Prepare for your Social Work placement

Before you commence your placement, you will need to submit evidence that you have met the requirements below. Some of these requirements have expiry dates so there will be times when you will need to renew a requirement.

It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet these requirements and renew any requirement before it expires.

The Placement Ready team is here to help you. We will communicate with you via email and occasionally by phone. It is essential that you read and promptly action the emails we send you so that we can assist you to be placement ready.

Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)

You MUST provide evidence of the following prior to your placement

Requirement	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4
Immunisation Record (Form A)	N/A	N/A	25 January 2021	31 May 2021 (Individual vaccinations may need to be renewed)
Blue Card Blue Cards are valid for 3 years. If your Blue Card is due to expire while you are still enrolled in your program it must be renewed.	N/A	N/A	25 January 2021	25 June 2021
HaBS Placement Safety Modules Once only requirement	N/A	N/A	25 January 2021	25 June 2021

Are you undertaking a placement outside Brisbane?

Will your placement require you to travel more than 50km from your home and also require an overnight stay? If so, then you also need to complete an online travel declaration and register with ISOS (for domestic and international travel).

You MAY also need to provide evidence of the following depending on your placement site. Please ask your agency if there are any additional requirements before starting your placement.

Requirement	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4
Flu vaccination	N/A	N/A	Depends on placement site	Depends on placement site
Yellow Card	N/A	N/A	Depends on placement site	Depends on placement site
National Police Certificate (and Statutory Declaration if applicable)	N/A	N/A	Depends on placement site	Depends on placement site
QLD Health Student Deed Poll	N/A	N/A	Depends on placement site	Depends on placement site
Qld Health Orientation Checklist	N/A	N/A	Depends on placement site	Depends on placement site
QLD Health iLearn modules	N/A	N/A	Depends on placement site	Depends on placement site
QLD Health Allied Health modules	N/A	N/A	Depends on placement site	Depends on placement site

Your school may also require you to complete other tasks before you can attend your placement (eg. attending a pre-placement workshop and interview). Your school will provide you with further information if this applies to you.

Master of Social Work Studies