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COVID-19: Field Education Information & Resources

Field education information is rapidly changing to adapt to the current situations in St. Louis City, County and Illinois. Throughout all these changes, the health of students and of the community is of utmost importance.

As the spread and risk of COVID-19 exists, students and field sites are expected to discuss and agree upon proper safety and public health precautions for in-person field activities.

Students may return to in-person field activities if the following conditions have been met:

  • The student and field instructor agree in-person activity is necessary to meet the needs of the client population and the learning of the student.
  • The student has received a COVID-19 vaccine per Washington University and Brown School guidelines ( unless an exemption is obtained)
  • The student has met with their Field Faculty Liaison to assess:
    • The scope and nature of the learning activities you will be involved in in-person and if it is essential.
    • The organization's plan to minimize the spread of COVID-19
      • Provision and proper use of PPE
      • Social distancing at the site
      • Other preventative measures as stated by the organization

The student will take the following precautions to minimize the spread of COVID-19:

  • Monitoring symptoms daily using the most up-to-date symptom monitoring checklist provided by the Brown School and staying home, if you have symptoms
  • Reporting exposure at the site to the school
  • Reporting exposure at the school to the site
  • Limiting activities that expose you to COVID-19 where required by law or university or organization policy.
  • Adhering to any organizational, local, state, or federal public health policies or recommendations, including those regarding masking, physical distancing, gatherings, and travel.

FIELD EDUCATION FAQ

If you have any questions, please check for answers in the FAQ below. Please also feel free to reach out to your field faculty liaison.

What should I do when I complete my practicum?

When you have completed your hours, you will need to make sure the following have been submitted:

Does the professional liability insurance provided by Washington University cover seeing clients over secure video platforms provided by my practicum?

Yes, you are covered by your professional liability insurance as long as you are:

  • seeing clients as part of your practicum
  • in alignment with your site's virtual client interaction and video platform policy, and
  • registered for practicum in this semester

FIELD EDUCATION CONTACTS

Jewel Stafford
staffordjd@wustl.edu

Alison Rico
arico@wustl.edu

Elizabeth Fuchs
e.fuchs@wustl.edu

Atia Thurman
atiathurman@wustl.edu

Sunghei Han
shan@wustl.edu

Durrell Smith
durrell@wustl.edu

Kate Barbier
barbierk@wustl.edu

Marcia Ford
mhford@wustl.edu

Suzanne Maxey
maxey.suzanne@wustl.edu