Department
of
Counseling

1600 Holloway Ave.
Burk Hall, Rm 524
San Francisco,
CA 94132

(415) 338 - 2005
counsel@sfsu.edu

Field Placement Coordinator

Lesley Zwillinger Ph.D.
Burk Hall, Rm 535

(415) 338 - 7647
lzwill@sfsu.edu

Welcome Statement

Welcome to the Department of Counseling Field Placement Web Site. We hope to provide current and prospective students and  field placement supervisors with information about our philosophy and our requirements.

It is our view that counseling proficiency, professional values and knowledge of community agencies cannot be learned in a classroom alone. We are deeply committed to a partnership of field and coursework and have designed our program so that fieldwork is emphasized as an essential two-year long part of our student's education. Each practicum course is accompanied by a field placement so that skills learned in the classroom can be practiced in the field. Students take four practicum courses in sequential order and are required to experience two different field placements each spanning an academic year. The field supervisor is central to learning, serving as teacher, role model and mentor. The faculty liaison serves as the link between the counseling program and the field, monitoring the student's progress, helping to ensure the integration of coursework and fieldwork and collaborating with the field supervisor.

The following pages are designed to provide information about our fieldwork program for both students and agencies. Our practicum and trainee handbook, which details all of our fieldwork policies, can be accessed as well as all of the forms used by students and those used by agency supervisors.

Potential field sites wishing to apply to this program may access the field placement application forms and learn about our requirements by reading the handbook for a detailed description, or accessing summary of department requirements for field placements  for a brief overview. A fieldwork calendar is also available for your information.

Students in the counseling program may access the field placement listings to become familiar with the range of agencies, schools and colleges with which we have established relationships. This will serve as a valuable resource in your search for field placements and is to be used along with consultation with the field placement coordinator.