Student Resources
Manuals
- Student handbook of policies and procedures. Includes forms and advising sheets.
- Field Practicum Manual
Note: This is a password-protected file. If you do not know the password, please contact Lorraine Fortes at (413) 748-3047.
Downloadable Field Documents:
- Purpose of field education
- Field education calendar 2009-2010
- Field practicum required activities
- Field practicum time sheet
- Field practicum student obligations
- First practicum learning contract
- First practicum field workbook
- Second practicum learning contract
- Second practicum field workbook
- Syllabus: Field Practicum and Seminar 1
- Syllabus: Field Practicum and Seminar 2
Note: These are password-protected PDF files. If you do not know the password, please contact Lorraine Fortes at (413) 748-3047.
GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION:
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD APPLICATIONS:
- Download the Goodkind Scholarship Award Application (.doc)
- Download the All College Graduate Scholarship Form (.PDF)
- Frank Joseph Vecchiolla and William Coolidge Reid Scholarship Application(.doc)
- Frank Joseph Vecchiolla and William Coolidge Reid Scholarship Award Recommendation Form(.doc)
- Frank Joseph Vecchiolla and William Coolidge Reid Scholarship Award Social Work with Children and Families(.doc)
- Frank Joseph Vecchiolla and William Coolidge Reid Scholarship Award in Gerontology(.doc)
Licensing Preparation
SSW recently hosted a Special License Review Program with Social Work Examination Services. The comprehensive two-day review was designed for recent graduates and experienced practitioners taking Social Work Licensing Examinations in all states.
Register here: www.swes.net
Contact information: 1-800-933-8802.
Babson Library has licensing preparation materials from 2000 and 2004 on reserve and not associated with any one professor's name.
There is a link to these materials and instructions for borrowing and using on the Social Work Research by Topic page. This is the Social Work library resources page that is available either by going to the School of Social work page and clicking on "Library Resources," or by going to the Library home page, clicking on "Research by Topic," and then on "Social Work."
Follow the link to the licensing preparation information: www.spfldcol.edu/library
Procedure for Applying for School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor License in Massachusetts
The following outlines the procedure for applying for the Massachusetts school social worker/school adjustment counselor license. As you may know, the Springfield College School of Social Work does not have an approved preparation program for this license. However, the Massachusetts Department of Education has an alternative licensure process for applicants who have an MSW.Applicants who wish to apply under this process need to:
- Have an MSW
- Have a Massachusetts social work license (LCSW or LICSW)
- Pass the Massachusetts Communication and Literacy Skills Test with registration information found at www.mtel.nesinc.com
- Complete the regular application for the School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor license
Licensure regulations, information and application are available at: www.doe.mass.edu/Educators/e_license.html?section=k12
The applicant should request in their initial letter that they are seeking certification through the panel review process. In this process, the student will need to demonstrate knowledge outlined in the Massachusetts Department of Education regulations. Applicants are advised to describe in their resumes and other supplemental material (letters, lists of relevant courses) how they have acquired this knowledge. A curriculum matrix with this information is available from Springfield College School of Social Work. If the DOE requires further evidence of an applicant’s qualifications, the applicant may be asked to provide additional written material and/or may be interviewed in person by a staff member at the DOE. The student must have done a practicum of 900 hours, 450 of which have been working with children, adolescents and families in an educational setting.
The application, resume and other materials should be submitted to:
The Massachusetts Department of Education
Office of Educator Licensure
For additional questions, contact:
Marion Gillon
Project Director
Phone: (781) 338-6624
E-mail: MGillon@doe.mass.edu
The directions above are based on those developed by the Boston University School of Social Work.
Student Organization
- President: Corey Kwiecienski
- Vice-President: Jennifer Lawrence
- Secretary: Victoria Valenti
- Treasurer: Tanya Parker
- Cultural Affairs Officer: Jessica Anglin
On-line Writing Resources
Other College Resources
Professional Social Work Employment Opportunities
- Federal Jobs
- Social Service Jobs
- Social and Human Services/ Counseling/ Non-profit jobs
- NASW Job link
- Internet Job Source
- Springfield College Career Services jobs center
National, Policy and Government, Global and Others
Professional Membership Organizations
- National Association of Social Workers
- National Association of Black Social Workers
- National Association of Puerto Rican Hispanic Social Workers
- School Social Work Association of America
- American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work
- Council on Social Work Education
- Association of Oncology Social Work
- International Federation of Social Workers
- North American Association of Christians in Social Work
Social Work Laws and Regulations
The Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) has launched a web-based version of its Social Work Laws and Regulations: A Comparison Guide, a project that will make the most extensive source for social work regulatory information available as a free service. Through this new database system, ASWB is making comparative data on social work licensing widely available to the general public as well as the social work profession.Users can find information on a specific date, province or territory, and view tables that compare requirements throughout the U.S. and Canada.
The information is accessible through ASWB's web site,www.aswb.org.