The University of Kansas

School of
Social Welfare

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Students contribute more than 290,000 clock hours of direct service in agencies and social service programs throughout the Kansas City area and the state of Kansas. The school values agency and program partnerships and collaboration, seeking opportunities for combining talents and resources.

Innovative community-based projects benefit communities while offering experience for students. The school has a special commitment to improving public services and works closely with state agencies in developing new models in service delivery.

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Field Education Agenices

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Community agencies throughout Kansas and western Missouri provide field educational experiences for students. Below is a representative list of agencies providing practicum. Agencies in Missouri are marked Mo.; all others are in Kansas.

Jean Peterson

Director of Field Education,

Associate Professor K. Jean Peterson


 

Practicum

Adoption of Babies & Children, Lenexa
American Red Cross, Kansas City, Mo.
Associated Youth Services, Kansas City
Baptist Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo.
Beacon Behavioral Health, Overland Park
Bert Nash Center, Lawrence
Blue Springs School District, Blue Springs, Mo.
Center School District, Kansas City, Mo.
Central Kansas Mental Health Center, Salina
Child Abuse Prevention Association, Independence, Mo.
Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Mo.
The Children’s Place, Kansas City, Mo.
Columbia Health Systems, Kansas City, Mo.
COMCARE, Wichita
Comprehensive Mental Health Services, Independence, Mo.
Congressman Dennis Moore’s Office, Lawrence
Counseling & Psychological Services–the University of Kansas, Lawrence
Crittenton Center, Kansas City, Mo.
Crittenton Center–School Based Prevention Program, Kansas City, Mo.
Crossroads Treatment Program, Olathe
DCCCA Center, Lawrence
DCCCA Family Preservation Services, Atchison, Lawrence
Don Bosco Centers, Kansas City, Mo.
Douglas Community Health Center, Kansas City
Douglas County AIDS Project, Lawrence
Douglas County Rape Victim–Survivor Service, Lawrence
Downey Side, Kansas City, Mo.
Education for Homeless Children & Youth–Wyandotte Schools, Kansas City
El Centro, Kansas City
Elder & Disability Law Firm, Overland Park
The Farm, Kansas City, Leavenworth
Family Ties Foster Care, Great Bend
Florence Crittenton Services, Topeka
Franklin County Mental Health Center, Ottawa
Friendship House/Catherine’s Place, Kansas City, Mo.
Geary Community Hospital, Junction City
Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton, Mo.
The Guidance Center, Leavenworth
Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence
Headquarters Counseling Center, Lawrence
Heart of America Family Services, Kansas City
Heart of America Family Services–Dame La Mano, Kansas City
Horizons Mental Health Center, Hutchinson
Intensive Family Counseling Inc., Roeland Park
Jackson County Family Court, Kansas City, Mo.
James School Caring Communities, Kansas City, Mo.
Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City, Overland Park
Jewish Family & Children Services, Kansas City, Mo.
Johnson County Court Services, Olathe
Johnson County Developmental Supports, Lenexa
Johnson County Mental Health Center–Adolescent Center for Treatment, Olathe
Johnson County Public Health Department, Mission, Olathe
Johnson County Human Services & Aging–Multi-Service Center, Overland Park
Johnson County Mental Health Center, Mission, Olathe, Shawnee
Junction City Middle School
Kansas Advisory Committee for Hispanic Affairs, Topeka
Kansas Children’s Service League, Kansas City, Manhattan, Pittsburg, Topeka
Kansas City Free Health Clinic, Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City Hospice, Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City Regional Center, Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas Legal Services, Topeka
Kansas Social & Rehabilitation Services, Emporia, Kansas City, Lawrence, Overland Park, Topeka
K.V.C. Behavioral Healthcare, Atchison, Kansas City, Lawrence, Ottawa
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence Public Schools
Lenexa Municipal Court
Lifeworks Family Treatment Center, Shawnee Mission
LISC–Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Kansas City, Mo.
Louisburg High School
Marian Clinic, Topeka
Mattie Rhodes Counseling & Art Center, Kansas City, Mo.
Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community, Manhattan
Miami County Mental Health Center, Osawatomie, Paola
MINK Youth Service Network, Lenexa
Missouri Division of Family Services
MOCSA, Kansas City, Mo.
Odyssey Healthcare, Kansas City, Mo.
Olathe Medical Center, Hospice & Home Health, Olathe
Olathe Schools
Paola Schools
Pathways Community Behavioral Healthcare, Nevada, Mo.
Pawnee Mental Health Services, Manhattan
Plaza West Care Center, Topeka
Prairie View Inc., Newton
Providence Medical Center, Kansas City
Public Health Department–Unified Government of Kansas City, Kan., & Wyandotte County
Raytown Education Center, Raytown, Mo.
Raytown Schools, Raytown, Mo.
Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo.
Research Mental Health–North Star Recovery Services, Kansas City, Mo.
Rose Brooks Center, Kansas City, Mo.
Rosedale–KU Community Development Project, Kansas City
Safehome Inc., Overland Park
Salvation Army, Lawrence
Santa Fe Trail Schools, Carbondale
Scott Greening Center, Kansas City, Mo.
Shawnee Mission Medical Center
Shawnee Mission Schools
South Central Mental Health Counseling Center, El Dorado
Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center, Iola
Spofford, Kansas City, Mo.
St. Francis Academy, Atchison, Pittsburg
St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, Mo.
St. Luke’s Northland–Behavioral Health Services, Smithville, Mo.
St. Vincent’s Child Care Center, Kansas City, Mo.
Stormont-Vail West, Topeka
Swope Parkway Health Center, Kansas City, Mo.
Temporary Lodging for Children, Olathe
Topeka Public Schools
Truman Behavioral Health Network, Kansas City, Mo.
Truman Medical Center, Hospital Hill & Lakewood, Kansas City, Mo.
Ulysses Schools
United Government Public Health Department–Healthy Start, Kansas City
United Methodist Youthville, Newton
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Ft. Leavenworth
The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
VA Medical Centers, Kansas City, Mo.; Leavenworth; Topeka; Wichita
Valeo Behavioral Health Center, Topeka
Vet Center, Kansas City, Mo.
Via Christi Health Systems–EAP, Wichita
Villages, Topeka
Washburn University–Center for Learning & Student Services, Topeka
Western Missouri Medical Center, Warrensburg, Mo.
Westport Cooperative Services, Kansas City, Mo.
Wichita Public Schools
Women’s Employment Network, Kansas City, Mo.
Wyandot Center for Community Behavioral Healthcare, Kansas City
Wyandotte Comprehensive Special Education, Kansas City
Wyandotte High School, Kansas City
The YARCO Companies, Kansas City, Mo.
YWCA, St. Joseph, Mo.


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