Stella’s Place

Stella’s Place, Clinical Program

Location:

54 Wolseley Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 1A5

Description of the practicum site and student activities:

Mission: Partnering with young adults, aged 16-29, and professionals to offer an innovative, collaborative model for mental health services.

Vision: Healthy, resilient young adults living the lives they choose.

Values: At Stella’s Place, we honour the contributions and capabilities of young adults and include their voices in our co-design and peer models.

Our core values include:

Inclusiveness, diversity, and equity
Accessibility and knowledge sharing
Creativity grounded in a strengths-based approach
Participant co-design of all programs and services

Social Work practicum students are exposed to a wide range of learning opportunities, including:

Direct Participant Support: Engage with young adults in individual and group settings, providing brief counselling, psychosocial support, and system navigation. This can be done through in-person interactions in our Cafe space, drop-in, and individual counselling programs.
Exposure to Evidence-Based Modalities: Exposure to our practice of evidence-based approaches, such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment and neurobiology-informed approaches to the therapeutic relationship, and skills-based programs focused on building emotional regulation and coping strategies.
Data Management and Case Documentation: Practice documentation skills, including data entry, case notes, and managing participant information securely and ethically.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work alongside Senior Clinicians, Mental Health Clinicians, Peer Support Workers, Art Therapists and Access Coordinators, gaining insights into multidisciplinary approaches and how various professional roles contribute to a participant-centered support system.
Self-Reflection and Skill Development: Engage in ongoing self-reflective practices, assessing one’s own biases, values, and skills, and setting personal and professional development goals in response to real-world interactions with participants.
Practicum Learners Cohort: Stella’s Place supports learners from universities across Ontario at the BSW and MSW levels. You will be learning alongside peers from other institutions and have the opportunity to engage and share with one another in group supervision.

This diverse hands-on experience at Stella’s Place can foster practical skills, enhance understanding of mental health services, and prepare students for future roles in clinical social work.

Practicum Requirements:

X Police Reference/Vulnerable Sector Check

X Comfort working with the population being served

Accessibility Considerations:

Will the student have access to a private space for notes or computer use? Yes

Are there breaks between clients/patients/meetings? Yes

Is the practicum considered fast-paced? Medium

Is there a high noise level in the practicum? Medium

Is the site wheelchair accessible? Yes

What are the physical demands of the practicum? No

Are there any other accessibility considerations that potential applicants with disabilities should be aware of? No

Does your practicum require any previous experience?

Practicum learners will contribute to individual counselling initiatives, including Drop-In Counselling, Intake Assessments, and Individual Counselling. Although training will be provided, prior experience within the social services sector is preferred.

Is this practicum in-person, remote or hybrid? If hybrid, please include details of typical hybrid work schedule.

This is an in-person practicum working directly with Participants on a daily basis.

Will this practicum involve direct work or a mix of direct and indirect?

There will be a mix of direct and indirect experience. Indirect tasks are related to direct work with Participants (such as, documentation, coordination, case conceptualisation, group and individual supervision)

Student activities to develop social work competencies (check as many as apply):

Direct Service Delivery/Interventions/Working with Recipients of Service

X Conduct intake/needs assessments

X Undertake discharge planning

X Provide resource and referral information

X Hold responsibility for a defined caseload/case management

X Develop, promote Interprofessional collaboration e, plan and/or (co)facilitate educational groups or workshops

X Develop and implement individual, family, or group interventions – assessment, implementation and evaluation of interventions

X Counsel (individuals, families, couples) – in office only

X Apply best practices as outlined by the organization

X Undertake instrumental activities that support the work with recipients (e.g., assistance forms, benefit forms, referrals, develop plans for activities of daily living)

X Deliver crisis intervention

X Provide drop-in services

Interprofessional collaboration

X Present cases at case conferences

X Attend staff/administrative meetings

☐ Collaborate on organization’s projects

☐ Attend in-service events

X Consult and collaborate with professionals from other disciplines

☐ Advocate for the client system

☐ Participate, liaise and represent the agency at community meetings or plan of care meetings or task groups

Indirect Service Delivery

☐ Evaluate social work interventions

X Prepare and maintain case notes, reports, statistics which meet the organization’s accountability guidelines

X Collect and/or analyze data

☐ Prepare draft policy/program/grant proposals

☐ Contribute to research and other organizational initiatives

☐ Develop skills in cross-cultural/spiritual competence

☐ Develop, plan and implement prevention activities and programs

☐ Other:

Number of practicums offered:

Field Instructor name, credentials, pronouns:

Jenna Kelly (she/her), RSW, BSW, MSW

Application deadline:

September 29, 2026 at 4:00PM

Interviews will take place on Sept 30, Oct.1, and Oct.2.

Do you require a resume? Or resume and cover letter?

Resume and brief letter of interest

Category of your practicum: (please select one)

X A. Specialized (Focused on a specific population, issue, or treatment approach; requires specialized skills, training, or experience.)

If you are interested in this practicum, please submit a cover letter and resume via the Off-PAS Competitive Practicum Application Form (Year 1 – January 2027) by September 29, 2026 at 4 PM. Applications will be sent to the site.