Simmons is a prominent member of Boston's social work community. Our partnerships with Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, and the Judge Baker Guidance Center date back to the early part of the 20th century. We currently collaborate with DSS, the Home for Little Wanderers, Boston Public Schools, Massachusetts Council of Human Services, Salem State Child Welfare Institute, and numerous other organizations. Nearly 300 field sites — including schools, child welfare agencies, hospitals, community health centers, and mental-health programs — provide opportunities for SSW students to develop clinical experience. Our partners also serve as employers for Simmons graduates.
Learn more about field education, including field placement options and our placement process. Read the frequently asked questions (and answers!) about field placements. See also: information for field agencies.
Approximately 30 percent of Simmons social work students are offered jobs by at least one of their internship sites.
Evaluation Forms
- Evaluation of Student Performance form Foundation Year
- Evaluation of Student Performance form Advanced Year
Clinical Practice Syllabi
- 421: Social Work Practice I Fall
- 421: Social Work Practice I Spring
- 424: Advanced Clinical Practice
- 577: Introduction to Social Work with Groups
Field Education Manual
Individual Appendices
- Field Calendar
- Due Date Checklists
- Learning Plans
- Process Recording Outline
- Process Recording Summary Format
- Process Recording (Group/Family)
- Process Recording (Play Therapy)
- Process Recording (Larger Systems)
- Psychosocial Assessment Outline
- Informed Consent Form
- Field Education Report Form
- Field Assignments
- Affiliation Agreement
- Evaluation of Field Performance
- Request for Schedule Change
- Field Education Bibliography
- Field Education Syllabus
- SIFI Registration Form
- Field Instructor Profile
