This roster of agencies is approved by the University of Akron School of Social Work to represent the signature pedagogy of the social work profession. All Field Instructors for our master level (advanced practice) students are expected to have their Master’s in Social Work from an accredited university.
This roster is divided according to the 15 practice areas outlined by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) - the accrediting body for social work education. Agencies are also cross-listed when services address more than one practice area.
Practice areas include:
- Aging/Gerontology
- Alcohol, Drug, or Substance Abuse
- Child Welfare
- Community Planning
- Criminal/Juvenile Justice and Corrections
- Developmental Disabilities
- Domestic Violence/Crisis Intervention
- Family Services
- Group Services
- Health/Community Health & Hospice
- Housing Services
- International
- Mental Health/Community Health
- Occupational*
- Rehabilitation*
- School Social Work*
*currently no placements in these areas
*Interested in your agency’s addition to this roster? See website & complete Agency Roster Application Form & submit to Naomi White @
**Interested in being a Field Instructor and/or Task Supervisor? See website & complete Field Instructor Application Form and submit to Naomi White @
Table of Contents for Micro Concentration Field Placements
Akron General Medical Center (Akron)………………………………………………………..pages40,57
Akron General Medical Center McDowell Cancer Center (Akron)………………..page 41
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority Resident Support Services (Akron)….page 56
All Caring Hospice (Canfield)…………………………………………………………………………… pages 5,43
Alternative Paths (Medina)…………………………………………………………………………..page 58
Area Agency on Aging (Uniontown)……………………………………………………………..page 5
Ashtabula County Children Services (Ashtabula)…………………………………………. page 17
Asian Services in Action, Inc (Akron)…………………………………………………………….. page 57
Beech Brook (Cleveland)………………………………………………………………………………pages 18,58
Bellefaire Jewish Children’s Bureau- PACT (Shaker Heights)…………………………page 30
Benjamin Rose Institute- Adult Day Program (Cleveland)…………………………….page 6
Blick Clinic (Akron)………………………………………………………………………………………..page 26
Cambridge Behavioral Hospital (Cambridge)………………………………………………..page 58
Caring for Kids (Cuyahoga Falls)…………………………………………………………………….page 18
Catholic Charities Community Services of Summit County (Akron)……………….page30
Catholic Charities Services of Parmadale (Parma)…………………………………………… page 31
Catholic Charities Services- Geauga County (Chardon)………………………………….page 31
Catholic Charities of Wayne County (Wooster)………………………………………………page 31
Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health (Canton)………………………………………….pages 31,58
Child Guidance/Family Solutions and Family Ties (Akron)……………………………..pages 32,59
Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron………………………………………………….page 43
Christian Children’s Home of Ohio (Wooster)…………………………………………………pages19,59
Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Cleveland)………………………………………………………..pages 32,43
Coleman Behavioral Health (Canton)……………………………………………………………..page 59
Coleman Outreach Services (Canton)…………………………………………………………….pages 32,60
Coleman Professional Services (Kent)…………………………………………………………….page 60
Common Ground Family Services (Tallmadge)……………………………………………... page 33
Community Health Center (Akron)…………………………………………………………………pages14,60
Community Mental Health Care (Dover)………………………………………………………..pages 14,60
Community New Life Hospice (Lorain)……………………………………………………………pages 6,44
Community Services of Stark County (Canton)………………………………………………page 33
Community Support Services/Summit County Behavioral Health Unit (Akron)..page60Cornerstone of Hope (Cleveland)…………………………………………………………………… page33
Cornerstone of Wellness Center (Medina)…………………………………………………….. page 61
Counseling Center of Wayne and Holmes Counties (Wooster)………………………page 61
Crossroads Hospice of Cleveland (Valleyview)……………………………………………….. pages 6,44
Crossroads Hospice of Green (Green)…………………………………………………………. pages 7,44
Cuyahoga County Witness/Victim Service Center (Cleveland)……………………… pages 24,28
D & E Counseling Center (Youngstown)…………………………………………………………pages 33,61
Domestic Violence Center (Clevleand)………………………………………………………… page 28
Domestic Violence Child Advocacy Center (Cleveland)…………………………………page 18
Edwin Shaw Rehabilitation Institute (Cuyahoga Falls)………………………………… page 14
Everywoman’s House (Wooster)……………………………………………………………………page 29
Family and Community Services of Portage County (Kent)……………………………page 34
Family Service Agency (Youngstown)…………………………………………………………….page 34
FMC-Akron East Kidney Center(Akron)…………………………………………………….. page 46
Forum Behavioral Health Northside Medical Center- Emergency (Youngstown)..pages 34,46
Greenleaf Family Center (Akron)……………………………………………………………….. page 62
Guidestone Ohio(Berea)………………………………………………………………………………pages 19,62
