MSW Practicum Information & Forms

MSW Practicum Education

  • MSW Practicum Forms: Appendix A

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  • MSW Placement Process

    Step I        The student submits a Practicum Education Application to the MSW Practicum Education Coordinator.

    Step 2       The student becomes familiar with potential placements in their community. Some agencies that have hosted students in the past are profiled on the School of Social Work Practicum Education website, which can be a source of ideas.

    Step 3       Agencies interested in hosting a Social Work student submit to the School of Social Work a brief description of the learning experience the agency can offer the practicum students.

    Step 4       The MSW Practicum Education Coordinator meets with the student in person or telephonically during the spring semester to discuss the student鈥檚 interest and learning needs. The Practicum Education Coordinator will work with the student to identify potential placement options.

    Step 5       The student prepares to interview at the agency or agencies mutually identified as the preferred placement choice(s). The student is given the name of the agency contact person and is instructed to arrange an interview. The Practicum Education Coordinator contacts the agency to provide names of the student(s) referred to the agency for an interview.

    Step 6       The student schedules an interview at the agency. It is to the student鈥檚 advantage to schedule the interview as soon as possible. Students are encouraged to take a resume and to prepare for the interview as they would a job interview, although the focus of this interview is one of securing an appropriate social work learning experience rather than employment. The goal is for both student and agency personnel to determine if there is a fit between student expectations and agency expectations for the practicum placement.

    Step 7       Students interview at the placement site. Students take the agency placement referral/decision form and give it to the interviewer to return to the School of Social Work.

    Step 8       The student and agency interviewer submit their respective decision form to the MSW Practicum Education Coordinator. Either is welcome to contact the Coordinator to discuss their decision. If all parties concur (agency interviewer, student, and MSW Practicum Education Coordinator) that this is the best match, the Coordinator will confirm the placement.

    Step 9       If the interview does not result in a placement of the student at the agency, then the student will interview at other agencies as referred by the MSW Practicum Education Coordinator.

    Step 10     A Practicum orientation will be held in late August for students and agency staff. Program materials will be provided and the necessary forms for documentation of practicum activities will be included.

    Step 11     Students enter placements in late August or early September following review of practicum expectations in the practicum seminar.

  • Potential Practicum Placements

    The agencies listed below have hosted one or more UAA School of Social Work Practicum education students. We are very grateful for the participation of these agencies - their involvement is crucial to our students' success!

    **Please be aware that agencies, for various reasons, may not always have the ability to take on students. While this list can be a useful source for placement ideas it is not inclusive and other agencies within 熊猫在线视频 may be considered. If you have questions or concerns about placement please contact the MSW Field Education Coordinator.

    Potential Anchorage & Mat-Su Area Placements:

     

    • Akeela Treatment Services
    • 熊猫在线视频 Addiction Rehabilitation / Nugen's Ranch
    • , Palmer
    • 熊猫在线视频 Job Corps Center, Palmer
    • 熊猫在线视频 Native Health Board
    • All 熊猫在线视频 Pediatric Partnership - Help Me Grow
    • Alzheimer's Resources of 熊猫在线视频
    • American Cancer Society
    • Catholic Social Services - Refugee Assistance
    • Center for Community Engagement and Learning (UAA)
    • Compassionate Directions (CoDi), Palmer
    • Cook Inlet Tribal Council - Child & Family Resource
    • Covenant House 熊猫在线视频
    • Food Bank of 熊猫在线视频
    • Hope Community Resources, Inc.
    • JBER Medical Center
    • Knik Tribe, Palmer
    • MatSu Health Services, Wasilla
    • Municipality of Anchorage - Libraries
    • Rasmuson Foundation
    • Summit/Northstar Residential Treatment, Palmer
    • Valley Oaks Residential Treatment Ctr, Wasilla
    • VA Healthcare System, Domiciliary
    • VA Healthcare System, Long Term Care
    • Volunteers of America

     

    Potential Distance Placements:

     

    •  Dillingham, AK:
    • Fairbanks, AK:
      • 熊猫在线视频 Court System - Custody Investigator's Ofc
      • Fairbanks Correctional Center
      • Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
      • Family Centered Services of 熊猫在线视频
      • LEAP-Alternatives to Violence
      • Tanana Chief's Conference
      • Bassett US Army Medical Command
            (Fort Wainwright)
    • Homer, AK:
    • Juneau, AK:
      • AWARE Inc.
      • Juneau Youth Services
      • State of 熊猫在线视频, Department of Corrections
    • Kenai, AK:
      • Kenaitze Indian Tribe
    • Ketchikan, AK: 
    • Kodiak, AK:
      • Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak
    • Nanwalek, AK:
    • Nome, AK:
      • Bering Sea Women's Group
      • Norton Sound Health Corporation
    • Sitka, AK:
      • Sitka School District / Baranof Elementary
    • Valdez, AK:

     

 

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