The following list includes organizations and agencies that have served as fieldwork sites for psychology students in Psych 497. Feel free to explore these options and select a site that aligns with your personal, academic, and/or professional interests. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list—additional opportunities can be found through the Career and Internship Center. When contacting fieldwork sites, be aware that some may have specific training requirements and/or time commitments that you'll need to fulfill.
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| Organization | Description | Category | Subcategory |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Red Cross | Red Cross volunteers and staff work to deliver vital services – from providing relief and support to those in crisis, to helping you be prepared to respond in emergencies. | Social Services | Family |
| Art with Heart | Art with Heart brings the healing power of creative expression to kids and adults serving kids. We know art can turn pain into possibility. Our goal is to provide creative tools, resources, and support to any kid or community in need of healing. Our therapeutic activity books are designed for kids age 5-18. Printed curricula, in-person and online trainings are available for adults who are leading or looking to lead creative expression programs with the kids they serve | Social Services | Youth |
| Asian Counseling & Referral Service | ACRS is a social justice organization that promotes the health and well-being of Asians and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (A&NH/PIs) and other communities by providing and advocating for responsive community-based services. | Social Services | Family |
| Atlantic Street Center | Atlantic Street Center’s mission is to support families and communities with raising healthy, successful children and youth through direct services and advocacy for social justice and equity. | Social Services | Youth, Low Income |
| Bellevue Lifespring | Bellevue LifeSpring aims to break the cycle of poverty for children and students in our community and provide them with the resources they need to reach stability. | Social Services | Youth, Family |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound | Our mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. | Social Services | Youth, Teens |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of King County | Boys & Girls Clubs of King County creates youth-centric Club experiences through culturally relevant, inclusive, and diverse programming. | Social Services | Youth, Teens |
| Casey Family Programs | Casey Family Programs is the nation’s largest operating foundation focused on safely reducing the need for foster care in the United States. Our mission is to provide and improve — and ultimately prevent the need for — foster care. | Social Services | Youth, Family |
| Childhaven | We partner with parents and community to strengthen families, prevent childhood trauma and its damaging effects, and prepare children for a lifetime of well-being. | Social Services | Youth |
| Crisis Connections | Crisis Connections is state licensed by DSHS/DBHR as a crisis telephone service provider and as a certified chemical dependency treatment service—crisis intervention. We are also nationally accredited by International Council for Helplines and Inform USA. As one of the oldest crisis lines in the nation, we continue to be committed to providing excellent service to all who contact us. Note: training should be completed prior to enrolling in Psych 497. | Social Services | Family |
| Domestic Abuse Women's Network - DAWN | At DAWN, we stand with all survivors of domestic abuse, help them rebuild their lives, and strive to make our communities safer by preventing and addressing violence through education and advocacy. | Social Services | Family, Women |
| Lifewire | LifeWire supports survivors of domestic violence on their path towards safety, stability, and healing. We work to end domestic violence by changing community beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. Domestic violence is a human rights issue. LifeWire envisions a community in which every person lives in a safe environment, free from oppression and with the opportunity to thrive. | Social Services | Women |
| Wellspring Family Services | At Wellspring, we believe every family—and in particular, every child—deserves a stable home. A place to feel safe and the confidence and sense of security that comes with it. We’re a nonprofit organization on a mission to end family homelessness for good. We connect people with the resources and support they need to maintain and regain stability for themselves and their families—and to achieve positive, lasting change in their lives. | Social Services | Family |
| Friends of Youth | Friends of Youth welcomes, honors, and celebrates our clients, colleagues and communities’ diverse identities, histories, knowledges, languages, and cultures. Our organizational values shape the way we work individually and collectively, as we prioritize young people’s belonging and achievement. | Social Services | Youth, Homeless |
| Girls on the Run of Puget Sound | Girls on the Run has fun, evidence-based programs that inspire participants to recognize their inner strength, increase their level of physical activity, imagine their possibilities, and confidently stand up for themselves and others. | Social Services | Youth |
