Precepting · MSW / LCSW Students

Clinical social work training that includes the medical side of psychiatric care.

A precepting placement for MSW students in clinical concentrations and LCSW associates seeking supervised hours. Biopsychosocial assessment, evidence-based interventions, trauma-informed care, and the interprofessional collaboration that most outpatient internships never expose you to.

MSW students LCSW-A associates seeking hours In-person & virtual Clinical concentration
What you learn

Clinical social work practice, taught alongside the medical lens

MSW students gain depth in clinical interventions and a rare working exposure to the psychiatric medical side — the part of integrated care most outpatient placements never touch.

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Biopsychosocial assessment

Comprehensive intake, formulation, and treatment planning with psychiatric populations. The full biopsychosocial framework, applied to real cases under supervision.

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Evidence-based interventions

CBT, MI, SFBT, IPT, and psychodynamic approaches — taught and practiced in the same five-modality framework Shay teaches PMHNPs.

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Trauma-informed practice

How trauma-informed and culturally responsive practice show up in the room — and in your documentation, your pacing, your boundaries, and your case formulation.

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Interprofessional collaboration

How social workers and prescribers actually work together. The medical context for psychiatric symptoms. Communication with PMHNPs and PCPs. Integrated-care fluency.

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Systems-level thinking

Community resource navigation, case management, care coordination, and the wider systems your clinical work sits inside.

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Ethics, documentation, scope

NASW ethics in real cases. Documentation that holds up. Scope-of-practice judgment, particularly around psychiatric and medical topics.

Logistics

What the placement looks like

Schedule

Hours and structure

  • Field placement length tailored to your program (typical 400–900 hours)
  • Weekly individual supervision (60 minutes minimum)
  • Direct client work with supervision and observation
  • Progressive caseload as competency develops
  • In-person and virtual placement options
Requirements

What you'll need

  • Enrollment in a CSWE-accredited MSW program (clinical concentration preferred)
  • Program-issued field affiliation/learning agreement
  • Background check and current health/immunization documentation
  • Malpractice coverage through your program
  • Commitment to weekly supervision and case preparation
Getting started

How to inquire about a social-work placement

1

Submit an inquiry

Include your program, concentration, expected start, hour requirements, and learning goals.

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Intro call

A 30-minute call to confirm fit, format, and how it aligns with your field-education plan.

3

Program agreements

We coordinate directly with your field-education office for affiliation and learning agreements.

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Begin placement

Orientation, supervision schedule set, clinical work begins with appropriate caseload progression.

Social Work field inquiries

Ready to inquire about an MSW field placement?

Field placements are typically arranged 6–12 months ahead of the semester start. Earlier inquiries get the best fit on dates, modality focus, and population.