Student Resources at the Department of Social Work

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Student Resources

Here you'll find information on applying for full admittance, enhancing your college experience, and sprucing up your bonifides for the job market.

As a pre-major in Bachelor of Social Work, you'll take foundational coursework that prepares you for a competitive application to the full degree program.

By completing the required courses and meeting the application criteria, you'll be positioned to advance to full admission, where you can dive deeper into specialized coursework.

Student organizations are a great way to make friends and create change in your community. 

Here are just a few of the student organizations our social work students are a part of:

  • The Student Social Work Organization (SSWO) is for BSW students. For information regarding this organization, please contact Dr. Na Youn Lee, faculty advisor.

  • The Graduate Student Social Work Organization (GSSWO) is mainly comprised of MSW students, but Ph.D. students are welcome to join! For information regarding this organization, please contact Ms. Patricia Digby.

  • The Empowerment Committee is a University of Mississippi Department of Social Work social justice organization committed to the empowerment of all people, with particular attention and dedication to our most vulnerable community members. For information regarding this organization, please contact Amy Fisher, Chair of the Committee.
  • The Voter Empowerment Project sponsors ongoing efforts to engage students in the racial and social justice-oriented work of empowering voters in our local communities. For more information on VEP, please contact Dr. Na Youn Lee.

Find more student groups here The Forum

There are also a number of Campus Departments social work students may find interesting, including:

Examples of Potential Field Settings (BSW). The following are examples of field settings and do not constitute a comprehensive listing nor does it guarantee a placement there.  This list is for illustrative purposes. New placements are developed on an ongoing basis.

Child Protective Services:

  • Mississippi State Department of Human Services in many cities – for example: Jackson, Booneville, Gulfport, Holly Springs, Hernando, Oxford, Pittsboro, Tupelo, Water Valley, Pontotoc, Houston
  • Tennessee Department of Human Services, Division of Family and Children, Memphis

Health Services:

  • Mississippi State Department of Public Health in Region II (northeast) – Tupelo only
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
  • St. Dominic Hospital, Jackson
  • Methodist Hospital, Memphis
  • St. Francis Hospital, Memphis
  • North MS Health Services and Nursing Home, Pontotoc, MS
  • North MS Health Services, Tupelo Acute Care Oncology Women’s Center, Center for Behavioral Health
  • Baptist Memorial Home Health Services/Hospice, Oxford
  • North Mississippi Hospice of Oxford
  • Sanctuary House (Hospice) – Tupelo
  • Memorial Behavioral Health – Gulfport
  • Northwest Mississippi Medical Center – Clarksdale
  • Hospice Ministries – Southaven
  • Gentiva Hospice – Oxford, MS
  • A & E Hospice – Olive Branch
  • Christ Community Health Centers – Memphis, TN
  • The MED (Regional One Health Services), Memphis, TN
  • The King’s Daughters and Son Home – Bartlett, TN
  • Yalobusha Nursing Home and Rehab Services – Water Valley

Mental Health:

  • East Mississippi State Hospital, Meridian
  • Mississippi State Hospital, Whitfield, Tupelo, Batesville
  • Laurelwood Center, Meridian
  • North Mississippi Regional Center, Oxford
  • Hudspeth Center, Jackson
  • Delta Community Mental Health Services, Greenville
  • Warren/Yazoo Mental Health Center, Vicksburg
  • Region III Mental Health , Tupelo
  • North Mississippi State Psychiatric Hospital
  • Youth Villages, Memphis, TN, Jackson, MS
  • Camelot, Memphis, TN < Mill Creek, Pontotoc

Gerontology:

  • U.S. Naval Retirement Home, Gulfport
  • Compere Nursing Home, Jackson
  • Yalobusha Nursing Home, Water Valley
  • Pontotoc – NMMC Hospital and Nursing Home, Pontotoc
  • Three Rivers Area Agency on Aging, Pontotoc
  • Cedars Health Care, Tupelo
  • Behavioral Health (Gero-Psych), North MS Health Services, Tupelo
  • Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Services, Tupelo
  • Graceland Nursing Home – Oxford
  • State Veteran’s Home – Oxford
  • North Delta Area Agency on Aging, Batesville
  • The King’s Daughters and Sons Home – Bartlett, TN
  • Senatobia Nursing Home – Senatobia
  • Golden Living – Batesville, Tupelo
  • Residential Facilities:
  • Baptist Children’s Village, Jackson
  • Millcreek, Pontotoc
  • Corrections:
  • Tupelo/Lee County Youth Court, Tupelo

