Approved Child Welfare Field Agencies

 

The following field agencies have been approved by the UMD Department of Social Work Field Program as appropriate for child welfare field placements. All standard program MSW students must complete their Field I placement at a county or tribal child welfare agency (primary placmement). Field II placements may be in county, tribal, non-profit, hospital or school settings as long as the emphasis is working with at-risk children and families (primary and secondary placements). All students must contact the Field Coordinator prior to contacting any field agency for an interview.

 

PRIMARY PLACEMENTS
SECONDARY PLACEMENTS
Bois Forte Human Services Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency
Carlton County Health and Human Services Arrowhead Head Start
Cass County Health and Human Services Brighter Futures Program-HRC Mental Health
Crow Wing County Human Services Cass Lake/Bena Family Council
Douglas County Human Services Cedar House
Fond du Lac Social Services Duluth Fire Department- Juvenile Firesetter Taskforce
Hennepin County Social Services Duluth Head Start (presently unavailable)
Hubbard County Human Services Duluth Public Schools
Itasca County Health and Human Services Family Focus, Inc.
Lake County Social Services Family Means
Leech Lake Tribal Social Services Family Partners
Mahnomen County Human Services First Witness Child Abuse Resource Center
Olmstead County Community Services HRC Brighter Futures
Otter Trail County Human Services Impact Counseling Services
Saint Louis County Social Services Lewis & Clark Behavioral Health Services
Sherburne County Social Services Lutheran Social Services
White Earth ICW Miller Dwan Adolescent Mental Health Unit
White Earth Tribal Human Services North Homes, Inc
  North Shore Collaborative
  Northwest Passage - Child and Adolescent Center
  Northwest Passage II
  Northwoods Children's Services
  Professional Association of Treatment Homes (PATH)- Minnesota
  Professional Association of Treatment Homes (PATH)- Wisconsin
  Stellher Human Services
  Superior Day Treatment
  Weech-it-te-win Family Services Inc.
  Woodland Hills
  YMCA