Social Work Educational Opportunities at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital

MedStar NRH offers social work students a one-year training experience at a premier inpatient rehabilitation hospital. (Click here to learn more about our  Programs & Services.) Both senior undergraduate and Master's level students are accepted for field placements.

MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital employs twelve inpatient case managers — most of whom are social workers by training — and two full-time outpatient social workers. Social workers are involved with discharge planning, family interventions and supportive counseling for patients undergoing rehabilitation.  They facilitate daily meetings for the treatment team and serve as the liaison between patients, families and the medical team.

Our social workers welcome the opportunity to provide field experience for students. Students are fully integrated into the program and take leadership roles as deemed appropriate by the field instructor. Students are assigned to one social worker as their primary field instructor, but they may have the opportunity to rotate to another service for a short period of time during their second semester. Placements include both inpatient and outpatient opportunities.

Student placements can be arranged through the participating university and can provide the student with individual, group and family experience.  Typically students are at MedStar NRH two or three days per week, depending on school requirements, however a five-day per week placement can be negotiated if the school agrees.  The program is individually designed to meet the academic requirements of each participating university.

Students or universities interested in a social work field placement at MedStar NRH may contact Carol Bartlett, LICSW, Care Coordination Manager at Carol.B.Bartlett@medstar.net or 202-877-1642.