Find a preceptor your school will approve.
Practicum Council finds and sets up clinical placements for nursing, social work, counseling and health students at any school. We check your program's rules first, find a qualified preceptor near you, and handle the paperwork with your school. You pay nothing until you're matched.
What you get
- A qualified preceptor near you
- Checked against your school's handbook
- Agreement and clearances handled
- Weekly updates until you finish
- Nothing to pay until you're matched
How it works
Four steps from your first message to your first shift.
Tell us about your program
Your school, program, state, start date and how many hours you need. A form, a text or a call is enough.
We check your school's rules
We read your handbook for who can precept you, which settings count and how supervision works, before we suggest anyone.
You choose your preceptor
You get a short list of qualified preceptors near you. Nobody is contacted until you pick.
We handle the paperwork
Agreement, credentials and clearances go to your school on its own forms. You start your hours.
What we handle for you
The parts of a placement that usually go wrong, taken care of before they cost you a term.
A preceptor your school will accept
License, specialty and patient mix checked against your handbook first.
The affiliation agreement
Prepared on your school's forms and followed through to signature.
Clearances, dated past your last day
Background check, immunizations, titers and certifications collected for you.
Telehealth questions answered
Whether remote hours count for your program and your state board, in writing.
Friday updates
Hours logged, evaluations due and your next deadline, every week.
A backup if your preceptor leaves
A second qualified preceptor lined up in your state, so banked hours carry over.
Programs we place
Nursing, counseling, therapy, social work and health programs at accredited schools across 46 states.
Nursing
- Family nurse practitioner (FNP)
- Psychiatric-mental health NP (PMHNP)
- Adult-gerontology NP, acute or primary (AGACNP, AGPCNP)
- Women's health and pediatric NP (WHNP, PNP)
- Doctor of nursing practice (DNP)
- MSN leadership, education and informatics
- RN-to-BSN community and capstone hours
Counseling and therapy
- Clinical mental health counseling (CMHC)
- Marriage and family therapy (MFT)
- Psychology practicum (MS, PsyD)
- Behavior analysis fieldwork (BCBA)
Social work and health
- Social work field placement (MSW, BSW)
- Public health practice experience (MPH)
- Health administration internship (MHA)
- Human services internship
Your placement team
Clinicians who check every preceptor, and coordinators who keep your placement moving. Meet all six.
Dr. Margaret H., DNP, FNP-C
Checks every nurse practitioner preceptor against your school's handbook before you see a name: license, specialty and the patients they see.
Dr. Samuel R., PhD, LCSW
Handles social work, counseling and psychology placements, including whether telehealth hours will count for your program and your state board.
Caroline B., MSN, RN
Your first contact. Knows which preceptors near you have worked with your school before, and keeps your placement moving week to week.
What students say
Three preceptors I found on my own were turned down by my school. Practicum Council asked for my handbook before anything else, and the fourth name went through the first time.
My program wanted a field instructor two years past licensure, and it checks. Caroline knew one in Columbus whose paperwork my school had already accepted.
I wanted telehealth, and my handbook caps remote hours. Dr. Samuel R. split my rotation between a clinic and a telehealth group so every hour counted.
Questions students ask
Will my school find a preceptor for me?
Most online programs don't. They expect you to find a preceptor and submit them for approval. Practicum Council does that search for you, checks the preceptor against your handbook, and sends the agreement to your school.
Which schools and programs do you work with?
Any accredited school. We place nurse practitioner, DNP, MSN, RN-to-BSN, social work, counseling, MFT, psychology, behavior analysis, public health and health administration students, in 46 states.
How fast can I be placed?
It depends on your specialty and location. Many students have a shortlist within a week. Starting a term early gives the agreement and clearances time to finish before your hours begin.
Can my hours be virtual?
If your program allows telehealth hours, yes, through clinical partners who log every hour in your school's system. If your program requires in-person hours, we find a preceptor near you.
When do I pay?
Only once you're matched. You get a written quote first, and you see your preceptor, site and start date before anything is due.
Is my information private?
Yes. Only your coordinator and the people handling your paperwork see it. A preceptor gets your name only after you approve them.
Find my preceptor
Tell us about your program. A placement coordinator replies within one business day.
Thanks, we have it.
A placement coordinator will reply within one business day with the preceptors we can find near you.