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Student Resources

• Class Schedules
• Manuals
• Field Documents
• Graduate Fellowship Application
• Scholarship Award Applications
• Licensing Preparation
• Procedure for Applying for School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor License in Massachusetts
• Professional Social Work Employment Opportunities
• Professional Membership Organizations
• Social Work Laws and Regulations
• Student Organization
• Other Resources

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Spring 2012 Class Schedules

• Weekday Schedule
• Weekend Schedule

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Manuals

Note: Some links below are password-protected.
If you need access, please contact Sean Mangan at (413) 748-3047.

• Student Handbook of Policies and Procedures (pdf), includes forms and advising sheets
• Field Practicum Manual (pdf)

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Field Documents

Note: Some links below are password-protected.
If you need access, please contact Sean Mangan at (413) 748-3047.

• Purpose of Field Education (pdf)
• Field Placement Assignment Worksheet (pdf)
• Important information about Field Placement, read first:
  Field Placement Assignment Worksheet Procedures (pdf)
• Field Education Calendar 2011 - 2012 (doc)
• Required Activities and Academic Products (pdf)
• Field Practicum Time Sheet (pdf)
• Student Obligations (pdf)
• First Practicum Learning Contract (pdf)
• First Practicum Field Workbook (pdf)
• Second Practicum Learning Contract (pdf)
• Second Practicum Field Workbook (pdf)
• Syllabus: Field Practicum and Seminar 1 (pdf)
• Syllabus: Field Practicum and Seminar 2 (pdf)

Advising Check Sheets

• Weekday Program
• Weekend Program
• Advanced Standing Weekday Program
• Advanced Standing Weekend Program
• BS/MSW Program
• MSW/JD Program

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Graduate Fellowship Application

• Graduate Fellowship Application (doc)

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Scholarship Award Applications

• Goodkind Scholarship Award Application (doc)
• All College Graduate Scholarship Form (pdf)
• Frank Joseph Vecchiolla and William Coolidge Reid Scholarship Application (pdf)
• 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)

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Licensing Preparation

SSW will host the License Preparation Course with Social Work Examination Services. The comprehensive two-day review is designed for recent graduates and experienced practitioners taking Social Work Licensing Examinations in all states.

Be sure to indicate you are a graduate of SSW and receive a reduced rate of $250 for Study guides and the two day training program.

Register here: www.swes.net
Contact information: (800) 933-8802

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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.

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Professional Social Work Employment Opportunities

• Federal Jobs
• Social Service Jobs
• Social and Human Services/ Counseling/ Non-profit jobs
• NASW Job link
• Springfield College Career Services Jobs Center

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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

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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.

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Student Organization

President: Andrew DiFiore It is a wonderful honor to serve a talented and dynamic student body on our collective mission to serve others. Our vocation provides support and services to a wide variety of communities and I look forward to working with my fellow students to ensure the needs of all are well represented and spoken for. Vice-President: Emmi Schultz Secretary: Mary Mastalerz Treasurer: Nicole Batease Cultural Affairs Officer: Andromeda Peters Weekend Representative: Nicole Cross

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Other Resources

• Springfield College Academic Success Center
• Academic Success Center: Writing Support Services
• School of Social Work Writing Support Services Fellow: Andrew DiFiore
• APA 6^th Edition Formatting and Style Guide from Purdue OWL
• Springfield College Child Care Center
• International Center at Springfield College
• Springfield College Multi-Cultural Affairs
• National Heath Service Corps Loan Repayment
• Federal Student Aid