| Hopelink | Hopelink equips people to exit poverty through comprehensive services, impactful partnerships, and advocacy for equitable opportunities for all. | Social Services | Low Income, Family, Homeless |
| Jubilee Women's Center | Jubilee Women’s Center opened in the fall of 1983 and is believed to be Seattle’s first transitional home for women. Jubilee offers residents a supportive housing community in which to heal from crisis and domestic abuse and get back on their feet. | Social Services | Women, Homeless |
| New Beginnings | New Beginnings empowers survivors and mobilizes community awareness and action to end domestic violence. | Social Services | Family, Women |
| New Horizons | Our mission is to end homelessness, one young person at a time. | Social Services | Youth, Homeless |
| North Helpline | We believe that all deserve adequate food, housing, and respect. We assist our neighbors in obtaining basic needs that affirm their human dignity and worth. | Social Services | Family |
| Refugee Women's Alliance - ReWA | ReWA provides 8 wraparound social services for every member of the family. These services, delivered in over 50 languages and dialects, are designed to make a long-lasting impact in our clients’ lives and help them thrive in the Puget Sound community. English Classes Employment Housing Citizenship Youth Early Learning Center Domestic Violence Support Health & Well-being | Social Services | Youth, Family, Women |
| ROOTS Young Adult Shelter | ROOTS Young Adult Shelter partners with young adults on their journey to stability. | Social Services | Youth, Low Income, Homeless |
| Sanctuary Art Center | The Sanctuary Art Center is a collection of art studios providing programs for homeless and underserved youth ages 16-25 in the Greater Seattle area. Founded in 1999, on the principle that creativity is an essential part of the human experience, our goal is to empower and include young people from disenfranchised backgrounds so they may reach their fullest potential. | Social Services | Youth, Homeless |
| Seattle Parks and Recreation | Seattle Parks and Recreation equips employees and the public for well-being as we support healthy people, a thriving environment and vibrant community. We provide safe and accessible spaces for residents and visitors to work, recreate, rejuvenate and enhance quality of life and wellness for children, teenagers, adults and seniors. | Social Services | Family |
| Solid Ground | At Solid Ground, we believe poverty is solvable. We work to meet basic needs, nurture success, and promote change to create a community beyond poverty and oppression where all people have equitable opportunity to thrive. | Social Services | Homeless |
| Sophia Way | The Sophia Way is a place of hope and change for women. We support them on their journey from homelessness to safe and stable living. Women who come to the shelters find a warm, safe space to shower, rest, and sleep and are served nourishing food. Following the guiding principles of trauma-informed care, case managers partner with the women to support their physical, mental, and financial well-being. | Social Services | Women, Homeless |
| Stand Up For Kids | StandUp for Kids is a national non-profit organization dedicated to ending the cycle of youth homelessness in local communities coast to coast. | Social Services | Youth, Homeless |
| Street Youth Ministries | To provide unhoused youth and young adults (13-27 years old) in Seattle’s University District with life-skills, resources, and relationships that bring hope and healing to their lives and the community. | Social Services | Youth, Homeless |
| Treehouse | Treehouse creates opportunities for young people in foster care to thrive. We believe and invest in young people throughout their childhood, education and transition to young adulthood. We partner with them and their communities to transform the systems holding them back. | Social Services | Youth |
| United Way of King County | At United Way of King County, the pursuit of a more equitable community—not just for some of us but for everyone—drives us forward. It’s why we’re committed to more than just meeting our neighbors’ urgent food, housing, and educational needs. We’re working side by side with communities to dismantle the systems that created these inequities in the first place. | Social Services | Family |
| Teen Feed | Teen Feed works with the community to offer support to meet basic needs, build strong relationships, and ally with houseless youth as they meet their future off the streets. | Social Services | Youth, Homeless |
| YouthCare | YouthCare works to end youth homelessness and to ensure that young people are valued for who they are and empowered to achieve their potential. | Social Services | Youth, Homeless |
| Neighborcare Health at 45th Street | To provide comprehensive health care to families and individuals who have difficulty accessing care; respond with sensitivity to the needs of our culturally diverse patients; and advocate and work with others to improve the overall health status of the communities we serve. | Health/Mental Health | Youth, Low Income, Family, Homeless |
| American Cancer Society | The mission of the American Cancer Society is to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer. | Health/Mental Health | Family |
| Virgina Mason-Bailey-Boushay House | Bailey-Boushay House provides compassionate, highly-professional care for people with HIV/AIDS. Many of our clients also deal with chemical dependencies, mental health issues and/or homelessness. | Health/Mental Health | Family |
