Program Sites

Practicum placement opportunities at BASW, Foundation MSW and Advanced MSW levels available, including support for PPSC- SW hours. 

There are approximately 800 staff members in the Novato Unified School District (NUSD) who, along with the larger school community, are responsible for the education of 7,300 students.

There are seven elementary schools and one TK-8 school. Class size at the elementary level has been implemented at 24:1 in Grades TK-3 and 28:1 in Grades 4-5.

Along with two middle schools and two comprehensive high schools, NUSD also has an Education Center housing a continuation high school (Marin Oaks), and an independent study student program (NOVA) serving grades K-12. All schools within the Novato Unified School District offer special education services, along with Gifted and Talented Education (GATE). Special assistance is provided for all English learner students.

NUSD also offers Adult Education classes including a Diploma Class, Credit Recovery, GED Prep, and English as a Second Language Class (ESL). These programs serve adults who have not yet completed their high school education as well as those wanting to continue their education.

Mission: To ensure every child's potential is achieved.
 
Core Values:

• Student Learning - We value a safe, nurturing, child-centered environment in which student learning is the major focus.
• Positive Interdependence - We value a cooperative environment of mutual support, teamwork, shared responsibility, and success.
• Quality Performance - We value commitment to creativity, innovation, initiative, continuous growth, & a strong work ethic.
• Inclusivity - We value equity in an inclusive environment in which all people feel appreciated and respected; and have access to the same opportunities regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity or nationality, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and socioeconomic status.
• Integrity - We value ethical and honest interactions.
• Respect - We value and respect the individual differences and diversity of our students, employees, and community.

Building better athletes is what we are known for. With 25+ years of experience, we have seen drastic transformations and countless athletes achieve their goals. Our Sports Performance team helps athletes jump higher, run faster, and build strength. Our Sports Medicine team is committed to keeping athletes injury-free and is ready to provide world-class rehab if injury strikes. Fast-Twitch was built upon a mix of old-school grit, cutting-edge science, and data-driven results. From elite level training to world-class sports medicine, we have all the tools to become your ultimate training partner.

STUDENTS PLEASE NOTE: when reporting your placements in S4 for service/observation at these ​clinic and garden sites, please note your specific site address on the Release of Liability that you complete in S4 (and the Student Learning Plan, if your faculty...

Open Door Community Health Centers was founded with a vision to provide excellent health care and health education to a part of California, at a time when the region suffered from a shortage of access.

Starting as a single clinic in 1971, Open Door now has 14 locations across Humboldt and Del Norte counties – a service area larger than the state of Connecticut – offering primary and dental care, counselling, pharmacy services, and community support offices, serving about 65,000 patients a year and employing almost 800 members of the community.

5/20/25: Lance Martin, Program Manager (Lmartin@opendoorhealth.com 442.224.8749) is the main point of contact for all student placements at Open Door.  Students interested in a rotation with Open Door need to complete their rotation request form at: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/1e3d2bfca83a4911807e172e3eee4d95.

Social Work students may serve in rotation with social work case managers, behavioral health and community health intervention projects. 

Pacific Union School is an elementary school including grades Transitional Kindergarten through Eight in the Pacific Union School District serving children in the community of Arcata, which includes the areas of Pacific Manor, Vassaide Estates, Valley West, West End Road, North Bank Road and Hunts Drive. School enrollment is currently 527.

Pacific Union has an outstanding staff consisting of 25 regular education teachers that include teachers who specialize in math, science, language arts, and history in the 7/8th grades, one physical education teacher, one speech specialist, one counselor, one behaviorist, one social worker, two special education teachers, one reading specialist, one English Learner technician, one Library Technician, one part time nurse, one music teacher, 16 classroom assistants and two administrators. 100 percent of our teaching staff have taken advanced college classes and participated in professional growth workshops.

Parents & Friends, Inc. is a non-profit organization that has served people with developmental disabilities for over 60 years. We are located in the city of Fort Bragg on the Mendocino Coast of California. Governed by a local Board of Directors, we are dedicated to our mission to provide opportunities for persons with developmental challenges and similar needs to participate fully in our community.
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Parents & Friends, Inc. was founded in 1955 by a group of parents and their friends to provide the education that the public schools then denied their handicapped children. Determined parents along with dedicated volunteers taught many children to read and write, to become more self-sufficient, and to enjoy leisure activities in our community. Almost twenty years went by before developmentally disabled children were provided an education by our public schools.

Over the years, we have changed our focus from children to adults with special needs and have developed many new services. PFI provides a fully licensed day program, support services for those living on their own in the community, and opportunities for integrated community group employment as well as individual job development and supported employment.
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Parents & Friends recognizes that adults with developmental challenges want and have a right to the same options and opportunities for living and working in the community that are available to the rest of the population. PFI continues to strive to meet their needs.

The goal of Peninsula School is to produce citizens who have the capacity to apply knowledge and cultural understanding to new contexts, appreciate beauty, and care for the environment.

The Vision of Peninsula School is to help students develop and utilize academic and social skills necessary for effective participation in a democratic society.

It is our goal to help students attain independence, gain skills and see learning as a way to improve their lives.

We have identified positive character traits that include the capacity to care for one's self and others, the ability to work with others, and willingness to take risks.

We aim to provide our students with opportunities to contribute in meaningful ways to our learning community and the extended community as they learn that individuals can make a difference in their world.

Academic content is aligned with the State of California Standards and the goals and vision of the school is reviewed by the teachers as a part of the professional development process and by the School Site Council annually.

PPSC is much more than a collection of 73 human services programs based on best practice research with measurable outcomes. We are a community of caregivers existing within the larger community whose sole purpose is to help make people’s lives better. We strive to do this one child, one adult, and one senior at a time. Last year we served over 12,000 people through our programs. The hands-on, face-to-face support that individuals receive from PPSC is wide-ranging; counseling, job placement, gang prevention, daily hot meals, rides to the doctor, case management, financial assistance for homeless prevention, informational and referrals… People Helping People. PPSC has five significant core service areas:

Aging Well Together – Home Delivered Meals, Adult Day Care, Case Management, Nutrition Site-Senior Cafe, Transportation, Balance Programs
Homeless Prevention, Fair Housing for the City of Petaluma
Employment & Training
Counseling – Individual, Couples & Family, Drug & Alcohol Prevention, Gang Prevention
Youth Programs – RYSE (youth employment), Mentor Me
Petaluma Bounty – Healthy Food For All
SAFE Team – Crisis Intervention

The Piedmont Unified School District (PUSD) strives to provide a stimulating educational environment for approximately 2,500 students. The student population has become increasingly diverse and includes 20 percent who are Asian, 3 percent Hispanic, 3 percent African American, and 74 percent Caucasian. On California Standards Tests (CST) and STAR, PUSD is among the highest-ranking unified school districts in the State, and over 95 percent of Piedmont Unified School District graduates pursue a college education.

A team of over 360 highly experienced and dedicated teachers, support staff, and administrators work with students at six school sites: three elementary schools, one middle school, one traditional high school, and one alternative high school. The district also includes an adult school that shares space with the district schools for evening and weekend classes.