After completing the new Field Instructor/Task Supervisor Application Process, new Field Instructors/Task Supervisors must attend two live in-person trainings held at the beginning of each fall semester, and must complete the online training modules and their associated assignments and quizzes.
Agency & Field Instructor Resources
New Agency and Field Instructor/Task Supervisor Application Process
Thank you for your interest in adding your agency as a field practicum internship site for San Diego State University (SDSU) School of Social Work master’s level and/or bachelor’s level social work and/or bachelor’s level gerontology students.
We appreciate your interest in joining us as a community partner and providing professional training for our students!
Field Instructor/Task Supervisor Training
Field Instructor Support
Field Instructor Video
The following video was created as a resource for new field instructors and task supervisors of social work and gerontology students at SDSU’s School of Social Work. The video features interviews with several seasoned field instructors from a variety of practice settings. In the video, the participants share their experiences of working with students and tips on how to successfully navigate some of the potential challenges that new field instructors and task supervisors may face. In addition, the participants share tools and resources they found helpful and their favorite aspects about the role.
This video was filmed and directed by Jake Palid, High Tech High Senior Intern at Tower Talent Studio West.
Field Instructor Newsletter
Annual Field Meeting
Friday, August 22, 2025, from 9:00am-12:00pm
will be offered Live, please register via your IPT account under Events Tab. For Zoom attendance, please contact [email protected]
Awardees:
Adriana Gonzalez - UCSD Parkinson's Disease & Other Movement Disorders
Cindy Grossman - Kids’ Turn San Diego
Daniel Plascencia - Imperial Valley Medical Clinic, Inc.
Luis Contreras - Southwestern College
Lynne Tran - Mending Matters
Michael Evans - San Diego City College - Welcome Home City
Monica Moon - SAY San Diego
Sol Gomez - TURN BHS-STEPS
Stephanie Hilado - UPAC Counseling and Treatment Center
Nominees :
Aidee Cedillo - SAY San Diego Crawford Community Connection
Alexis Ortiz - Steele Canyon High School
Andie Jiminez - Helix Charter High School
April Laster - Youthbuild Charter Schools of California - Heart Leaders Academy/Open Heart Leaders
Brenda Hamamoto - Perris Mental Health Urgent Care
Chelsea Prout - San Diego Center for Children Enhanced Care Management
France Wang - Rady Children's Hospital - Outpatient Psychiatry
Guillermo Haro Miramontes - Dreams For Change
Katherine Morrill - Helix Charter High School
Maria Horsley - SAY San Diego
Maria Nuno - Casey Family Program
Matthew Smiley - La Mesa Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement
Megan Wing - San Diego Center for Children
Miriam Barton - Primary Public Defenders Office of the Juvenile Justice Division
Nora Cardona - Lead and Learn from the Heart
Regina Lagasca - Alzheimer's San Diego
Rocio Hernandez - Mending Matters
Shannon Patel - George G. Glenner Alzheimer's Family Center
Sonia Armas - Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital
Tania Zaragoza-Flores - Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital
Extra Resources
View the New Agency and Field Instructor/Task Supervisor application process and the resources needed to apply.
This memo serves to verify that our social work interns enrolled and registered in their respective Graduate or Undergraduate Field Practicum Courses are covered through the Student Professional Liability Insurance Program (SPLIP) for the current academic year and when a current SDSU Community-Based Service-Learning Agreement is in effect.
- Download the 2025-2026 Evidence of Coverage for SDSU School of Social Work Interns Memo (pdf, updated 8/5/2025)
The School of Social Work field program has implemented a new Intern Placement Tracking (IPT) system – a web-enabled database to handle many functions of the field program that used to be done on paper.
Field placements, comprehensive skills evaluations, training registrations, etc, will all eventually be moved to the IPT system, allowing for better and more timely communication between School of Social Work faculty, field instructors, and students.
- Field Instructors, please download the Field Instructor IPT Tutorial (pdf, updated July 2014)
We are encouraging students and field instructors to think how the NASW Code of Ethics can be applied to use of social media and to be mindful of confidentiality, dual relationships, professionalism etc.
Please see Download the Guidelines for Use of Social Media (pdf)
Clinical Supervision Form Template (doc, posted 8/6/2014)
- Macro Project Ideas (pdf)
- Voter Registration: A Potential Macro Project For Interns (pdf)
Since the 1980’s voter registration of clients and community members in under-served and poor communities has been seen as a valuable and impactful macro project for social work interns. Lists macro activities for students doing voter registration in agencies. The second page of this document has excellent, detailed resources to aid in implementation.
- Journal Article: “Voter Registration: Empowering Clients Through Agency-Based Voter Registration” (pdf)
How a voter registration project was implemented at the University of Connecticut
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