Field Site Affiliate

Social Work Field Education

Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | Honolulu, Hawai'i

(Note: This site is mostly under construction - more updates coming soon!)

E Komo Mai!

Aloha!

Welcome to the Field Education experience with the Department of Social Work!

This site is intended for our Field Site Affiliates (ie Agencies, Programs) across the state of Hawaiʻi and throughout the Pacific.

Information here is provided for our current site affiliates and those interested in becoming a field site.

The DSW Field Office manages this site.

Site Navigation:

Please note not all of this is available at the moment but will be coming soon!

Become a Field Site - contains what you need to know if you are interested in being a placement for students for the first time, or for the first time in a while.
Become Field Faculty - contains what you need to know if you are interested in being a Field Instructor or Site Supervisor for the first time, or for the first time in a while
Employment-Based Field - contains an overview of employment-based field placements and other paid placement options.
Field Site To-Do List - contains an overview of things to complete before students start their field placement wtih your agency.
Field Sequence & Timeline - contains information about the Field Placement process, how many hours are required of students, supervision expectations, and the differences and similarities between generalist and specialist field education.
Field Orientation - each semester we offer orientation for all field faculty.
Field Office Faculty - contains names and contact info of our field office coordinators, liaisons, and support staff.
FAQs - contains common questions and answers about the field experience including defininig field terms and what counts as hours.
Exxat/PRISM - has the login link and a link to the PRISM 101 Help site.
Resources - contains links to our general Thompson School Field website and even more resources and information about our field office and the field experience.
Field Newsletters - see the latest newsletter for important updates, info, and links!

We look forward to working with you!

Reminder

If a student reaches out to you directly without a referral from our office, please direct the student to us in regard to their field placement.

The Field Education Office coordinates placements for all students in the program.

Initiate Field Education Experience

Field Forms

2025_Field Placement Process Overview

Contact Info

Field Education Office

swfield@hawaii.edu | GAR 004

Please Note

For sites in Guam or the Pacific Partnerships Program (Palau, FSM, Marshall Islands, CNMI, and American Samoa), Theresa Kreif (kreif@hawaii.edu) will assist with establishing field sites and coordinating the student placements.

For Hawai'i Child Welfare Education Collaboration field placements, Azure Lwin-Maluo (azurelm@hawaii.edu) will assist with establishing field sites and coordinating the student placements