For Prospective Sites

Site's seeking to provide a practicum placement must demonstrate the capacity to provide the following:

• Compatibility of the site's mission and philosophy of service with the values and ethics of the social work profession.
• A sufficient number and variety of assignments to develop student knowledge and practice skill; supervised in-depth experiences with individuals, groups, families, organizations and/or communities;
• Ample time for practicum instruction to permit individual and group (where appropriate) conferences with students;
• Practicum instruction from individuals with a master’s degree in social work or an equivalent degree (such as an M.S.S.) from a CSWE accredited program with a minimum of 2 years post-master’s social work experience;
• Adequate space and administrative resources to support student work;
• Congruence between the student’s practicum assignments and assignments in the practice course taken concurrently with the practicum placement.    

If you are interested in being considered as a prospective site, please send an email to the Office of Practicum Education with the Site Contact’s name (First and Last) and email address. Thank you for your interest. We look forward to working with you.