| Center for Human Services | The mission of Center for Human Services is to strengthen the community through counseling, education, and support to children, youth, adults, and families. | Health/Mental Health | Family |
| Circle of Friends for Mental Health | Circle of Friends for Mental Health, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, exists to give all human beings who face mental health challenges, homelessness or addiction, a fresh chance to find their identity and a reservoir of healing through art programs in visual arts, music, writing and drama. Our programs serve as a natural enduring catalyst to aid people in their recovery. The people we serve have wide-ranging needs, and come from diverse cultural, social and economic backgrounds. | Health/Mental Health | Family, Youth |
| Consejo Counseling and Referral Service | Consejo brings healing, health, and hope to communities through holistic, culturally, and linguistically competent behavioral health services and advocacy. | Health/Mental Health | Family |
| National Eating Disorders Association | The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) works to advance research, build community, and raise awareness to support the nearly 30 million Americans who will experience an eating disorder in their lifetimes. Whether you have been personally affected, by an eating disorder or care about someone who has, NEDA is here to help! | Health/Mental Health | Family |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | The National Multiple Sclerosis Society exists because there are people living with MS. Our vision is a world free of MS. Our mission is: We will cure MS while empowering people affected by MS to live their best lives. | Health/Mental Health | Family |
| NAVOS Mental Health Solutions | WoNavos is here for anyone, from any background, who needs help reclaiming their life from mental illness, addiction, trauma or abuse. We offer compassionate, high-quality, affordable care. Our approach is distinguished by an emphasis on recovery and resilience, by a belief that even the most seriously ill person can participate in their care, and by a fierce commitment to equity and inclusion. | Health/Mental Health | Family |
| Planned Parenthood | Our mission is to provide exceptional reproductive and complimentary health care services, honest education and fearless advocacy for all. | Health/Mental Health | Women |
| Ryther | Ryther provides exceptional therapeutic services to young people who are struggling emotionally and behaviorally so they may find a path to healing and hope. | Health/Mental Health | Youth, Family, Teens |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | We provide hope, care and cures to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. | Health/Mental Health | Youth, Family, Teens |
| First Place | First Place provides needed support for safe, secure housing and education for families with children experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The homelessness factors for the Seattle area place a growing number of families into the reality or risk of being homeless. First Place has made housing and educating students key elements of how we care for our community | Education | Youth, Low Income, Family |
| Youth in Focus | Equipping youth to share their ideas and values with the world through photography and art. | Education | Teens |
| El Centro de la Raza | As an organization grounded in the Latino community of Washington State, it is the mission of El Centro de la Raza (The Center for People of All Races) to build the Beloved Community through unifying all racial and economic sectors; to organize, empower, and defend the basic human rights of our most vulnerable and marginalized populations; and to bring critical consciousness, justice, dignity, and equity to all the peoples of the world. | Criminal Justice/Law | Family, Youth, Low Income, Women, Teens |
| King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office | The Prosecuting Attorney's Office represents the state and county in both criminal and civil legal matters. We are responsible for prosecuting all felonies in King County and all misdemeanors in unincorporated areas of King County. (Misdemeanor crimes in Seattle and other cities are referred to separate city attorney's offices.) | Criminal Justice/Law | Family |
| Seattle City Attorney's Office | The Seattle City Attorney's Office is committed to positively impacting public safety through data-informed decisions and strong collaboration with public safety partners. Additionally, our Office is committed to providing the highest quality legal counsel and representation to the City of Seattle and its elected and appointed officials. | Criminal Justice/Law | Family |
| The Borgen Project | The Borgen Project is an influential ally for the world’s poor. We go big. We work with leaders of the most powerful countries in the world to improve their response to humanitarian issues. For over 20-years, The Borgen Project has been advancing policies and programs that have large scale impact for people hit hardest by war, famine and poverty. | Criminal Justice/Law | Family |
| Amara | Amara has a bold vision to change the world when it comes to how we support and care for children, adults, and families experiencing foster and kinship care in our communities. We believe all people, regardless of circumstance, deserve the opportunity to thrive. | Social Services | Youth, Family |
