Objectives of the activities - which are carried out at external contracted structures - are those of a) helping the student to reflect on the motivations and expectations with respect to the choice of the degree course and the professional future; b) to foster the development of observation and reflection skills on the relational dynamics that are determined in the field both with users and with other operators; c) promote a first contact with the tools and practices of professional work carried out in the field; d) sustain a reflective process on the activities that are tested in the field.

At the end of the activity the student:
- has investigated and verified the reasons for choosing his professional future
- he began to orientate himself in social service techniques
- observed and tested the role and functions of the social worker in the social services system