CPS Employees Frequently asked Questions
CPS Employees Frequently asked Questions
If a placement is not available for you within the agency, it is your responsibility to contact the Office of Field Instruction as early as possible to plan for a placement that offers night and weekend hours. Assistance from the Office of Field Instruction and the Title IV-E Coordinator will be provided, but it is up to you to take the initiative as you will be competing with all other field students. All placements must be coordinated with and approved by your supervisor.
If you decide that you want to do your field placement in the agency, you must contact the Title IV-E Coordinator early in the semester before you plan to do your field placement. The Title IV-E Coordinator will attempt to help you coordinate your field placement within the agency, but you should also get information about other students with whom you can switch jobs. Also, if you plan to complete field placement outside of CPS, inform the Title IV-E Coordinator.
In addition, you MUST be cleared for field assignment by a UTA advisor and submit an online application to the Office of Field Instruction by the deadline. Please indicate in your application that you are a CPS employee and a Title IV-E stipend student. The application process begins early in the semester prior to the semester you plan to do your field placement. Fall applications will be due late in the spring semester. Be sure to notify the Title IV-E Coordinator early as she will work closely with the Office of Field Instruction to monitor employee applications.