BSSW Program
College of Social Work
University of Tennessee
Reference Form







Name of Student  ______________________________   Date _____________ 

Your Name             ______________________________

Position                  ______________________________

Agency                    ______________________________

Telephone Number______________________________

E-mail Address:      _____________________________
 
 

Your candid appraisal of the student named above will assist the Baccalaureate Program in Social Work at the University of Tennessee in its admission process.  One criterion for a student' admission into the junior level social work classes is fifty clock hours of volunteer work in a social services agency/organization.
 

1.  How long (give dates) and in what connection have you known the student?

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2.  Number of clock hours in this volunteer activity  ______________________

3.  Starting date of the volunteer activity  _______________________________
 
 
 

4.  Please rate the student relative to other volunteers whom you have known in a similar capacity.
 
Below
Average
Average
Above
Average
Excellent
No Basis
For
Judgement
Dependability          
Oral Communication Skills          
Written Communication Skills          
Ability to Work With Others          
Ability to Problem Solve          
Initiative          
Cooperation          
Level of Maturity          
Tactful in Manner and Speech          
Sensitive to the Needs of Others          
Leadership Potential          

Comments:  We would appreciate a statement from you regarding the candidate's volunteer responsibilities in your agency and generally how well the candidate met these responsibilities.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Please provide any additional information and comments which may assist the program in this admission's decision.
 
 
 

Signature  _________________________   Date  _________________

Please mail this form to the College of Social Work, BSSW Program, 
University of Tennessee, 303 Henson Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996-3333.

Thank you for your assistance.

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