Other:

  • Exchange Club Family Center, Memphis
  • Mississippi School for the Deaf, Jackson, MS
  • Birthright, Inc. Memphis
  • Agape Adoption Services, Memphis
  • Care Lodge (domestic violence shelter), Meridian
  • Penelope’s House, Mobile AL
  • Catholic Charities, Jackson, MS, Vardaman, MS
  • Institute of Community Services (ICS) – Head Start – Lafayette, Panola, Marshall, Tunica, Desoto, Tate, Grenada, Tallahatchie Counties (not summer)
  • Family Resource Center, Tupelo, Oxford, MS
  • LIFT, Inc. Tupelo, Oxford, MS

Examples of MSW Placement settings:

Many of the above agencies, are possible placements, if they employ MSW-level social workers. The following are examples of field settings and do not constitute a comprehensive listing nor does it guarantee a placement there.  This list is for illustrative purposes. New placements are developed on an ongoing basis.

Children’s Services:

  • Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services in many cities ‑ for example: Jackson, Booneville, Gulfport, Holly Springs, Hernando, Oxford, Pittsboro, Tupelo, Water Valley, Pontotoc, Houston, Corinth, Clarksdale, Grenada etc.
  • MS Child Protection Services – Adoption Unit:  Oxford, Amory
  • Natchez Children’s Services:  Natchez, MS
  • Altapointe Acute Care: Mobile, AL

Health Services:

  • Baptist Hospitals: Oxford, Southaven, Memphis
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center: Jackson and Grenada
  • St. Jude Hospital: Memphis
  • Methodist Hospital: Memphis
  • Fresenius: Tupelo, Southaven, Tunica, Memphis, Eupora
  • St. Francis Hospital: Memphis
  • North Ms. Medical Center: Tupelo–Acute Care, Cancer Center, Rehabilitation Center, Women’s Center
  • Oxford Health and Rehabilitation: Oxford
  • Baptist Memorial Hospital – Cancer Unit: Oxford

Mental Health:

  • East Mississippi State Hospital: Meridian
  • Mississippi State Hospital: Whitfield, Batesville, Grenada, Corinth, Tupelo
  • Hudspeth Center: Jackson
  • Delta Community Mental Health Services: Greenville, Greenwood
  • LifeCore (Region III Mental Health): Tupelo, Pontotoc
  • Community Counseling Services (Region VII Mental Health): Starkville
  • Veterans Administration: Memphis, Jackson
  • North Mississippi Medical Center, Behavioral Health: Tupelo
  • Harbor House: Tupelo
  • Communicare/Haven House (Region II Mental Health): Oxford
  • Region IV: Hernando
  • Oxford Treatment Center: Oxford
  • Children’s Advocacy Centers: Tupelo, Southaven
  • Crestwyn Acute Care: Memphis
  • Insight Therapies: Birmingham, AL

Gerontology:

  • NMMC – Behavioral Health (Geri-Psych), North MS Medical Center: Pontotoc, Tupelo
  • Memory Makers Day Treatment: Oxford

Residential Facilities:

  • Youth Villages: Memphis, Tupelo
  • Millcreek Residential Facility: Pontotoc, Batesville

Other:

  • Family Resource Center: Tupelo, Oxford
  • Canopy Children’s Solutions: Batesville, Tupelo, Jackson
  • Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth, Inc:  Tupelo, Jackson, Gulfport
  • Agape Family Services:  Memphis
  • Healing Hearts Child Advocacy Center: Southaven
  • UM Athletic Department: Oxford
  • UM Counseling Services:  Oxford

 

Amy K Fisher

Interested in Social Work scholarships?

If you're enrolled in the Master of Social Work, there are a number of scholarships available. Send me an email for more information.

Amy K Fisher

Associate Professor of Social Work