The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) has been awarded a $150,000 grant from The New York Community Trust (NYCT) to support the fourth cycle of its Policy Practice in Field Education Initiative. The grant will support social work programs seeking to develop policy-focused field education and community engagement projects.
CSWE’s Policy Practice in Field Education Initiative enables schools of social work to create new integrative models that heighten the policy skill set of undergraduate and graduate level social work students, regardless of specialization. These programs will also prompt schools of social work to provide opportunities for students pursuing careers in policy and help increase the social work presence in policy, labor, and advocacy organizations.
A request for proposals will be sent in January 2020. Two types of grants will be offered: 1) grants that develop or enhance field placement experiences in policy practice and 2) grants that create policy-related community engagement experiences beyond field placements.
View case study summaries from previous grantees of the Policy Practice in Field Education Initiative here.