Field Student Resources

January 7

• First Day of Classes

January 7-12

• Apply for Graduation – Spring 2026

January 16

• Planning Meeting for Summer /Fall 2026 BSW /MSW Students (Main campus, Faculty Liaisons will be in attendance) 9:00 am – 10:30 am    
• Panama City student Planning Meet 12noon 1 pm (EST) via Zoom                           

January 21

Summer 2026 Field Applications Due (Main Campus /PC only)

January 30

• Fall 2026 Field Application Due (Online only)

January 26 – February 6

• Interviews for Summer 2026 Placements (Main Campus/PC only)

March 3

• Midterm Evaluations Due – Full-time students

March 10

• Fall 2026 – Field Applications Due (Main Campus/PC only)

March 23 - March 31

• Fall 2026 Field Placement Interviews (Main Campus/PC only)

April 13

• Summer 2026 Self-Placement form due (Main Campus, PC, and online)

April 20

• Spring 2026 Final & Student Evaluations Due (Part-time Students Midterms Due)

May 1

• Last Day of Spring 2026 Internship

May 2

• Spring ‘26 Commencement 9:00 a.m.

July 27

• Fall ’26 Confirmation Forms due (main campus, PC, and online)

*Out-of-State Placements are for Online MSW Students Only

Florida

• Gainesville:
  Kelly Jackson, LCSW - kjackson11@fsu.edu

• Jacksonville Area:
  Donna Kelley, LCSW - dkelley@fsu.edu
  Tracy McDade, LCSW - tmcdade@fsu.edu | (757) 621-0304

• Orlando Area/Central Florida:
  Bianca Roman, LCSW bjroman@fsu.edu | (407) 316-6357

• Panama City:
  (Interim Area Coordinator) Katrina Boone, LCSW - kboone@fsu.edu | (850) 644-9743

• Pensacola: (Interim Area Coordinator) Rosalyn Deckerhoff, LCSW - rdeckerhoff@fsu.edu | (850) 644-9585

• South Florida:
  Ronnita Waters, LCSW - rwaters@fsu.edu | (786) 292-9455

• Tampa Area:
  Christa Whitten, LCSW | cwhitten@fsu.edu

• Tallahassee/Main Campus:
  Katrina Boone, LCSW -  kboone@fsu.edu |  (850) 644-9743
  Jessica Greil- Burkhart, LCSW - jgreil@fsu.edu | (850) 645-0902
  Shalay Jackson, DPH, MSW - skjackson@fsu.edu | (850) 644-2670
  Vicky Verano, LCSW - vverano@fsu.edu | (850) 644-3926

Georgia

• Georgia: Excluding Cities Below:
  Tracy McDade, LCSW - tmcdade@fsu.edu | (757) 621-0304

• East Coast of Georgia: Savannah, Brunswick, Kingsland, St Marys, Darien, Effingham Woodbine, Guyton:
  Donna Kelley. LCSW - dkelley@fsu.edu

Alabama, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington, DC

• Donna Kelley. LCSW - dkelley@fsu.edu

North Dakota and South Dakota

• Brenda Legaspi, LCSW - blegaspi@fsu.edu

Out of State * (All Others)

• Brenda Legaspi, LCSW - blegaspi@fsu.edu
• Tracy McDade, LCSW - tmcdade@fsu.edu | (757) 621-0304

BSW & MSW Generalist (1st Year) 

• Observe and participate in conducting interviews and comprehensive assessments with individuals/families
• Conduct community needs assessments
• Develop professional documentation and communication skills
• Provide referrals to community resources
• Attend and participate in interdisciplinary staff meetings
• Attend and participate in community meetings
• Discuss how legislation impacts agency programs
• Demonstrate professional behavior in written/oral communication and interactions with staff and clients
• Review the NASW Code of Ethics
• Co-facilitate/facilitate groups
• Engage in innovative thinking and problem-solving to advance social work practice
• Learn evidence-based practices and evaluation processes
• Engage in advocacy at the micro, mezzo, and macro level of practice
• Understand leadership roles and responsibilities within the agency
• Develop and practice professional boundaries and self-care

Advanced Standing & MSW Clinical (2nd Year) 

• Integrate generalist-level skills with clinical practice skills
• Observe, participate in, and lead individual, couples, and/or family therapy sessions
• Facilitate or co-facilitate group therapy sessions
• Conduct biopsychosocial assessments
• Administer additional assessment tools and self-report measures to monitor progress
• Complete documentation of services
• Perform crisis intervention and other risk assessments
• Engage in treatment planning
• Demonstrate professional use of self with clients through clinical techniques and professional boundaries
• Apply ethical decision-making skills to issues specific to clinical social work
• Communicate professional judgments to other social workers and collaborate with other professionals to coordinate treatment interventions
• Critically select, apply, and evaluate best practices and evidence-based interventions
• Recognize and manage personal biases
• Research and apply knowledge of a variety of populations
• Advocate for the creation and revision of practices and tools that support anti-oppressive practice
• Use the evidence-based practice process in clinical assessment and intervention with clients

Social Leadership Concentration (Main Campus only) 

• Participate in agency and coalition meetings
• Develop positive relationships with stakeholders and community partners
• Conduct community needs assessments
• Become familiar with community resources and how to access services
• Assist with community education and awareness campaigns
• Engage in community outreach efforts
• Assist with grant writing
• Organize advocacy efforts
• Monitor, track, and analyze proposed legislation
• Create policy briefs
• Utilize statistical software to analyze data in quantitative and qualitative research projects
• Conduct focus groups and surveys
• Engage in program development, monitoring, and evaluation
• Assist with developing annual reports
• Create annotated bibliographies
• Write literature reviews
• Attend relevant conferences
• Write articles, briefs, and/or blogs
• Develop training and/or curriculum
• Create infographics
• Propose solutions to organizational barriers and engage in solution-focused conversations with supervisors
• Obtain, analyze, and engage in feedback regarding agency budget, funding sources, and overall fiscal health