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:
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
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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)
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