Denver Campus Field Internship Placement Process & Resources

Denver Campus Field Office Contact Information —

 

The Denver Campus field placement process is outlined in detail in the Field Manual. Check out the Student Field Placement Process - Denver Campus section to review step by step instructions from attending a Field Information Session to attending a Field Liaison Meet and Greet at the beginning of the placement.

 

  • Experiential Learning Cloud: Denver Campus

    Experiential Learning Cloud is the field database utilized by all GSSW programs. Incoming Denver Campus students gain access to the field database prior to attending field advising. 

    • The field team sends students an invitation to register for the GSSW field database, ELC.
    • The field team sends students an email with a video tutorial explaining how to complete the Site Placement Process which includes completing a Field Confirmation Form, connecting to the agency, and connecting to agency supervisor(s).
    • Once students complete the Site Placement Process, they will have access to track internship time and complete field assignments in ELC for the remainder of the field placement. 
      • See videos about how to search for placements and confirm placements in ELC by student year below. 
  • POE Approval Process: Denver Campus
    The POE approval process takes time, so please start the process as soon as possible. Communicate early and often with your GSSW field contact person as well as your agency supervisors to make sure the process is on track. Students may not begin accruing internship hours until all steps of the POE approval process have been completed.  
     
    POE Deadlines:
    • POE referral forms are due sixteen weeks prior to your scheduled placement start date 
    • POE proposals are due six weeks prior to your scheduled placement start date.  
    • Agency members of the referred POE agency must complete the initial review of the agency agreement (AA), our legal contract six weeks prior to your scheduled placement start date 
     
    Students that miss these deadlines can expect to have a delayed start to their internship.  
     
    POE Approval Process:
    Students planning to begin a POE internship in Fall 2025, please work with your field contact person to complete the previous POE approval process. 
     
    Students planning to begin a POE internship in Winter 2026 and after will complete the following POE approval process: 
     
    1. Communicate your desire to complete a POE internship by at least 16 weeks prior to field start date 
      FY and AS students will tell your field advisor in the field advising session 
      CY students will email the field office (field@du.edu) 
     
    1. Submit a referral form for your POE setting 
      Link to referral form will be provided to FY and AS students by their field advisor 
      Link to referral form will be provided to CY students by a member of the field team once they email the field office 
      POE referral forms are due sixteen weeks prior to your scheduled placement start date 
     
    1. An initial review of the referral form will be done by a field team member.
    • FY and AS students - this will be your field advisor
    • Continuing students - this will be the field advisor the field office assigned you
    If from the initial review the proposed POE internship looks viable, students will be instructed to... (see step 4)
     
    1. Complete the Field Internship in Place of Employment (generalist or advanced practice) form in the ELC system 
      Work with your employment and internship supervisors to complete 
      Once completed, email to let your field contact person know 
      The POE form is due 6 weeks prior to your planned field start date 
       
    2. *Note agency members of the referred POE agency must complete the initial review of the agency agreement (AA), our legal contract six weeks prior to the scheduled placement start date 
     
    1. Schedule and attend a POE approval meeting with a GSSW field team member 
     
    1. Complete follow-up items from meeting (if needed) 
     
    1. Receive approval of POE from GSSW field team member 
     
    1. Complete the site placement process in ELC