and additional support from the University Center for International Studies. The school also is collaborating closely with the Pitt Study Abroad Office to secure field placement options in at least 10 countries that are likely to include Argentina, Australia, China, Cuba, Denmark, England, Germany, Ghana, Israel, and Portugal.
Participating BASW seniors would complete the first half of their field
placement in Pittsburgh and the second half abroad. The International Commit- tee and BASW program director have met with BASW juniors to inform them of this exciting opportunity.
Associate Professor Sara Goodkind serves as principal investigator for this project.