H.M. Life Opportunity Services (Akron)……………………………………………………..page 56
Harbor Light Hospice (Munroe Falls)……………………………………………………………..pages 8,47
Hattie Larlham Center for Children With Disabilities (Mantua)……………………..page 26
Heartland Behavioral Health (Massillon)………………………………………………………..page 64
Holmes County Board of MR/DD (Holmesville)………………………………………………pages27,34
Holmes County Department of Job and Family Services (Millersburg)………… pages 20,35
Hospice of Medina County (Medina)……………………………………………………………. pages8,48
Hospice of The Western Reserve (Cleveland)…………………………………………………. pages 9,48
Hospice of Tuscarawas County (Southwest New Philadelphia)………………………pages9,49
Hospice and Palliative Care of Greater Wayne County (Wooster)………………….pages9,49
Info Line (Akron)…………………………………………………………………………………………….pages29,35
International Institute of Akron (Akron)……………………………………………………….. page 57
Jewish Family Service (Akron) ……………………………………………………………………….. pages10,23,56
Koinonia Homes (Independence)…………………………………………………………………..page 27
Lake Geauga Center (Mentor)………………………………………………………………………..pages15,36
Lovelight, Inc(Kent)………………………………………………………………………………………… page 21
Marymount Hospital Behavioral Health Services (Garfield Heights)……………….page 64
Mature Services/D.B.M.C. (Akron)………………………………………………………………….page 10
Med Central Health System (Mansfield)……………………………………………………….. page 49
Medina County Department of Jobs and Family Services (Medina)………………..page 36
Mercy Medical Center Hospice Program (North Canton)………………………………..pages 10,49
Multi-County Juvenile Attention System (Canton)…………………………………………..page 25
Murtis H. Taylor Human Services System (Cleveland) ……………………………………..page 36
NAMI Summit County(Akron)…………………………………………………………………………. page64
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Ohio Buckeye Chapter (Independence)……page 50
Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic (Austintown)…………………………………………………….pages15,36
Northcoast Behavioral Health Care (Northfield)……………………………………………..page 64
Oriana House (Akron)………………………………………………………………………………………page 15
Pathway Caring for Children (Canton)……………………………………………………………..pages21,37
Pastoral Counseling Services (Akron)…………………………………………………………….. page 65
Personal and Family Counseling Services (New Philadelphia)………………………….page 37
Phoenix Rising Behavior Health and Recovery (Canton)………………………………….page 65
Portage Children’s Center/Children’s Advantage (Ravenna)……………………………page 66
Portage County Board of MR/DD (Ravenna)…………………………………………………..page 27
Portage Path Behavioral Health (Akron)…………………………………………………………page 66
Quest Prevention and Recovery Services (Canton)………………………………………..page 15
Renal Care Group (Boardman)……………………………………………………………………….page 50
Robertson Bereavement Center (Medina)…………………………………………………….pages 11,50
Safe Landing (Akron)……………………………………………………………………………………… pages 21,37
SAFY- Specialized Alternative for Families and Youth (North Canton)……………..page 22
Salem Community Hospital (Salem)………………………………………………………………..page 51
Salvation Army (Akron)…………………………………………………………………………………..page 38
Solutions Behavioral Healthcare (Medina)……………………………………………………..page66
South West General Health Center Geriatric Program (Middleburg Heights)…pages11,51
South Street Ministries (Akron)……………………………………………………………………… page 24
St.Thomas Geropsychiatric Unit Summa health System(Akron)………………………. pages11,51
St. Vincent’s Charity Hospital (Cleveland)………………………………………………………page 51
Stark County Board of MR/DD (Canton)…………………………………………………………page 27
Stark County Children Services (Canton)………………………………………………………..page 22
Summa Center for Senior Health (Akron)……………………………………………………….pages 12,52
Summa Family Medicine Center (Akron)………………………………………………………..page 52
Summa Health System Ignatia Hall Chemical Dependency Program (Canton)..page 16
Summa Health Systems, St. Thomas Hospital ……………………………………………….. page 67
Summa Medical Center (Akron)……………………………………………………………………..page 53
Summa Palliative Care and Hospice Services (Akron)……………………………………..pages 12,53
Summit County Children Services Board (Akron)…………………………………………….page 22
Summit County Common Pleas Court- Domestic Relations (Akron)………………..pages 26,29,38
Summit Psychological Associate Inc (Akron)……………………………………………………. page 67
Tarry House (Akron)………………………………………………………………………………………..page 67
The Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland (Cleveland)……………………………..page 46
The LEAP Program (Kent)………………………………………………………………………………... page 68
The Ohio State University Extension Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (Massillon)………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… pages 38,53
The Village Network (Wooster)……………………………………………………………………….page 23
Trillium Family Solutions (Canton)……………………………………………………………………pages 39,68
Turning Point Counseling Service (Youngstown)………………………………………………pages 16,39
Union Hospital (Dover)…………………………………………………………………………………….page 54
United Way of Wayne County (Wooster)…………………………………………………………page 24
