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WWW.SIMMONS.EDU/SSW 26 FIELD EDUCATION Putting theory to work Simmons students apply their academic knowledge through direct-practice internships with individuals, groups, agencies, and larger systems. Prior to entering the M.S.W. Program, students meet with our field education faculty to assess interests, discuss learning goals, and arrange an internship plan. First-year internships provide a strong foundation of social work practice skills. Second-year internships focus on advanced clinical skills. FULL-TIME PROGRAM Internships are three days (24 hours) per week from September to May for both years of the M.S.W. Program. Students take a total of four courses concurrently the other two days. Summer class options and evening classes allow some flexibility. EXTENDED-STUDY PROGRAM Internships, taken during the second and third years of the Program, are three days (24 hours) per week from September to May. Some students stretch the Program to four years, interning their third and fourth years. Students can choose to do placements 16 hours per week for 11 months. EMPLOYMENT AS FIELD PLACEMENT On occasion, students who are currently employed by a human service agency may be permitted to do their first-year internship as a supervised “job placement” at their current agency, if the agency can provide work assignments in a different department or program, allowing students to work with a new client population. Students interested in this option must apply to the field department. Only placements that meet the strict criteria are approved. Only one placement can be a job placement. ONE-YEAR PLACEMENT The one-year placement option is designed as a part of the three-year Extended-Study Program for students who have substantial experience in social work. Students who meet the guidelines and are accepted to the Program take two additional classes and complete one extended field placement during their third year. This is a highly selective program, intended for students who can demonstrate substantial experience in a clinical social work role. Students apply to this program during the first year of enrollment. ADVANCED-STANDING PROGRAM Students accepted into the Advanced-Standing Program receive credits for all foundation year courses and one semester of field experience. Advanced-Standing students will have one extended field placement. Internships are three days (24 hours) per week, over three semesters, from September to early August. Most students complete the Program within one year. “ A lot of thought and care has gone into matching me with placements that offer the support I need and the learning I want. After working with kids at the Academy of Physical and Social Development my first year, I’ll be a social work intern in the substance-abuse program at Fenway Community Health Center to flesh out my experience.” KELLAN MCNALLY ’11 M.S.W. Simmons’s M.S.W. requires more field education than most schools offer, with internships three days per week for both years of the program. The extra hands-on experience makes our graduates very attractive to agencies and employers — and many are offered jobs by at least one of their internship sites.
SIMMONS SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK 27 FIELD PLACEMENTS SSW students receive exceptional professional training at more than 300 field placement sites throughout New England, ranging from schools and hospitals to government agencies and private organizations. Here are some of our field placement partners: AIDS Action Committee Alliance for Inclusion and Prevention Andover Public Schools Bay Cove Treatment Center Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Big Sister Association Boston Area Rape Crisis Center Boston Juvenile Court Clinic Boston Medical Center Boston Public Health Commission Boston Public Schools Bridge Over Troubled Waters Brookline Center Cambridge Health Alliance Casey Family Services Children’s Charter Children’s Hospital Medical Center Codman Square Health Center Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Department of Children and Families Dimock Community Health Center Faulkner Hospital Fenway Community Health Center Framingham State College Friends of the Children Boston Jewish Family and Children’s Services Justice Resource Institute Harvard Law School – Criminal Justice Institute Home for Little Wanderers Lahey Clinic Latino Health Institute Martha Eliot Health Center Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts Mental Health Center MCI-Norfolk Correctional Complex McLean Hospital Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Stone Center at Wellesley College South End Community Mental Health Center VA Medical Centers Victory Programs Y.O.U., Inc. An Expert in the Field: Ellen Goodman, M.S.W. Assistant Professor and Director of Field Education If there is an agency or organization that meets Simmons’s high standards for field placement, Ellen Goodman knows it. Yet her role as director of field education isn’t just about the Rolodex. True to Simmons’s student-focused mission, Goodman strategizes placements with the individual in mind, delivering what many describe as a life-changing experience. Personalized planning: “We’re always asking, ‘What does this student need?’” says Goodman. “Everybody comes in with different experiences, gifts, and goals. We work closely with students and think about who they are, what they’re interested in, and where they’ll be challenged and succeed.” Familiarity with the front lines: Goodman is especially attuned to students’ needs because she’s been there herself. A graduate of the SSW, she has worked with children and adults in community mental health, clinical research, outpatient psychiatry, and medical settings. As a result, she understands the process of self-awareness that’s critical to experiential learning. “We support students however we can, partnering with them as they assess their strengths and conceptualize where to go next,” she explains. More than an internship: With clinical work at the heart of its M.S.W. Program, Simmons commits more resources to this area than many other social work schools. Goodman oversees staff dedicated to the specific needs of Advanced- Standing and Extended-Study Programs students and acts as a mentor for career planning. Her membership on the Curriculum Committee ensures a close integration of practice and theory in nearly every course. As Goodman puts it: “Field education enters the thinking of everything we do.”
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