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Field Placement Agencies for Fall 09/Spring 10

This list is constantly being revised so check back regularly

or contact the Social Work Department Field Office

Agency Name

Descriptor

A Child’s Place

Charlotte, NC

Services to Homeless children. Provide education and support services to enhance their opportunities for academic success.

Access Behavioral Healthcare

Gastonia, NC

Clinical setting – therapy with adolescents, adults and all aspects of family life.

Ada Jenkins Center

Davidson, NC

Food pantry, after school care, preschool head start, health services, financial assistance

Agape Senior Hospice

Rock Hill, SC

End of Life Care

Aldersgate

Charlotte, NC

Convalescent care

Alexander Children’s Center.

Charlotte, NC

Residential treatment center for emotionally disturbed children.

Alzheimer’s Association Western Carolina Chapter

Charlotte, NC

Core services for people with dementia; medical alert/safe return program, education, family support information, 24 hr. helpline. BSW only

American Red Cross

Rock Hill, SC

Community education and services to families who have experienced disasters such as fires. Mainly a macro placement.

Avante at Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

Skilled care nursing and rehab.

BRIDGE Jobs Program

Shelby, NC

Adult learners for GED and job training linkage

Brian Center Health & Rehab

Senior rehab facility

Britthaven of Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

Nursing home, rehab facilities, long term care

Carolina Children’s Home

Columbia, SC

Residential treatment facility. Only MSW’s

Carolina Coalition for Social Justice

Charlotte, NC

Children/Family

Carolinas Center for  Hospice & End of Life Care

Columbia, SC

Macro placement for student with great communication skills with opportunity to do advocacy, education, coalition building, plicy change with legislature on end of life care and hospice across both NC and SC

Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte, NC

 CMC Pineville

Charlotte, NC

Discharge planning

 

 

 

CCI-Cascade Service of Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

Serves low income women with addiction who are pregnant or have small children. Housing, treatment and outpatient evening programs.

 

 

 

Catawba Area Agency on Aging

Rock Hill, SC

Agency implements the National Caregivers Support Program.  It promotes and raises awareness of the value and important of care giving. It provides information, assistance, counseling, support and training to caregivers.

Catawba Care Coalition

Rock Hill, SC

Intern works with HIV and AIDS patients

Catawba Community Mental Health Center

Rock Hill, SC

Children’s mental health, school based critical adolscents, adult mental health services

Catawba Indian Nation

Community Develoment Institute Headstart

Catawba, SC

Head Start-Catawba Indian Nation clients

 

Social Services –Catawba Indian Nation

Catholic Social Services

Charlotte, NC

Individual family and group counseling, adoption, pregnancy support, misc. services. Refugee resettlement

Center for Assessment and Treatment Services

Shelby, NC

Substance Abuse

 

Central Midlands Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging

Information referral and assistance, family caregiver advocate and support programs

Charlotte Emergency Housing

Charlotte, NC

Children/Family Student must have previous human services experience

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Charlotte, NC

Children

Charlotte Mecklenburg Senior Centers

Charlotte, NC

BSW – services to seniors at different sites. Work with depression, anxiety and chronic illness case management referrals info etc. Macro MSW placement for program development, grants, evaluations etc.

Chester County Schools

Chester, SC

School based

Children’s Advocacy Center

Spartanburg, SC

Forensic interviewing, therapy for abused children

Children’s Attention Home

Rock Hill, SC

Emergency and long term care for abused, neglected and abandoned children

Christian Family Services

Fort Mill, SC

Adoption services in a Christian based agency. MSW only

City of Charlotte Neighborhood Development-Visioin Charlotte Initiative

Charlotte, NC

Macro/Micro Neighborhood based social service model

City of Rock Hill  Dept. of Housing and Neighborhood Services

Macro setting with grant writing & community planning

City of Rock Hill Solicitors Office

Rock Hill, SC

Liason between victim and court system

Cleveland County DSS

Shelby, NC

Children/Family

 

 

Cleveland County Healthcare System

King Mountain, NC

Children/Family

Clover School District

Clover, SC

School social work with families and students from elementary to middle school. Crisis intervention and groups

