LIABILITY ISSUES IN SOCIAL-WORK EDUCATION

This article reports on a spring 1995 national survey of program deans and directors on liability issues in social work education. Areas exp lored in eluded programs' use of field training agreements, legal acti ons involving students in field placements, and formal procedures for and litigation resulting from termination of students and faculty. Cou rt decisions and accreditation standards are linked to the findings, a nd comparisons are drawn to a 1988 study. Program rite, rather than le vel or location, was found to be the key factor in the formality and u se of established procedures.