The field placement process has become increasingly challenging for schools of social work, particularly for large graduate programs situated in urban centers with competing schools. The unprecedented circumstances created by the COVID-19 public health crisis further strained the placement process, revealing a delicate balance of interdependent systems that schools must address when confronted with an unforeseen disruption of field education. This paper reflectively examines the steps taken by the field faculty and department of one large school of social work to address the impact of the pandemic on field education and its placement process. Utilizing crisis and shared trauma perspectives, the field disruptions, continuity of learning, contingency plans, and the attendant anxiety caused by COVID-19 are discussed, as are the lessons learned. Though COVID-19 has significantly altered the placement process, this reflective frame allows faculty to take the lessons emerging from the crisis and use them to improve services and learning opportunities for students in the future.

对于社会工作学校来说，实地安置过程变得越来越具有挑战性，特别是对于位于城市中心与竞争学校的大型研究生课程。COVID-19 公共卫生危机造成的前所未有的情况进一步加剧了安置过程，揭示了学校在面临不可预见的实地教育中断时必须解决的相互依存系统的微妙平衡。本文反思性地研究了一所大型社会工作学校的现场教员和部门为解决大流行对现场教育及其安置过程的影响所采取的步骤。利用危机和共同创伤的观点，讨论了由 COVID-19 引起的现场中断、学习的连续性、应急计划和随之而来的焦虑，以及所吸取的教训。