Field Placement Done Right

Live Interactive Webinar

Registration is Closed

We had an overwhelming response. The session will be recorded and made available as a free on-demand course after the live event.

Interactive Synchronous Distance / Live Interactive Webinar

Date & Time: Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EST
Format: Hosted in Preferra Learn LMS / Zoom Integrated
Continuing Education: 1.5 CE Ethic Hours
Target Audience: Social Workers
As a part of the social work education journey, field placement plays an important role. It allows future professionals to gain hands-on experience in real-world settings, such as agencies, hospitals, schools, or shelters, where they can apply learned theory to practice.

While social work students are in field placement, the school, and most likely, program directors, faculty, and field placement officers, may face vicarious liability, along with the supervising organization, for a student’s wrongful act or negligence.

Even simple mistakes by a student can put everyone involved in the education and internship process at risk.

This webinar aims to provide school personnel with critical information to help them develop and monitor safeguards that mitigate the potential risks associated with field placement activities.

This 90-minute, live, interactive webinar will provide actionable information and guidance that you can implement immediately in your current practice setting.

Only Attendees of this live webinar will receive CE credit!

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Webinar capacity: 3000 attendees. Registration closes at 9:00 PM EST the day before the webinar or when maximum capacity is reached.

Course Interaction: This live webinar takes place on Preferra Learn’s Learning Management System / Zoom integrated, and is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions.

Registration is Closed

We had an overwhelming response. The session will be recorded and made available as a free on-demand course after the live event.

If you have any questions, concerns, or grievances about this webinar, email us at [email protected] or 240-608-5734. Email [email protected] for ADA accommodations.
Learning Objectives

After the webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify the most common practicum activities or scenarios that could result in vicarious liability or legal allegations against the school, its employees, and the supervising organization.
  2. Develop a student risk management field placement protocol using real case studies to illustrate potential areas of student risk.
  3. Create a 90-day risk management training calendar for students in field placement, partnering with industry experts to deliver in-person or virtual educational risk-mitigation activities.
Course Completion & CE Information
Social workers must attend the entire webinar and complete a course evaluation to receive CE credit.
All states accept ACE providers except New York.

New York does not accept ASWB ACE provider or course/conference approval. Preferra is in the process of applying for approval as a Continuing Education Provider for LMSWs and LCSWs in New York. We anticipate receiving approval in the first semester of 2026.

Even when a social work board accepts courses offering ASWB ACE credit, licensees are responsible for determining whether courses meet the CE requirements in their jurisdictions. States and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether any individual course may be accepted for credit.

For more information visit: https://www.aswb.org/licenses/ace-approved-continuing-education/

Webinar Instructors
Tim Davis

Tim Davis

Emily Donovan

Emily Donovan

Dina Larsen

Dina Larsen

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Preferra Insurance Company RRG, provider # 2109, is approved as an ACE provider to offer continuing education in social work by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 09/30/2024-09/30/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 ethics continuing education credits.