Urban Ounce of Prevention Services, Inc (Akron)…………………………………………. page 16
VA Medical Center (Cleveland)……………………………………………………………………….page 54
Victim Assistance Program (Akron)………………………………………………………………….page 30
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care(Cleveland)…………………………………………………….. pages 12,54
Wayne County Children’s Services Board (Wooster)………………………………………..pages23,59
Western Stark Medical Clinic (Massillon)………………………………………………………….page 55
Women’s Center of Greater Cleveland (Cleveland)…………………………………………page 16
Your Human Resource Center (Wooster)………………………………………………………..pages17,40
Social Work students- you are allowed to identify agencies not identified on this list as long as the following criteria is met:
There is a person at this agency willing to provide you with weekly supervision and develop your skill set who has a minimum of a master’s degree from a CSWE*- accredited school. [Council on Social Work Education]
This same person is required to have graduated from their graduate program at least two years and have been working at this same agency for a minimum of one year.
Note: The above requirements are the same requirements for any field instructor interested in developing graduate level social work students.
Aging/Gerontological Social Work
All Caring Hospice [See also Health/Hospice]
6715 Tippecanoe Road
Canfield, Ohio 44406
Katie Fekey
Volunteer Coordinator
330.286.3435
The mission of All Caring Hospice is to understand and help guide our patients' quest for a rewarding quality of life in their final days and to help their circle of family and friends support them in life and grieve for them in death. All Caring pledges to provide expert hospice care for the comfort and dignity of the terminally ill by addressing their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. We strive to provide individuals facing death and grief expert care that provides a sense of personal worth.
All Caring Hospice serves as a resource to the community for end-of-life care and related issues and seeks to provide care for all appropriate patients and families who need hospice services regardless of their ability to pay.
Coverage area includes: Ashtabula, Carroll, Columbiana, Jefferson, Mahoning, Portage, Stark, and Trumbull counties.
Area Agency on Aging
1550 Corporate Woods Parkway
Suite 100
Uniontown, OH 44685
Francine Chuchanis 330-899-5250
Elizabeth Pfeiffer 330-899-5261
The Area Agency on Aging provides older adults and their caregivers long-term care choices, consumer protection, and education so that they can achieve the highest possible quality of life. Agency activities include Gerontology and Protective Elder Services. There is also a Wooster office.
Services include Access Services, which are programs designed to help older persons become aware of and gain access to existing services (client finding, information and referral, transportation); In Home Services, which are designed to help older persons maintain independence in their own homes, friendly visiting, hospice visiting, respite, safety monitoring); and Community Services, which are designed to help older persons remain active members of
their community (counseling / social, gatekeeper, housing assistance). Other Services include the Ombudsman Program and screening / assessment for referral to Passport.
The Area Agency on Aging offers a unique and rewarding experience for social work students hoping to acquire pragmatic, hands on experience. Studentactivities may include assignments in nursing homes, which the student visits in order to observe living conditions, advocate for residents in complaint handling, and inform residents of their rights.
The Senior Friends Programis a visitation and companionship service for homebound or isolated older adults. Through the provision of visitation, the Program alleviates the detrimental impact of isolation. Visitation occurs within the homes of consumers or in the form of community outings. Students placed in this program are assigned a caseload of four seniors (after completion of a training module.) Studentsspend one hour a week in case conference with the Senior Friends Coordinator. Schedules are adjusted accordingly for the summer sessions to ensure adequate visitation and supervision.
Benjamin Rose Institute - Adult Day Program
11900 Fairhill Road
Cleveland, OH 44120
Carroll DySart (216) 373-1741
This agency’s mission is to improve the quality of life for older people, their families and other care givers through community-based and residential care, research, education and advocacy.
Community New Life Hospice [See also Community Health/Hospice]
3500 Kolbe Road
Lorain, Ohio 44053
Deanna Tansey (440) 934-1458
Community Health Partners extends the healing ministry of Jesus by improving the health of our communities with emphasis on people who are poor and under-served. Activities include Nursing Home, Elders, Hospice, Assessment and Case Management.
