Master of Social Work Internships
Field Placement for On-Campus Programs
From hospitals and hospices, to child welfare agencies, policy nonprofits and animal sanctuaries, Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW) field education internships will give you the chance to begin practicing your social work skills right away in a wide variety of settings and specialties. You’ll gain valuable experience working with clients, systems and communities in professional settings, under the supervision and mentorship of master’s-level social workers.
Although fieldwork is an accreditation requirement for social work education, not all field education experiences are the same. At the Graduate School of Social Work, we offer some extras.
You get to choose.
You’ll take an active role in choosing your own internships. With 750 internship options available, you’re sure to find something that fits your interests.
You have support.
Your field supervisor and the members of our field team will actively support you as you choose and complete your internships. Before you start your internship search, you’ll meet individually and discuss your interests with a member of the field education team, who will guide you in the right direction.
You apply what you learn right away.
Because you’ll be completing your internships and classes at the same time, you’ll be able to practice the concepts, theories and skills you’re learning in the classroom.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, GSSW now offers additional start dates and program tracks for the Two-Year and Advanced-Standing Denver Campus MSW Programs. Learn more.
Options Alternative High School
Serve students who need educational, behavioral or medical accommodation.
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GSSW Field Spotlights
Denver Food Rescue, a GSSW field placement, saves produce from grocery stores, farmers markets and distributors that would otherwise be thrown away. The food is then redistributed to organizations that work with food-insecure communities. Watch how our MSW interns help sustain this work.
During her field internship, MSW student Kaylee Keuthan developed programming to teach children and families about the connection between animals and the environment at the Zoology Foundation. Learn more about this field placement through the Institute for Human-Animal Connection.
8 We offer 8 international internship options in countries including Bosnia, South Africa and Kenya.
Key Faculty
Aneesha Sadru Bharwani
Assistant Dean for Field Education and Community Partnerships, Associate Professor of the Practice
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Michele Sienkiewicz
Professor of the Practice of Social Work, Associate Director for Online Field Education
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Jessica Zaslav
Assistant Professor of the Practice, Field Faculty; Associate Director of Field Ed
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You’ll have a great Field Education team supporting you. Take a minute to meet them!
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