Field Placement Options in the Cedar Valley by Social Work Program
(Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Waverly, Grundy Center, Independence)
Updated: 10/30/14
Students: If interested in more information on any agency, please view/download the Field Placements in IOWA listing off the social work website. Please request an agency profile be emailed to you by Jenny Becker for detailed information on internship experiences and who to contact if interested in doing your field placement with that agency.
Undergraduate Field Experiences
Aging/Gerontology:
Harmony House
Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center (youth programming as well)
NewAldaya Lifescapes - full for Spring 2015
Northcrest Speciality Care
Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging
Ravenwood Nursing and Rehab
Western Home Communities (NO OPENINGS UNTIL FALL 2015)
Windsor Nursing and Reb Center (ON HOLD AS A NEW SOCIAL WORKER IS BEING HIRED)
Children and Family Services/Foster Care and Adoption
Allen Hospital - Child Protection Center - full until Summer 2015
Alternative Pregnancy Center
Black Hawk County Department of Human Services/Independence office
Black Hawk County Department of Human Services/Waterloo office
Building Direction for Families
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) - FULL SPRING 2015
Families First Counseling Services
Family and Children’s Council
Love, INC
Lutheran Services in Iowa/Waterloo
Lutheran Services in Iowa-Families Together/Waverly
Monarch Treatment Services/Parkersburg
Operation Threshold/Grundy Center
Operation Threshold/Waterloo
Quakerdale
Social Action, Inc
TriCounty Child and Family Development
YWCA
Persons with Disabilities
Cedar Valley Community Support Services
Exceptional Persons, Inc
Goodwill Industries
North Star Community Services
UNI Student Disability Services
Domestic Violence/Violence Prevention/Housing
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family/Waverly - FULL SPRING 2015
House of Hope
Riverview Center
Waypoint
Educational Settings
EXPO Alternative High School - full Spring 2015
UNI CUE
Waterloo School Family Support Worker
Hospice
Cedar Valley Hospice - no openings for Spring 2015 for BA
Hospice Compassus
Juvenile Corrections/Adolescent Services
Black Hawk County Juvenile Court Services
Boys and Girls Clubs
Four Oaks (Shelter and Residential Program)/Independence
Four Oaks/Waterloo
Lutheran Services in Iowa-Bremwood (Residential Program)/Waverly
Social Action, Inc (Bakari Project)
Medical/Health Care
Allen Hospital - Medical Social Worker (Hospice experiences) - FULL SPRING 2015
Black Hawk County Health Department (Immigrant; Refugee experiences) - not taking interns until Summer 2015
Covenant Hospital - Patient and Family Services (Spring semester only)
Northeast Iowa Family Practice - no openings until Summer 2015
Waverly Health Center/Waverly (may consider BA interns, talk with Jenny) - full Spring 2015
Mental Health Services
Black Hawk Grundy Mental Health/Outreach Services
Covenant Hospital - Inpatient Mental Health Unit/5 East - full Spring 2015
Substance Abuse Treatment
Covenant Hospital - Horizons Sub Abuse Treatment
Pathways Substance Abuse Treatment
Other
Congressman Bruce Braley’s Office - full until Summer 2015
UNI Military and Veteran Student Services
Waterloo Commission on Human Rights
MSW Foundation Field Experiences
Aging/Gerontology:
Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center (youth programming as well)
NewAldaya Lifescapes - full for Spring 2015
Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging
Ravenwood Nursing and Rehab
Western Home Communities (NO OPENINGS UNTIL FALL 2015)
Children and Family Services/Foster Care and Adoption
Allen Hospital - Child Protection Center - full until Summer 2015
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) - FULL SPRING 2015
Love, INC
Lutheran Services in Iowa/Waterloo
Operation Threshold/Waterloo
Quakerdale
YWCA
Persons with Disabilities
Cedar Valley Community Support Services
Exceptional Persons, Inc
UNI Student Disability Services
Domestic and Sexual Assault/Violence Prevention/Housing
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family/Waverly - FULL SPRING 2015
Riverview Center
Educational Settings
UNI CUE
Waterloo School Family Support Worker
Hospice
Cedar Valley Hospice - no openings Spring 2015 for MSW Foundation
Hospice Compassus
Juvenile Corrections/Adolescent Services
Four Oaks (Shelter and Residential Program)/Independence
Lutheran Services in Iowa-Bremwood (Residential Program)/Waverly
Medical/Health Care
