Journal of Human Services (Apr 2022)

“Is This Okay?” Adaptation, Accommodation, and Lessons Learned for Field Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Deidra Rogers,
  • Cassandra Pusateri,
  • Teresa Brooks Taylor,
  • Mary Langenbrunner,
  • Jaime Branam Brown

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 41, no. 1

Abstract

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Field experience is a critical component of human services curriculum (see Council for Standards in Human Service Education Standards, 2021). At East Tennessee State University, it is embedded throughout major courses. However, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a shift in how field experience was coordinated. Five colleagues share their experience of innovation during this time.