Saana Polk

Saana Polk serves as a Full-Time Lecturer and Assistant Director of Field Education at California State University, Long Beach's School of Social Work, where she also coordinates the Pupil Personnel Services Credential (PPSC) program focused on school-based social work training.

Her educational background includes:

• Pupil Personnel Services Credential, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (2006)
• M.S.W., California State University at Long Beach (2004)
• B.A. Psychology, California State University at Long Beach (1995)

Her professional expertise centers on Social Work with specialized focus in School Social Work, Child Welfare systems, and Field Education methodologies. As PPSC Program Coordinator, she develops curriculum for school social work credentialing while overseeing student field placements through her Assistant Director role, bridging academic training with practical K-12 settings.

No scientific awards were documented in available materials.

Dr. Polk directs all field education operations for social work students, managing community agency partnerships and placement logistics. Her PPSC coordination involves preparing candidates for California school social work credentials, though no research grants or funding programs were specified. She operates from office SSPA 132 with direct oversight of program implementation.

Within CSULB's College of Health & Human Services structure, she contributes to the School of Social Work's mission through hands-on training systems and credentialing pathways for future school social workers.