For Students

Built for theStudent Intern Experience

Ascend Clinical gives BSW and MSW Student Interns one place for their field placement, field hours, supervision, goals, competencies, and professional documentation.

Student Intern accounts are created through your university's field education program — no personal subscription required.

What you can do

Your field education, organized

Your placement

See your university, program, agency, and field instructor in one place.

Field hours

Log direct and indirect field practice hours and watch them reviewed by your field instructor.

Supervision

View individual and group supervision tied to your placement.

Goals

Track the learning goals your field instructor assigns throughout the placement.

Portfolio

Build a longitudinal record of your field education experience.

Professional Vault

Upload liability insurance, certifications, and other required documents.

Placement progress

Monitor progress toward your program's field education requirements.

Field education records

Keep your documentation organized from the first day of placement forward.

How it starts

Invited by your university

  1. 1

    Your field education office invites you to Ascend Clinical.

  2. 2

    You accept the invitation and set up your Student Intern account.

  3. 3

    Your placement, agency, and field instructor appear in your dashboard.

  4. 4

    You log field hours, follow your goals, and build your field placement portfolio.

Not sure whether your program uses Ascend? Ask your field education director — or have them contact Ascend Clinical.

BSW & MSW

For every field placement

Field placement
Field education
Field hours
Individual supervision
Group supervision
Competency development
Professional documents
Student development
Professional preparation

Is your program on Ascend Clinical?

Universities manage BSW and MSW field education on Ascend with custom institutional plans.