Contact Our Practicum Education Staff

• Oversees the Practicum Education staff and day-to-day operations.
• Assigns all faculty liaisons to their students/agencies.
• Negotiates and monitors all practicum-related contracts, including paid outside practicum educators, adjunct faculty liaisons and agency contracts.
• Coordinates/chairs all student practicum termination review meetings.
• Responsible for the contents of the Practicum Handbook.

Please contact Mike (or direct a student/agency to contact Mike) regarding administrative issues, such as School of Social Work HR personnel inquiries and requests for exceptions to or a change in policy. In addition, contact Mike if you're unable to reach, or wish to express concerns about, a member of the Practicum Education team.

• Coordinates practicums for online students.
• Oversees the online student practicum process.
• Coordinates the development of new practicum opportunities and conducts new site visits.
• Co-develops and implements trainings and orientations for students and/or practicum educators.

Please contact Margie (or direct a student/agency to contact Margie) with questions regarding new practicum development and outside of the Erie/Niagara region practicums.

• Places students in Erie and Niagara counties.
• Assists with practicum development.
• Oversees adjunct/faculty Liaisons.
• Co-develops trainings and orientations.

Please contact Alex with any questions relating to student practicum, practicum development or performance in practicum.

• Coordinates practicums for online students.
• Assists with practicum development.
• Co-develops and implements trainings and orientations.

Please contact Sterling with any questions relating to student practicum, practicum development or performance in practicum.

• Oversees practicums in Chautauqua County in New York State, Canada, and states outside of New York in the United States.

Please contact Laura with any questions relating to practicum in Chautauqua County in New York State, Canada and states outside of New York in the United States.

• Oversees the maintenance of the practicum database that tracks all practicum information (student, practicum educator, task supervisor, agency and liaison).
• Responsible for oversight of the practicum web-based information and paperwork (i.e. practicum application materials, advanced year agency search, etc.).

Please contact Kathryn (or direct a student/agency to contact Kathryn) with questions regarding the process of completing necessary practicum paperwork, questions regarding access to online information, affiliation agreements, listservs, tuition waivers and continuing education vouchers.