This page offers a brief overview of the internship experience. For more detailed information, please see our Internship Manual. SW 496 carries a traditional letter grade. After negotiations among students, agency staff, and faculty, the ultimate grade assignment is the responsibility of Social Work Department faculty. The internship may be completed anywhere in Mississippi or in Memphis, Tennessee, in a site approved by the Department of Social Work, with consideration to the professional interest and geographic needs of the student.
Internship is a thirteen week, forty hours per week work setting.
M.S.W. supervision must be available and the setting must offer supervision and practice which meets the standards of Council on Social Work Education. Transportation and malpractice insurance are required. Interns who will be transporting clients are required to have automobile liability insurance. Students will be advised in ample time to obtain malpractice insurance through National Association of Social Workers. Students will not be allowed to begin the internship without malpractice insurance in hand.