Field Experiences

Field practicum is an integral and essential component of the BSW degree curriculum. Field practicum places students in agency settings and engages the student in supervised social work practice. It provides valuable opportunities to apply classroom learning in the field. Counsel on Social Work Education mandates that BSW programs establish minimum standards for field supervision and that supervisors are experienced social service agency personnel, preferably with a BSW or MSW degree. This formalized supervision results in consistent high standards of quality. Through their field practicums, BSW students refine their professional social work skills and integrate classroom course content with on-the-job experience in service provision, outreach, networking and resource development.

Here are just a few places our BSW students have had the opportunity to complete their field placements. Click on the links to learn more about each agency.

Children's Service Center - Residential Services
335 South Franklin Street
Wilkes Barre, PA 18702

Clarks Summit State Hospital
1451 Hilltop Drive
Clarks Summit, PA 18411

Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service
441 Wyoming Avenue
Scranton, PA 18503

Friendship House
1509 Maple Street
Scranton, PA 18505

Hospice of the Sacred Heart
600 Baltimore Drive
Wilkes Barre, PA 18702

Kidspeace
101 Pittston Avenue
First Floor, Suite 3
Scranton, PA 18505

Lackawanna County Youth and Family Services
200 Adams Avenue, 4th Floor
Scranton, PA 18503

Marworth
Lily Lake Road
Waverly, PA 18471

Merakey
30-32 North Main Street
Carbondale, PA 18407

St. Joseph's Center
2010 Adams Avenue
Scranton, PA 18509

St. Mary's Villa
516 St. Mary's Villa Road
Elmhurst Township, PA 18444

United Neighborhood Centers of Lackawanna County
410 Olive Street
Scranton, PA 18509

Wayne Memorial Hospital
601 Park Street
Honesdale, PA 18431

Women's Resource Center
P.O. Box 975
Scranton, PA 18501