The SSW welcomes agencies to apply as field placement sites. In order to qualify as a placement site, agencies must have a demonstrated social work program with standards and philosophy acceptable to the school, the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), and the professional community. Agencies must be committed to training social work students and willing to follow school expectations delineated in the Field Education Manual. Please see the following links for detailed information about field placement and field instructor criteria, as well as supervision seminars for field instructors
- Criteria to Qualify as a Field Placement Site
- Job as Placement Application
- Criteria for Selection of Instructors
- Field Instructor Profile
- Supervision Seminars For Field Instructors
- Orientation to Field Instruction
- Academic Calendar 2008-2009
Add Your Agency to the SSW Field Placement Database
To add your agency to our field placement database, please complete the Agency Fact Sheet 2008 - 2009 available below and email it as an attachment to Fred Sclafani at sclafani@simmons.edu.
Agency Fact Sheet 2008-2009
(43K Microsoft Word document)
For more information about the SSW Field Education Program, please email Director Associate Professor Suzanne Sankar, or call 617-521-3946.