Crossroads Hospice of Cleveland[See also Health/Hospice]
9775 Rockside Rd Suite 270
Valley View, OH 44125
Kristen Kitzmiller
The hospice social worker provides initial and ongoing psychosocial assessments of the patient and establishes a psychosocial plan of care. The social worker normally sees the patient once or twice a month to provide emotional support and ensure patient and family psychosocial needs are being met. The patient/family or any member of the hospice team can request additional psychosocial visits as needed. The social worker can provide assistance to the patient and family such as helping the patient with a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order, assisting with finding community resources, and making arrangements for nursing home placement or transfer to inpatient care facility. The hospice social worker can also provide counseling to the patient or family.
Crossroads Hospice- Green[See also Health/Hospice]
3743 Boettler Oaks Drive, Suite E
Green, Ohio 44685
Ron Davis
Emotional Support Team Director
330.899.9100
330.899.9972 – Fax
About Hospice
Hospice is a philosophy of care. It treats the person rather than the disease and focuses on quality of life. It surrounds the patient and family with a team consisting of professionals who not only address physical distress, but emotional and spiritual issues as well. Hospice care is patient-centered because the needs of the patient and family drive the activities of the hospice team.
Roles and responsibilities of a hospice team.
Physician: The physician is responsible for identifying the patient’s need for hospice and making the referral for hospice services. They are encouraged to remain involved as a member of the patient care team, and to actively participate in the hospice plan of care.
Hospice Medical Director: The hospice medical director provides an oversight of patient care and support to the hospice team. The hospice medical director attends a team conference to discuss the plan of care by assisting in establishing goals, and participating in decisions regarding patient care.
Registered Nurse Case Manager: The registered nurse case manager coordinates the plan of care with the physician and hospice medical director through initial and ongoing nursing assessments. The nurse visits the patient two or three times a week, or as needed, to ensure all distressing symptoms are effectively managed and that patient and family needs are being met. The RN supervises all care provided by the licensed practical nurse and home health aide, and coordinates care with the other members of the hospice team to ensure patient and family spiritual and psychosocial needs are met.
Social Worker: The hospice social worker provides initial and ongoing psychosocial assessments of the patient and establishes a psychosocial plan of care. The social worker normally sees the patient once or twice a month to provide emotional support and ensure patient and family psychosocial needs are being met. The patient/family or any member of the hospice team can request additional psychosocial visits as needed. The social worker can provide assistance to the patient and family such as helping the patient with a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order, assisting with finding community resources, and making arrangements for nursing home placement or transfer to inpatient care facility. The hospice social worker can also provide counseling to the patient or family in times of crisis.
Chaplain: The hospice chaplain provides spiritual support to the patient and family as needed. The chaplain visits once or twice per month or more often if requested. The care provided by the hospice chaplain can address religious issues, however the focus of care is more spiritual, in nature, than religious. Care by the hospice chaplain is non-denominational.
Bereavement Counselor: The bereavement counselor not only supports and guides the family through the bereavement period after the loss of a loved one, but can also help the patient deal with the grief associated with declining health. The bereavement counselor can provide bereavement services to the family up to a year, or longer, after a loved passes.
Home Health Aide: The home health aide assists the patient and family with personal care needs and light housekeeping. They also teach family members the correct and safe method for providing personal care to the patient. The home health aide supplements the care provided by the nurse case manager.
Hospice Volunteer: The hospice volunteer provides companionship and support to the patient and family. All hospice volunteers are required to attend volunteer training at the hospice. The volunteers frequently perform needed errands and light housekeeping for the patient and family.
Harbor Light Hospice [See also Health/Hospice]
25 South Main St. Suite 7
Munroe Falls, OH 44262
Alison Rose, MSW, LISW 216-396-4579
“The mission of Harbor Light Hospice is to provide dignified end-of-life care and quality services that allow our patients and their families/significant others to live life richly, deeply, and meaningfully for as long as it may last and to die with dignity on the setting of their choice.” Harbor Light Hospice is a provider of hospice services that seeks to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and families who are facing a life-limiting illness. The goal is to provide comfort, company and active treatment of distressing symptoms with the patient and family as the focus of care. A team of educated and trained professionals specialize in providing patient care with the common focus of life and quality of living, while accepting the reality of death as a part of life. The interdisciplinary team collaborates together on the needs of patient and family care.
Students will attend interdisciplinary group meetings where team members collaborate and consult one another about patient care. They will learn the role of each discipline regarding patient care so they can then identify and refer patients to appropriate disciplines based on care needs. Students will also complete agency documentation and complete psychosocial assessments with patients and their families. These are just some of the duties students will perform there are many other opportunities based on student skill level.