Allen Hospital - Medical Social Worker (Hospice experiences) - FULL SPRING 2015
Black Hawk County Health Department (Immigrant; Refugee experiences) - not taking interns until Summer 2015
Northeast Iowa Family Practice - full Spring 2015
Waverly Health Care/Waverly - full Spring 2015
Mental Health Services
Covenant Hospital - Inpatient Mental Health Unit/5 East - full Spring 2015
Monarch Treatment Services/Parkersburg
Pathways: Cedar Valley Mental Health Center/Waverly office
Substance Abuse Treatment
Pathways Substance Abuse Treatment/Waterloo office
Other
Congressman Bruce Braley’s Office - full until Summer 2015
UNI Military and Veteran Student Services
Waterloo Commission on Human Rights
MSW Trauma Informed Care CONCURRENT Field Experiences
Aging/Gerontology
Children and Family Services/Foster Care and Adoption
Allen Hospital - Child Protection Center
Love, INC
Lutheran Services in Iowa/Waterloo
Quakerdale
Persons with Disabilities
Cedar Valley Community Support Services
Domestic Violence/Violence Prevention/Housing
Amani
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family/Waverly
Riverview Center
Educational Settings
AEA 267
Cedar Falls Community Schools/Hansen Elementary
Hospice
Hospice Compassus
Juvenile Corrections/Adolescent Services
Four Oaks (Shelter and Residential Program)/Independence
Lutheran Services in Iowa-Bremwood (Residential Program)/Waverly
Medical/Health Care
Waverly Health Care/Waverly (may consider concurrent, talk with Jenny)
Mental Health Services
Allen Hospital/Behavioral Health Services
Covenant Hospital - Inpatient Mental Health Unit/5 East
Mental Health Institute/Independence
Pathways: Cedar Valley Mental Health Center/Waverly office
UNI Counseling Center
Wapsi Valley Family Counseling/Independence
Substance Abuse Treatment
Covenant Hospital - Horizons Sub Abuse Treatment
MSW Trauma Informed Care BLOCK Field Experiences
Aging/Gerontology
Children and Family Services/Foster Care and Adoption
Allen Hospital - Child Protection Center - full until Summer 2015
Love, INC
Lutheran Services in Iowa/Waterloo
Quakerdale
Persons with Disabilities
Black Hawk County Social Services
Cedar Valley Community Support Services
Domestic Violence/Violence Prevention/Housing
Amani
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family/Waverly - FULL SPRING 2015
Riverview Center
Educational Settings
AEA 267
Cedar Falls Community Schools/Hansen Elementary
Hospice
Cedar Valley Hospice/Waterloo - full for spring 2015
Cedar Valley Hospice/Waverly - full for spring 2015
Hospice Compassus
Juvenile Corrections/Adolescent Services
Four Oaks (Shelter and Residential Program)/Independence
Lutheran Services in Iowa-Bremwood (Residential Program)/Waverly
Medical/Health Care
Covenant Hospital Rehab Services
Waverly Health Care/Waverly - full Spring 2015
Mental Health Services
Covenant Hospital - Inpatient Mental Health Unit/5 East - Full Spring 2015
Mental Health Institute/Independence
Monarch Treatment Services Inc
Pathways: Cedar Valley Mental Health Center/Waverly office
Wapsi Valley Family Counseling/Independence
Substance Abuse Treatment
Covenant Hospital - Horizons Sub Abuse Treatment
Pathways Substance Abuse Treatment Services
MSW Social Work Administration Field Experiences
Aging/Gerontology:
Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center (youth programming as well)
Northcrest Speciality Care
Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging
Western Home Communities
Children and Family Services/Foster Care and Adoption
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Cedar Valley (talk to Jenny Becker)
Love, INC
Lutheran Services in Iowa/Waterloo
Operation Threshold/Waterloo
Quakerdale
TriCounty Child and Family Development
YWCA
Persons with Disabilities
Black Hawk County Social Services
Bremer County Case Management/Waverly
Cedar Valley Community Support Services
Exceptional Persons, Inc
Domestic Violence/Violence Prevention/Housing
Amani
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family/Waverly
Riverview Center
UNI Center for Violence Prevention
Waterloo Commission on Human Rights
Educational Settings
UNI CUE
Hospice
Cedar Valley Hospice
Hospice Compassus
Juvenile Corrections/Adolescent Services
Lutheran Services in Iowa-Bremwood (Residential Program)/Waverly
Medical/Health Care
Black Hawk County Health Department (Immigrant; Refugee experiences)
Northcrest Speciality Care
Mental Health Services
*See Children and Family Services/Foster Care and Adoption
Substance Abuse Treatment
Covenant Hospital - Horizons Sub Abuse Treatment
Pathways Substance Abuse Treatment
Other
Congressman Bruce Braley’s Office
UNI The New Iowan