“In the future, I would like my legal work to extend beyond the courtroom, addressing the needs of children and families with the legislature. The extensive policy coursework offered by the School of Social Work has prepared me for that and more.”
Attorney Kathleen O’Malley, MSW/JD, Class of 2004 Associate, Civil Litigation Division Concentrated Practice Area in Family Law Denner, Pellegrino, Counselors at Law, LLP Springfield, Mass.
Sample Fieldwork Placement Agencies
The following list provides examples of agencies where students have engaged in fieldwork in recent years. While these agencies may not be available in a given year, the field ofice identifies a broad range of field placement possibilities, both geographically and from a practice perspective, for each academic year.
Connecticut
AIDS Project, Harford Bridgeport Juvenile Detention Center Catholic Charities Child Guidance Clinic Community Health Center Community Health Resources Department of Children and Families Enfield Social Services Department Family Resource Associates Hamden Public Schools Hospital of Central Connecticut Joshua Center Keystone House National Association of Social Workers Ofice of Chief Public Defender Salvation Army Stamford Superior Court- Family Relations St. Francis Hospital UConn Health Center Vitas Innovative Hospice
Massachusetts
Athol-Royalston Regional Schools Baystate Health System Birch Manor Nursing Home Chicopee District Court Child and Behavioral Health Associates Cooley Dickinson Hospital Department of Children and Families E.N. Rogers Memorial VS Hospital Everywoman’s Center G. B. Wells Human Service Center Hampden County Correctional Center Hillcrest Educational Center M.S.P.C.C. Providence Hospital Reeds Landing RFK Children’s Action Corp. ServiceNet Springfield Public Schools Valley Psychiatric Services YMCA of Western Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Family Guidance Center of Milford, Inc. NH Department of Children, Youth, and Families
New York
Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth
C. V. Starr Intermediate School St. Peter’s Addiction Recovery Centers Samaritan Counseling Center
Rhode Island Butler Hospital Day One
Vermont
Brattleboro Retreat Center for Adoption and Attachment Department of Children and Families Families First of Southern Vermont
Health Care and Rehabilitation Services of Southeastern VT
North East Family Institute Otis Healthcare Spectrum Co-Op United Counseling Services Vermont Achievement Center Youth Services
Some schools in the Springfield Public School system are part of Springfield College’s AmeriCorps Program, which may allow students to combine their AmeriCorps participation with their practicum. Students in the program earn a stipend for their contributions. For more information visit
springfieldcollege.edu or contact the AmeriCorps Program at (413) 748-3610.
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