Field Education in the 2008 EPAS: Implications for the Field Director's Role

(2) The explicit curriculum is the program’s formal educational structure and includes its courses and curriculum design. Core competencies (that define generalist practice or are applied in advanced practice) and field education as the signature pedagogy of social work education are the key elements of the explicit curriculum. Competency-based education is an outcome performance approach to curriculum design. Competencies are measurable practice behaviors that are comprised of knowledge, values, and skills. The goal of the outcome approach is to demonstrate the integration and application of the competencies in practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.