CMC - Randolph Behavioral Center

Charlotte, NC

Community School based programs. Adult inpatient services. Requires resume of student before hand

Columbia Area Mental Health Center

Columbia, SC

Mental health sertting

Community Link

Charlotte, NC

HUD homeless services. Family preservation-county contract family re-unification

In Concord they do extensive antipoverty programs for housing. Family self-sufficienty programs, reunification/famiy preservation

Community Long Term Care

Rock Hill, SC

Health

Connections BWB

Charlotte, NC

Team approach to address needs of children and adolescents who are transitioning from out of home placements or are at risk of out of home placement and need internsive interventions to remain stable in the community

Council for Children’s Rights

Charlotte, NC

Direct and macro practice

Crisis Assistance Ministry

Charlotte, NC

Provide assistance and advocacy for people in financial crisis, helping to move toward self-sufficiency.  Forms for student to complete and take to interview

BSW only.

DaVita, Inc.

Lancaster, SC  

Dialysis Center

Department of Health & Environmental Control

Columbia, SC

State level control for school social work

Dilworth Chemical Dependency Center

Charlotte, NC

Establish abstinence from alcohol and drugs with an emphasis on continuous recovery to move towards an intergrate life though education, therapy and help groups.

Family Preservation Services

Charlotte, NC

Therapeutic foster care and services designed to maintain children at lowest, least restrictive, most approriate level of care. In home services to avoid taking children out of home.

MSW only

 

 

Family Services

Gastonia, NC

Services include family and child welfare, mental health and substance abuse.

Florence Crittenton Services

Charlotte, NC

Pregnancy services-teen moms

Fort Mill Dialysis Center

Fort Mill, SC

Dialysis

Fort Mill School District

Fort Mill, SC

School social work

 

BSW only

Fresenius Medical Care

Rock Hill

 

Chester County Dialysis Center

Chester, SC

 

Nations Ford Dialysis Center

Charlotte, NC

Medical setting dialysis centers

Gaston County DSS

Gastonia, NC

Intensive family preservation/reunification program

Gaston County Schools

Gastonia, NC

School social work services to elementary and middle school students and their families.

Not in summer

Gaston Family Health Services

Gastonia, NC

 

Statesville Family Medicine

Statesville, NC

Medical, dental and counseling services for underinsured and ininsured

Golden Living Center (2 locations)

Charlotte, NC

Long term care/rehab

Growing Home South East

Cayce, SC

Therapeutioc foster care for emotionally distubed children, medical fragile foster care, home based services, adoption, whole family placement

Hazel Pittman Center

Chester, SC

Substance abuse

 

BSW only

Hope Haven, Inc.

Charlotte, NC

Substance abuse care and housing. Provides life skills for chemically dependent adults and families within a residential environment leading to independence

Hospice & Community Care

Rock Hill, SC

Hospice

Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region

Charlotte, NC

Hospice care and services including grief counseling in home and in agency setting.

 

Only 2nd yr. students

Hospice of Gaston County

Gastonia, NC

Non-profit healthcare organization that cares for people who have life-limiting illness that is no longer responding to curative treatment. Pain and symptom management, financial and legal assistance, emotional and spiritual support, volunteers to help provide companionship, respite care when family caregivers need a break, medication, equipment and supplies.

Hospice of Union County

Monroe, NC

Hospice care

Huntersville Oaks

Huntersville, NC

Comprehensive nursing/healthcare facility, long term care, short term rehab.

Interfaith Hospitality Network of York Co.

Rock Hill, SC

Collaboration between 14 churches to house up to 4 families at a time, total of 14. Intact families working toward independence. Assessment, care planning, referrals, total social work package, grant writing, some macro planning.

Interim Healthcare

Rock Hill, SC

Healthcare/Hospice

International Adoption Guides

Belmont, NC

Private adoption agency

Keys of Carolina

Charlotte, NC

60 bed residential psychiatric treatment center for adolescents-kids often stay 6 mos. - 1 ½ yr.

