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MSW Field Placement Directory

Frenchtown Community Policing

Website: https://www.westbrookmaine.com/328/Frenchtown-Community-Policing-Office
Location: Westbrook,
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Description: Work as a liaison between the police and various community members & troubleshoot any neighborhood concerns. Working with clients in crisis, riding with law enforcement on calls, plan community events, establish curriculum for community classes. Work to improve quality of life for all residents and minimize calls for services.
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Frenchtown Community Policing Intercultural Community Center

Website: https://iccmaine.org/
Location: Westbrook,
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Description: "Student opportunities in the Power Learning Program and Women's Health and Wellness Program. The learning program is an after school and summer school program for children of refugees and immigrants, especially serving English language learners. The health and wellness program provides socialization, health and wellness education, and physical exercise for women, two days a week. The ICC will provide social and educational opportunities for people from diverse heritages. Student Learning Opportunities: Case management, program development, program evaluation, advocacy, community organizing, grant-writing, assessments, community education, individual counseling, case documentation, milieu management, family work, conflict resolution, group work."
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Fresenius Kidney Care Androscoggin

Location: Auburn,
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Fresenius Medical Center North America

Website: https://fmcna.com/
Location: Prattville,
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Description: In the United States, Fresenius Medical Care is the largest provider of dialysis products and services. Managed care, clinical educational or management services, clinical trial management, dialysis machines, supplies or renal pharmaceuticals.
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Friend House of New Jersey

Website: http://www.njfriendshiphouse.org/
Location: Hackensack,
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Description: North Jersey Friendship House offers diverse vocational rehabilitation and partial care programs, including clinical counseling, career counseling, work readiness and job search training. Pre‐vocational training is offered in building maintenance, food services, graphic design and production, and fulfillment services. When ready to take advantage of the opportunity to work in the community, we have a full time staff of professionals that can transition individuals to employment opportunities with supported employment.
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Frisbie Memorial Hospital

Website: https://frisbiehospital.com/?utm_campaign=corp_listings_mgmt&utm_source=google&utm_medium=business_listing
Location: Rochester,
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Description: People are the foundation of what health care is about. People like you who are looking for the best care possible–and people like the professionals at Frisbie Memorial Hospital who are dedicated to providing it.

We use the latest technology to help find solutions that benefit patients. Technology that promotes faster healing, better health, and higher quality of life.

It’s this approach that has allowed us to develop trust with our patients, and to become top-rated nationally for outstanding patient care, patient safety, and quality medical services.

To excel at caring for the community by providing services that are Safe, Timely, Effective, Efficient, Equitable, and Patient-Centered. We will ally ourselves with other community healthcare providers to enhance our mutual ability to improve the health of our community and the quality of life for the people we serve.
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Furniture Friends

Website: https://furniturefriends.org/
Location: Westbrook,
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Description: *Agency can accommodate both Traditional and Block placement for Generalist 1st year, and Specialization 2nd year learning opportunities.

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Furniture Friends is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in Westbrook, ME that reduces homelessness and improves housing stability by collecting donated furniture and distributing it to low-income individuals and families in Southern Maine.

Furniture Friends will provide a practicum experience for a student by involving them in our operation of collecting donated furniture and distributing it to individuals and families residing in southern Maine who lack the financial resources to purchase necessary household furniture on their own. At the time of placement, Furniture Friends will meet with the student to assess their specific interests and qualifications to determine how to provide a practicum that meets both the student's and organization's needs. The practicum might engage the student in a diverse array of organizational opportunities or focus on a specific project. Possible activities might include scheduling appointments and assessing client furniture needs and/or assisting with client pick ups or deliveries, interfacing between clients and case managers to collect necessary information, assessing program effectiveness, conducting community outreach to referring agencies (including community based ethnic organizations), developing outreach materials, leading community education events, researching and writing grants, studying the impact of receiving furniture on a client's wellbeing and stability, and/or helping to develop advocacy goals. The student will be supervised by the field instructor and meet weekly to discuss progress toward practicum goals.

Qualifications:
Works well independently and with a team, emotional intelligence, creative problem solver, good verbal and non-verbal communication, adaptive and resilient.
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G.R.O.W.

Location: London,
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Gateway Community Industries

Website: https://ghv.org/
Location: Kingston,
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Description: One of the leading independent, not-for-profit vocational rehabilitation and training centers for people with mental and/or physical disabilities.
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Gateway Community Services

Website: http://www.gatewaycommunityservice.org/
Location: Portland,
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Description: Gateway Community Services provides outpatient individual counseling for adults. The MSW Intern will provide individual counseling to adults without health insurance and will also co-facilitate group counseling sessions with a staff clinician. Serving refugees, asylum seekers, and other immigrants with a mental health diagnosing. Currently serving adults, but will soon be expanding to include children. Learning opportunities: Assessments, Individual Counseling, Case Documentation, Group work.
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Gateway Domestic Violence Center

Website: https://www.gatewaydvcenter.org/
Location: Gainesville,
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Description: Shelter

Gateway offers emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children. Our shelter is in a confidential location in Gainesville. We also offer some transitional housing for clients moving out of our emergency shelter. Call our hotline for more information.



Classes and Support Groups for Survivors

Gateway offers programs each week. Visit our support group page to learn more.



Programs for Children

An early learning program is offered for infants and toddlers while mothers attend groups. Gateway offers innovative programs for children ages 4-11 that help children who have witnessed abuse at home. These groups teach children about safety and give them an outlet to express their fears and concerns. Teens have their own group as well.



Legal Advocacy / Protective Orders

Gateway offers assistance filing temporary protective orders. Gateway has two legal advocates housed on the fourth floor of the Hall County Courthouse. Advocates assist victims of domestic violence who are seeking a Temporary Protective Order. These advocates can be reached at (770) 531-7153 or email protectiveorders@gatewaydvcenter.org . Forms and additional information can be found here.



Community Presentations and Education

Gateway knows that education is key when it comes to identifying, caring for and helping a victim of domestic violence. Our advocates are more than happy to share our mission, present information on domestic violence and share testimonials to community groups. We welcome opportunities to speak to civic groups, school groups, churches, etc. Request a speaker here.


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