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Field work in the philosophy of the New York School is the foundation of professional education for social work. This is indicated to some extent in the School requirement that candidates for the diploma shall spend approximately half of their time during the two-year training period in field work. The general objectives of education for social work as the School conceives them were stated in Chapter VI . At the Bureau of Children's Guidance the field training of students was under the direct supervision of the social service staff. Each student was assigned to one supervisor who was thereafter responsible for her work until and unless it became evident that a change of supervisors would enrich for the student the experience at the Bureau. As a part of the Bureau's regular procedure with each case a conference, participated in by the psychiatrist in charge, the social service supervisor, the student, and frequently the psychologist, was held as soon as the social history and the psychological, physical, and psychiatric examinations were completed. At this conference the diagnosis of the case was discussed and the beginnings, at least, of the plan of treatment formulated. Weekly conferences of the entire staff were held at which each case discussed was presented by the student responsible for the social work. This, in general, was the organization of the Bureau's supervision over the field work of the students. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)