Field Practicum Supervisors
Documents
Supervisors, please refer to Practicum Documents and Assignments for more information and access to these forms.
Practicum Education Office
For questions about practicum internship requirements and possibilities, please contact Jacqueline LeHouiller at jlehouiller@
Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI)
Please note that this seminar is capped at twenty participants. Priority will be given to individuals who will be supervising and training current students in placement, or are interested in doing so for the future. Given that we're a regional program, we're limiting participation supervisors in New England and New York State. The Office of Practicum Education will contact you regarding participation in this seminar. A learning management system, "Brightspace" is used to store the program materials, and confirmed participants will be sent information to register online for this at no cost in the summer.
The Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI) will be offered virtually via Zoom for this academic year. Field Practicum Supervisors who have not yet taken the SIFI, either through Springfield College or another accredited graduate school of social work, are encouraged to do so. Most New England area schools of social work offer the SIFI through a cooperative network. If you would like to attend a seminar in your area at a participating school, please contact the school or program in graduate social work in your area. Please note that some schools are not able to take supervisors into their SIFIs who are supervising students from other schools.
Meetings will occur about once monthly, on Friday mornings from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 am. Some asynchronous/self-directed components will be offered.
Fall 2023: September 15, October 13, November 17, December 15
Spring 2024: January 12, February 16, March 15, April 19
A certificate of completion will be offered for participants who attend a minimum of 7 of the 8 sessions. Up to 20 ceus will be offered to participants who complete all sessions.
Individuals who are interested in participating can apply online here:
Field Practicum Supervisors of the Year
To honor the contributions of Field Practicum Supervisors to the Springfield College Department of Social Work, the following honorees have been recognized as Field Practicum Supervisors of the Year:
| 2023 | Sergio Arroyo, LCSW Massachusetts Department of Children and Families | Joseph Armstrong, LICSW Massachusetts Department of Children and Families | Chyrell D. Bellamy, PhD, MSW Yale School of Medicine | |||
| 2022 | Stephen Bogatz, '96, MBA, MSW, LCSW, NSW-C Fresenius Kidney Care, Connecticut | Katelyn Merz '17, MSW, LICSW Center for Human Development, Easthampton, MA | Deborah Rodriguez, MSW, LICSW, LADC1 Golden Years Behavioral Health, East Longmeadow, MA | |||
| 2021 | Rani Gould, MSW John F. Kennedy Academy Middle School, Springfield Public Schools Springfield, MA | Monique Edwards MSW, LCSW, LICSW Assistant Program Director, Center for Human Development Hartford, CT | Laura Davidson MSSW, LCSW Achievement First Amistad High School, New Haven, CT | |||
| 2019 | Jean Carosella, MSW, LCSW Davita Dialysis, Hartford, CT | Geoff Cushner, MSW, LICSW Revidas, LLC, Worcester, MA | Jenise Katalina, MSW, LCSW Davita Dialysis, Hartford, CT | |||
| 2018 | Thomas Montville, MSW, LICSW Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital, MA | Heather Murphy, MSW, LICSW The Gandara Center, Springfield, MA | Winston B. Johnson, MSW, LCSW, ACSW Retired, Hartford Public Schools, CT | |||
| 2017 | Sally Johnson Van Wright, MSW, LICSW Hampden County Sheriff’s Department, MA | Organizational Recipient: The Prevention Network Bloomfield Public Schools, CT | ||||
| 2015 | Joni Beck Brewer, MSW, LICSW Square One Springfield, Massachusetts | Katherine Nazario, MSW Opportunity High School, Hartford Public Schools, CT | ||||
| 2014 | Organizational Recipient: Baystate Medical Center, Department of Social Work Springfield, Massachusetts | Organizational Recipient: Yale-New Haven Hospital, Department of Social Work New Haven, Connecticut | ||||
| 2013 | Laura Failla Manship, MSW, MBA, LICSW Holyoke Health Center | Linda Henriques, MSW Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School | ||||
| 2012 | Constance Johnson, MSW, LICSW Director of Co-Occurring Disorders and Internship Program | |||||
| 2011 | Aura Irizarry, MSW, MEd, LICSW, SAC School Adjustment Counselor | |||||
| 2010 | Sarah Kendall-Ruest, MSW, LICSW Behavioral Health Network, Springfield, MA | |||||
| 2009 | Elizabeth Johnson-Tyson, MSW CT Department of Children & Families | |||||
| 2008 | Karen Poisson, MSW, LICSW Clinical and Support Options, Springfield, MA | |||||
| 2007 | Douglas Cadiz, MSW, LICSW Veteran’s Administration, Northampton, MA | |||||
| 2006 | Kate DeCou, PhD Hampden County Sheriff’s Department, MA | |||||
