Dispatches from the Field

Learn more about BCSSW students and their experience in field education.

A sketch of a brain emblazoned with the words 'mental health'

How three courses changed her career path

Miranda Mayeaux chose to focus on mental health when she enrolled at BCSSW in fall 2021. But it wasn’t until she started taking courses in trauma-informed care that she was able to find her niche.

‘This is a sacred space to be in with people’

Diana Gaillardetz, MSW’22, strives to make every day a little bit better for her clients at Good Shepherd Community Care, the oldest hospice in Massachusetts.

Students reflect on global experiences in Uganda and Sierra Leone

MSW students in the global practice program are interning abroad this semester, providing therapy to refugees, evaluating programs that protect children, and helping young people take action to combat climate change.

Dispatches from the Field: Nicole Shanelle Haynes

Nicole Shanelle Haynes, MSW ’20, shares her field education experience at Strategy Matters, located in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Dispatches from Abroad: Global Practice

BCSSW's 2019 Global Practice students share insights on their placements abroad.

Dispatches from the Field: Michael Mookie C. Manalili

Mookie Manalili, MSW ’19, discusses his field placement experience with Marie's Place in Brighton, MA, and his career aspirations.

Dispatches from the Field: Alison Stiglmeier

Alison Stiglmeier, MSW ’19, macro program, discusses her field placement experience with Roca, Inc.

Dispatches from the Field: Anju Lamichhane

Anju Lamichhane, MSW ’19, discusses her field placement experience with the Research Program on Children and Adversity (RPCA) at the Boston College School of Social Work.

Dispatches from the Field: Yvonne Castaneda

Second-year MSW student Yvonne Castaneda talks about her field placement at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center.

Ryan Mossman with students at Greater Lawrence Technical School

Dispatches from the Field: Ryan Mossman

Second-year MSW student talks about his field placement at Lahey Health Behavioral Services.

CHA colleagues Jaime Lederer, James Figueiredo, Hugo Rengifo, and Katie Teague

Dispatches from the Field: Katelyn Teague

Katelyn believes her experience at the Cambridge Health Alliance has helped to shape her future career goals working in behavioral and population health.

Dispatches from the Field: Laura Connors, MSW '10

Laura Connors, MSW ’10, made the transition to social work later in her own life following a career in the financial sector and is now executive director of Beacon Hill Village.

Dispatches from the Field: Samantha Williams in Mexico City

MSW student Samantha Williams reflects on her field placement experience at the Universidad Iberomericana in Mexico City.

Dispatches from the Field: Skylar Chew from Lesvos, Greece

MSW student Skylar Chew reflects on her field placement experience in Mytilini on the island of Lesvos, Greece.

Bella meets her friend Haeng’s dad in his village.

Dispatches from the Field: Krystalbella Murnane-Victorelli from Cambodia

MSW student Krystalbella Murnane-Victorelli reflects on her field placement experience at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies in Siem Reap, Cambodia.