Community Programs in the School of Social Work
Title: Social Work Field Placements (International)Description: School of Social Work students are required to spend between 16-24 hours per week engaged in field education. Students are assigned to an organization, where they contribute a variety of social work skills in exchange for learning experiences. Students engage in clinical, management, and/or community organization work in the following areas: Aging; Families and Children; Health; Mental Health, and; Social Action and Community Development.
Sites in different states, Nationwide, and Washington D.C. include:
Different States: Capital Hospice (VA); Children's Home of York (PA); Council on Accreditation (NY); Fairfax County Mental Health Student Training Program (VA); Family Service Partners (PA); VAMC Martinsburg (WV); Wellspan Behavioral Health (PA)
Nationwide: American Pain Foundation; Amtrak EAP; Association of Flight Attendants, EAP; Children's National Medical Center- Department of Family Services; Division of Immigration Health Services; IASWR (Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research); INOVA Fairfax Hospital; Walter Reed Military Medical Center; International Social Service- USA Branch; Kidspeace National Centers; (NASW) National Association of Social Workers; National Center for Children and Families; National Children's Center, Inc.; National Council of La Raza; National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center; U.S. Senate- Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski; Social Security Administration; U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Center for Refugees and Immigrants; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HRSA, MCH; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; U.S. House of Representatives' Office of Employee Assistance; Washington Cancer Institute, WHC; Washington Hospital Center; White House Office of National Drug and Control Policy
Washington, D.C.: Anchor Mental Health Association; Columbia Heights Shaw Family Support Collaborative; Community Connections; Community Hospices of Washington; Cope, Inc.; Counseling Center- Catholic University of America; Covenant House Washington; D.C. Child and Family Services Agency- Training Services; D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services; D.C. Rape Crisis Center; D.C. Department of Mental Health; D.C. Public Schools, Office of Bilingual Education; E.L. Haynes Public Charter School; Family and Medical Counseling Services, Inc.; High Road Schools of Washington, D.C.; Ioana Senior Services; Kidspeace; Latin America Youth Center; Legal Aid Society of the Distric of Columbia; Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home; Lt. Joseph R. Kennedy Institute of Catholic Community Services; Thurgood Marshall Public Charter High School; VAMC Washington, D.C.
Website: https://cf.umaryland.edu/ssw_fieldeducation/
School(s): Social Work
Contacts:
Contact a Field Education Coordinator
410-706-7187
FieldEducation@ssw.umaryland.edu
Community Served: Nationwide
Services Provided: Other
Services Provided Other: Services vary by site
Client type: Other
Client Type Other: Client Type varies by site
Physical Location: Off Campus
School System Served:
Office Location: 525 W. Redwood St., Baltimore, MD 21201
Service Location:
Program Timeframe: Date specific
Health Fairs:
