Field Instruction Program Sites
Social work emphasizes the importance of “hands on” supervised training experience as a major part of its educational programs. Our field instruction program offers students placements that cover the depth and breadth of the field of social work, and like the field itself the list of placements changes and expands regularly. Examples of general areas of social work practice and corresponding types field sites that we have used include:
Mental Health Placements
Psychiatric hospitals
Mental health clinics
Residential treatment centers
General Medical Placements
Hospitals
Outpatient medical clinics including family and pediatric care
HIV/AIDS services
Rehabilitation facilities
Substance Abuse Placements
Outpatient substance abuse clinics
Substance abuse prevention services
Substance abuse day treatment centers
Gerontology Placements
Senior centers
Adult day care centers
Nursing homes
Senior outreach case management and mental health services
School Placements:
Preschool , day care, & Head Start programs
Elementary schools
Middle schools
High schools
Special schools (special education for disabled and developmental delays)
Forensic Social Work & Related Placements:
Probation Department including PINS (Person in Need of Supervision) diversion units, Gang prevention units, and general probation units
Family Court units
Alternative to incarceration and juvenile detention facilities
Victim’s services
Domestic violence services
Community Services:
Services for housing and homeless
Information and referral services
Local legislative offices
Students who are interested in specific field sites or areas of concentration are encouraged to express their preferences. Efforts are made to accommodate students and may include recruitment of new agency sites.