Practicum Agency List
The following is a list of agencies where many students have earned their required practicum hours. These agencies are located in Missoula and throughout the state.Students can find additional sites with detailed placement information by accessing the Sonia practicum placement software.
Students can click on the site name on this page to access the agency’s website and view additional information. Please note that this list is not comprehensive.
The following symbols are used to indicate additional information about the agencies:
- “***” indicates that a paid option might be available at the site. This could include hourly pay, an educational stipend, or an opportunity for an Employment Based Practicum (EBP) position.
- “+++” indicates that the agency has had Employment Based Practicum students (EBP).
Addictions
- Carol Graham Home
- Crosswinds Recovery Missoula +++ / ***
- Missoula Urban Indian Health Center
- Open Aid Alliance +++
- Recovery Center Missoula
- Rimrock Foundation (Bilings) +++
- Western Montana Mental Health Center +++
- Western Montana Mental Health Center - Riverfront Mental Health Center – (Hamilton)
- Western Montana Mental Health Service - Western MT Addiction Services - Share House
- Western Montana Mental Health Service - Western MT Addiction Services - Turning Point
Campus
- ASUM Bear Necessities
- American Indian Student Services
- Behavioral Health Options - Curry Health Center +++
- Branch Center
- Interprofessional Education
- Montana 10
- Office for Disability Equity (ODE)
- Office of Student Affairs
- SARC (Student Advocacy Recovery Center) ***
- TRIO Student Support Services ***
- UM Wellness Specialist Roles ***
Children and Families
- A.W.A.R.E
- Boys and Girls Club of Missoula ***
- Center for Children, Families and Workforce Development ***
- Child Care Resources, Inc.
- Child Development Center
- Child Start Inc. - Head Start
- Department of Public Health and Human Services - Child & Family Services - All Counties
- Families First
- First Step Resource Center ***
- Florence Crittenton Home and Services – (Helena)
- Intermountain – (Helena) +++
- International Rescue Committee +++
- Missoula City County Health Dept Home Visiting Program
- Missoula City County Health Dept Suicide Prevention Program
- Missoula Early Head Start
- Missoula Interfaith Collaborative - Family Promise +++ / ***
- Mountain Home Montana +++
- Rocky Mtn Youth Resource / Rocky Mtn Development Council – (Helena)
- Parenting Place
- Partnership for Children +++ / ***
- Ravalli Head Start – (Hamilton)
- Ravalli Early Head Start – (Hamilton)
- Youth Homes +++ / ***
- YWCA of Missoula - GUTS! Program (Girls Using Their Strengths)
Community Organizing/Policy & Macro-Practice Emphasis
- ACLU - Montana Abolition Coalition (Helena & Missoula)
- Center for Children, Families and Workforce Development ***
- Community Food & Agriculture Coalition (CFAC)
- Empower Montana ***
- Home ReSource
- Missoula Interfaith Collaborative (homelessness-focused position) +++ / ***
- Montana Innocence Project
- Montana Women Vote
- NAMI Missoula
- NASW MT
- North Missoula Community Development Corporation (NMCDC)
Homelessness
Interpersonal Violence/Criminal Justice System
- Abbie Shelter – (Kalispell) ***
- Crime Victim Advocate Program ***
- First Step Resource Center ***
- Missoula Public Defender
- SAFE in the Bitterroot – (Hamilton)
- SARC (Student Advocacy Recovery Center) - UM campus ***
- Tribal Defenders, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes – (Pablo)
- YWCA of Helena – (Helena) +++ / ***
- YWCA of Missoula - Pathways Program +++ / ***
- YWCA-Pathways Program-MSW Clinical Practicum ***
- YWCA of Missoula - Planet Kids +++
- YWCA Transitional Housing - Ada's Place +++
Medical Settings
- Behavioral Health Workforce Education & Training (BHWET) – Most sites below fall under BHWET ***
- Blue Mountain Clinic
- Clark Fork Valley Hospital – (Plains)
- Community Health Partners – (Livingston)
- Community Medical Center Home & Community Based Services
- DeWit RiteCare Speech Language and Hearing Clinic
- Marcus Daly Home Care and Hospice (Hamilton)
- Partnership Health Center
- Planned Parenthood
- Providence St. Patrick Hospital
- Providence Medical Group
- ResCare
- Patrick Hospital - Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Center
- St Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center
- Patrick Hospital - Montana Cancer Center
- Peter's Hospital - Behavioral Health Unit – (Helena)
Mental Health
- A.W.A.R.E
- Consumer Direct Behavioral Health
- Helena Indian Alliances - LeoPacha Clinic – (Helena)
- Intermountain +++ / ***
- Missoula Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)
- Shodair Children's Hospital – (Helena)
- Patrick Hospital - Neurobehavioral Unit
- Peter's Hospital - Behavioral Health Unit – (Helena)
- United Way of Missoula County -- ProjectTomorrowMT & Suicide Prevention & Education
- Western Montana Mental Health Center
- Western Montana Mental Health Center -Riverfront Mental Health Center – (Hamilton)
- Western Montana Mental Health Center - Riverhouse Day Treatment