Field Student Resources
All College of Social Work students must complete a field placement internship through the Office of Field Education. To review your program's course description and field objectives, visit the Field Education Overview Page.
All students completing their field placement internship must complete a field application using the Field Placement Portal - InPlace. Click the button below to access the portal.
FSU Field Placement - InPlace Portal
Important Resources:
August 25
- First Day of Internship
September 3 -13
- Application Period to Apply for Fall ’25 Graduation
September 5
- Planning Meeting (Panama City Campus)- Virtual: 10:30 am – 11:30 am
September 12
- Planning Meeting (BSW/MSW): 9:30 am - 10:30 am (Tallahassee)
- Field Expo (10:30 am – 1:00 pm) Miller Hall (Main Campus Only)
September 19
- Spring ’26 Field Applications Due (Main Campus/Panama City only)
September 22 – 26
- Spring '26 Field Interviews - Clinical/Social Leadership Concentration Internships Only (Main Campus/Panama City)
September 29 – October 3
- Spring ’26 Field Interviews – BSW & MSW I Internships Only (Main Campus/Panama City)
October 16
- Fall ’25 Mid-Term Evaluations Due (Full-time)
October 17
- Summer ’26 Field Applications Due (Online Only)
October 24
- Contact Field Liaison for Placement Interview (Online Only)
December 1
- Final/Student Evaluations Due
- Part-time Student Midterm Evaluations Due
December 8
- Spring ‘26 Self-Placement Forms Due (Main/PC/Online)
December 12
- Last Day of Fall 2025 Internship
Field Liaisons Contact List [PDF]
*Out-of-State Placements are for Online MSW Students only
Florida
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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
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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
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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
Documents:
- Field Manual [PDF]
- Employment-Based Proposal (Sample)
- Field Placement Learning Objectives and Practice Behaviors
Nominate Your Field Educator for Field Educator of the Year
Nominate a deserving field educator for the Field Educator of the Year award that is presented annually to a field educator supporting a College of Social Work student during their field placement internship. Click the link below and fill out the form to nominate your field educator.
Field Educator Nomination Form
Important Contacts:
Katrina Boone, Field Education Director - kboone@fsu.edu
Rosalyn Deckerhoff, Directory of Online Field Education - rdeckerhoff@fsu.edu
Tawanna Williams, Field Education Program Specialist - trwilliams2@fsu.edu