 

No 2 yr. placements (1 semester or 1 year)

Keystone YCCADA

Rock Hill, SC

Substance abuse services

 

MSW-at least 2 semesters for intership

KinderMourn

Charlotte, NC

United Way agency that provides professionally guided support groups, counseling services and community outreach for families experiencing the death of a child and for children grieving the death of a family member or friend.

 

Empty arms for parents who have lost babies.

 

32 counselors doing groups, individual, seminars, support groups.

Lancaster Convalescent Center

Lancaster, SC

Older Adults

Lancaster DSS

Lancaster, SC

Families and children

 

 

Liberty  Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Charlotte, NC

Long Term Care & rehab facility

 

BSW only

LifeSpan

Charlotte, NC

Services for children and adults with developmental disabilities, including education, basic job skills & vocational program, residential group homes.

Life Span Consulting

Columbia, SC

Case management program that helps with serious or chronic illness and for the aging population and those who care for them. Assessment, referrals and supervision of services

Magnolia Manor

Rock Hill, SC

Nursing Home

 

BSW only

McLeod Addictive Disease Center

Charlotte, NC

Substance abuse

Mecklenburg Co. DSS

Charlotte, NC

Youth & family services - Interns required to complete training 3 weeks before internship can begin

 

Adult Social Services – abuse and neglect of older adults

Mecklenburg Co. Health Dept.

Charlotte, NC

Public health, mental health, high end case management

Mecklenburg Co. Sheriff’s Office – Jail Central

Charlotte, NC

 

Inmate program specialist works with femal inmates to identify needs and link with community resources

Mecklenburg Health Center

Charlotte, NC

Nursing Home, CAN support group

 

BSW only

Medi Home Hospice

Rock Hill, SC

Hospice agency

Melange Health Solutions LLC

Charlotte, NC

Assess, diagnose and treat mental, emotional & behavioral disorders. Individual, marital, group counseling 24 hrs a day 7 days a week
Small stipend for student

Metroline AIDS Project

Charlotte, NC

Macro placement helping to run state NASW chapter

New Hope Carolinas Inc.

Rock Hill, SC

Therapeutic treatment for adolescents

 

MSW and BSW seniors who are strong, due to intensity of work

Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services

Columbia, SC

 

HIV/AIDS services-case management, support, food etc.

Park Pointe Village

Rock Hill, SC

Tri-level continuum of care retirement center.

Piedmont Medical Center

Rock Hill, SC

Medical case management

Piedmont Healthcare Center for Psychiatry

Rock Hill, SC

Individual and group therapy

 

MSW in second year or advanced standing

24 hrs. preferred

Pilgrim’s Inn

Rock Hill, SC

Emergency shelter for women and children, transitional housing units

Presbyterian Hospice & Palliative Care

Charlotte, NC

Healthcare

 

Interns required to have ppd, purchase a lab coat and take medical adult CPR.

Presbyterian Regional Healthcare

Charlotte, NC

 

 

Community Care services.

 

The Presbyterian Buddy Kemp Caring House-cancer, radiation, rehab, financial support. Sickle cell, diabetes and heart failure programs. Emergency room services under Community Care Services

 

2nd year MSW students

Regency Hospice

Rock Hill, SC

Hospice services

Regional AIDS Interfaith Network

Charlotte, NC

HIV/AIDS case management, education, prevention, care partner program working in medical clinic

Renfrew Center

Charlotte, NC

Specialize in eating disorder treatment for women, day treatment/outpatient program in Southpart area.

Rock Hill School District 3

Rock Hill, SC

Macro practice

Safe Passage

Rock Hill, SC

Emergency shelter for abused women and sexual assault resource center

W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center

Salisbury, NC

 

Support systems for returing combat veterans

Salvation Army of Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

Crisis intervention advocacy

Sardis Oaks

Charlotte, NC

Rehab, specialized nutritional, social services, activity programs, skilled nursing-short and long term.

