Support for Practicum Instructors
Seminar in Practicum Instruction (SIPI)
The Seminar in Practicum Instruction (SIPI) is designed for Practicum Instructors who are supervising an MSW intern for the first time. The SIPI is free of charge, includes readings, and offers CEUs. All sessions are a combination of didactic discussions and peer consultation.
All beginning Practicum Instructors of Simmons On Ground students (who have not taken a seminar at another school of social work) are encouraged to attend.
SIPI is conducted via Zoom. There will be two cohorts that run simultaneously (one on Wednesdays and one on Thursdays). Each cohort will meet nine times throughout the academic year. Session 1 will last 1 hour and 20 minutes, and every session after that (Sessions 2-9) will meet for 1 hour and 5 minutes. These sessions are held approximately once per month, from September to May. For group cohesion purposes, we ask that you remain in the same cohort for the duration of the seminar.
To engage in Zoom sessions, you must have a computer/cell phone equipped with a camera. As sensitive and confidential discussions may occur, participants should plan to be in a private space. As this is an interactive seminar, participants are expected to be fully present and on camera for the duration of each SIPI session in order to receive full credit.
Due to limited capacity, SIPI will only be available to Practicum Instructors supervising an On Ground (vs. Online) MSW students from Simmons University.
If you are not supervising a Simmons On Ground MSW student and are seeking a Practicum Instructor Seminar, we recommend reaching out to the school where your intern is a student.
2024 – 2025 SIPI
Registration
Registration for 2024-2025 SIPI is now closed. If you would like to be contacted when registration for 2025-2026 SIPI opens in late summer 2025, please submit the form below.
If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected]. Thank you.
Schedule
Wednesdays 4:00pm – 5:05pm (except where indicated) | 10 CEUs
- September 18, 2024 (this session will run for 80 minutes from 4:00pm-5:20pm)
- October 16, 2024
- November 13, 2024
- December 4, 2024
- January 8, 2025
- February 12, 2025
- March 12, 2025
- April 9, 2025
- May 7, 2025
Thursdays 8:30am – 9:35am (except where indicated) | 10 CEUs
- September 19, 2024 (this session will run for 80 minutes from 8:30am – 9:50am)
- October 17, 2024
- November 14, 2024
- December 5, 2024
- January 9, 2025
- February 13, 2025
- March 13, 2025
- April 10, 2025
- May 8, 2025