| Shorewood High School | Provide a collaborative learning community that engages all students in learning the academic and work-life skills needed to achieve their individual potential and become responsible global citizens. | Education | Teens |
| Chinese Information and Service Center (CISC) | A culturally-inclusive, supportive community where immigrants and their families thrive. | Social Services | Family |
| STEPS | Founded and operated by former early childhood special educators and Board-Certified Behavior Analysts, STEPS provides behavioral and social-emotional supports to families and schools within the Seattle area. | Social Services | Youth, Family |
| Woodland Park Zoo | Woodland Park Zoo saves wildlife and inspires everyone to make conservation a priority in their lives. | Education | Family |
| Helping Link - Mot Dau Noi | To empower Vietnamese Americans’ social adjustment, family stability, and self-sufficiency while nurturing community service and youth leaders. | Social Services | Family |
| ACES | ABA therapy at ACES Bellevue, WA is personalized for every child, focusing on building communication, social, and daily living skills.ACES Bellevue, WA is dedicated to providing ABA therapy customized to fit each child's needs. Established in 2022, this center has been a beacon of support in the community. | Health/Mental Health | Youth, Family |
| YWCA | YWCA is dedicated to promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. | Social Services | Family |
| Catholic Community Services | Catholic Community Services of Western Washington and the Archdiocesan Housing Authority (doing business as Catholic Housing Services and Coordinated Care Agency) are outreaches of the Catholic Church in Western Washington. Rooted in the Gospel message of love and hope, we recognize the sacredness and dignity of every human person. Our focus is on those individuals, children, families, and communities struggling with poverty and the effects of intolerance and racism. | Social Services | Family |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is the #1 voluntary health organization in the United States for people living with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related neuromuscular diseases. For 75 years, MDA has led the way in accelerating research, advancing care, and advocating for the support of our families. MDA's mission is to empower the people we serve to live longer, more independent lives. | Health/Mental Health | Youth |
| Compass Housing Alliance | Compass Housing Alliance develops and provides essential services, shelter, and affordable housing so that everyone in our community has a safe place to call home. | Health/Mental Health | Homeless |
| Silver Kite | SilverKite Community Arts® uses the arts as a tool to promote creative engagement, bridge generations, and work towards eliminating the effects of loneliness. Through our innovative, award-winning programs and services we strive to promote joy, build relationships, and strengthen communities - one connection at a time. | Health/Mental Health | Family |
| Chief Seattle Club | Chief Seattle Club is a Native-led housing and human services agency. We believe that a world without homelessness is possible by leading with Native values. We provide sacred space to nurture, affirm, and strengthen the spirit of urban Native people. | Social Services | Homeless |
| Acres of Dimonds | Acres of Diamonds is an organization that sets out to ensure that every homeless woman and child that comes to Acres receives the opportunity to rewrite their story. With homeless families experiencing generations of poverty, abuse, neglect and addiction, Acres of Diamonds aims to provide holistic, long-lasting solutions to help address the problems. Note: this organization is in Duvall. | Social Services | Youth, Family, Women, Homeless |
| Neighborhood House | Our mission is to build community and increase access to housing, health, education, and economic opportunity in Seattle and King County. | Social Services | Youth, Low Income, Family |
| Peoples Harm Reduction Alliance | The People’s Harm Reduction Alliance is a peer-centered, community-integrated nonprofit that has provided culturally relevant drug user health and harm reduction services since 2007. We focus on protecting the health of people who use drugs, stopping the spread of bloodborne infections, and preventing drug overdose. We provide a wide variety of other supplies, services, and referrals to help people who use drugs lead safer and healthier lives. | Social Services | Homeless |
| Community Psychiatric Clinic | Provides an array of accredited outpatient mental health treatment and counseling programs. May have limited opportunities. Note: when applying, would be best to identify yourself as an undergraduate student wanting to volunteer. | Health/Mental Health | Family |
| Autism Spectrum Navigators | A support service and program for Bellevue College autistic students to increase accessibility to college life and the community. | Education | |
| Crisis Textline | Crisis Text Line (CTL) provides free, 24/7, high-quality text-based mental health support and crisis intervention by empowering a community of trained volunteers to support people in their moments of need. Note: following the CTL application approval, there is training that should be completed prior to enrolling in PSYCH 497. CTL does not designate a supervisor, please write Denisse Guerrero-Harvey as your supervisor on the Application & Learning Contract. | Health/Mental Health | Family, Teens, Women, Youth, Homeless, Low Income |