SeniorBridge

Charlotte, NC

Healthcare

 

 

Senior Matters Extended Services

Columbia, SC

Work with seniors with spinal cord, traumatic brain injury to develop care plan, educate, coordinate services. Advocate and deal with legislative issues for geriatrics

Serenity Hospice & Palliative Care

Rock Hill, SC

Hospice care

Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands

Columbia, SC

24 hour crisis intervention, information and referral, follow-up contact, advocacy in the criminal justice system, community education

Shelby Children’s Developmental Service Agency

Shelby, NC

Children/Family

Spartanburg Hosp for Restoration Care

Spartanburg, SC

Hospital rehabilitative services

Spartanburg Mental Health

Spartanburg, SC

 

Cherokee Mental Health

Gafney, SC

 

Union Mental Health

Union, SC

Mental health

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare

Spartanburg, SC

In patient psych-geriatric, adult, crisis unit

2nd year clinical

 

Students required to do ½ day hospital orientation

Specialized Alternatives for Families &Youth of

America

Columbia, SC

Therapeutic foster care, sexual offender program for adolescents, respite care fo foster parents, juvenile justice programs, independent living programs.

 

Prefer interns who have background in foster care and medicaid billing. Work experience: maturity, self-starter with critical thinking skills

Sun Path

Cramerton, NC

Dual DX adults/adolescents, mental health-out patient community based-for profit

Teen Health Center for York County

Rock Hill, SC

Teens

The Center for Disability Resources

Columbia, SC

Child and Family welfare

 

 

Thompson Child and Family Focus

Mathews, NC

Residential and day treatment services including The School at Thompson, outpatient therapy or foster care. Students observe therapists, participate in treatment team, clinical meetings, lead small groups in cottages and day treatments programs, work with clients and families

 Only take 1st yr. MSW

Time Out Youth

Charlotte, NC

Support and advocacy services to gay and lesbian youth

Unihealth

Rock Hill, SC

Long term care, medical nursing home

Union County Schools

Monroe, NC

School based program

United Family Services

Charlotte, NC

Sexual assault center. Family counseling & education, sexual assault counseling, consumer credit, anger management.

 

MSW interns in last year of program

United Family Services

Charlotte, NC

Shelter for battered women, counseling and support groups. MSW’s and BSW’s assist only

 

BSW’s court – victim’s assistance with domestic violence, students educate and assist clients with paperwork.

United Hospice Piedmont

Chester, SC

End of life care services

Uptown Shelter

Charlotte, NC

Provide emergency shelter and basic services to evaluate and address the immediate needs of homeless men and link them with appropriate resources, transitional living programs for homeless, mentally ill, substance abuse population, meals and life enrichment programs

Urban Ministry

Charlotte, NC

Interfaith organization formed to serve the poor, needy, and homeless with basic needs. Mission includes providing daily meals and services as well as life changing programs, soup kitchen, substance abuse programs, counseling, transportation, medical needs, education, transitional housing.

Vocational Rehabilitation Center

Lancaster, SC

Students have to do state application. Possible per hour stipend for MSW only interns

White Oak Manor – Lancaster

Lancaster, SC

Nursing care facility

White Oak Manor

Rock Hill, SC

Nursing care facility

White Oak Manor Inc.

Spartanburg, SC

Long term care provider-corporate offices

William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Hospital

Columbia, SD

Vetrans medical care

Willowbrooke Court Skilled Care Center

Rock Hill, SC

Nursing home and rehab facility

Women’s Commission

Charlotte, NC 28202

Adult victim services and children’s services

YMCA Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

Families & children-emergency financial needs, summer camps, children programs.

York County Adult Day Care Center

Fort Mill/Tega Cay Adult Care Center

Health care

York Co. Board of Disability & Special Needs

York, SC

Service coordination for individuals with disabilities and special needs and their families

York Co. Council on Aging

Rock Hill, SC

Services to senior citizens in their homes and at the center

York County DSS

York, SC

Child welfare and protective services.

 

Interns are required to get finger printed

York School District 1

York, SC

School based

Youth Advocate Program

Columbia, SC

Therapeutic foster care for emotionally disturbed children

 

MSW interns only

 

 

                           

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