EVALUATING SOCIAL-WORK FIELD INSTRUCTION ROTATIONS VERSUS YEAR-LONG PLACEMENTS

A replication of a previously reported fieldwork evaluation study is p resented. The study involved a comparison of a typical, year-long fiel dwork placement composed of three distinct rotations, each approximate ly 10 weeks in length. The sample included 23 social work students in a large, urban, public hospital. Changes in students' general sense of self-efficacy, self-efficacy regarding specific professional activiti es, and perceptions of bath their ideal and actual at work environment were assessed. In general, results very similar to the original study were observed. There were no significant intergroup differences and v irtually no changes in students' general sense of self-efficacy. There were no significant intergroup differences in student's self-efficacy regarding hospital social work, but for the group as a whole, there w ere significant increases over the coarse of the academic year. The tr end was for rotation students to view the work environment more positi vely.