| One Heart Wild | At OHW, our mission is to prioritize relationships while providing a forever home for animals and inclusive therapeutic support for people. | Social Services | Family |
| Lifelong | Our Vision: Health for All Our Mission: We remove barriers to health with relentless compassion so that no one faces illness and injustice alone. | Social Services | Homeless |
| Family Renewal Shelter | FRS is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to bring healing hope and new life to victims of domestic violence. | Social Services | Youth, Family, Women |
| Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center | Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center is a community where horses transform the bodies, minds, and spirits of people with disabilities | Health/Mental Health | Youth |
| Evidence Based Treatment Center | The Evidence Based Treatment Centers℠ of Seattle (EBTCS) is a network of four specialty mental health centers united by a central mission: to deliver state-of-the-art, evidence-based psychological treatment with genuine compassion and care. We offer both in person and virtual/telehealth services. In addition, many clinicians are PSYPACT certified and can provide care in participating states. | Health/Mental Health | Youth, Family, Teens |
| Real Change | Real Change exists to provide opportunity and a voice to low-income and homeless people while taking action for economic, social and racial justice. | Social Services | Low Income, Family, Teens, Women, Homeless |
| Learn To Be | Students get 1-on-1 tutoring for math and reading completely free. We help kids unlock their potential by connecting them with exceptional tutors online. LTB does not designate a supervisor, please write Denisse Guerrero-Harvey as your supervisor on the Application & Learning Contract. | Education | Youth |
| Seattle Public Schools | Seattle Public Schools encourages parents, family members, organizations, businesses, and other community members to volunteer with us! When volunteers commit to serving at a school, students achieve higher grades, have access to more opportunities, and gain community connections to help them thrive. | Education | Youth |
| あなた の いばしょ"A Place for You" | Anata no Ibasho "A Place for You" is a Japanese 24-hour text-messaging service for those seeking a sympathetic ear from a crisis volunteer to talk about a variety of concerns such as depression, stress, and suicide. Note: must be native or highly proficient in Japanese. | Health/Mental Health | Family |
| Providence ElderPlace | At Providence we see more than patients, we see the life that pulses through us all. That’s why we’re dedicated to a holistic approach to medicine that employs not only the most advanced treatments to improve outcomes, but also puts compassion and humanity at the heart of every interaction. | Social Services | Family |
| Positive Behavior Supports Corporation (PBS) | Positive Behavior Supports Corporation embraces a specific approach to delivery of applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy: Positive behavior support (PBS) which is a research-based approach to supporting people of all ages with behavioral challenges in home, school, and community settings. | Social Services | Youth, Family, Teens |
| UW Sports Medicine | The University of Washington offers internship opportunities for students interested in gaining valuable hands on experience in the medical profession. The training room offers an exciting and challenging setting for students interested in acquiring injury evaluation, management and rehabilitation skills as well as professional interaction with the medical community. | Health/Mental Health | Youth, Teens |
| Animal Assisted Intervention Children's Camp | Animal Assisted Interventions use animals in healthcare and education. In this fieldwork, participants help children with developmental disabilities train their family dogs to improve physical and emotional well-being. Sessions are held in Seattle from July to August. Must like kids and dogs. | Education | Youth |
| Youth Eastside Services | Through offices in Bellevue, Kirkland and Redmond, counselors within Lake Washington and Bellevue schools, and community-based programs, Youth Eastside Services (YES) provides mental health counseling and substance use treatment to ALL youth, birth-22, and their families in East King County, regardless of their ability to pay. | Social Services | Youth, Teens |
| Seattle Therapy - Skills for Life | An outpatient pediatric clinic (OT & speech) that blends observing therapists and helping with the day-to-day functioning of the clinic. To volunteer, we require a commitment of 6 months with at lease 3 hours a week. You must pass a background check completed by STS, and submit your resume. Please email office@seattlethera.com if you are interested! | Health/Mental Health | Youth, Teens |
| Somali Family Safety Task Force | The Somali Family Safety Task Force is a nonprofit community-based-organization (CBO) located in the NewHolly neighborhood in Seattle, WA that serves refugee and immigrant women and their families. Programs range from computer literacy training to combating and preventing gender-based-violence. | Social Services | Teens, Women, Youth |