This course covers content from SW 511 and SW 512 in an accelerated format. It is designed for students who’ve previously earned an undergraduate social work degree from a CSWE-accredited institution and been admitted to the Advanced Standing MSW Track. Clinical Methods reviews the direct practice approach to social work, focused on techniques used during the intervention stage of a social work intervention. This course emphasizes knowledge and skill development relating to the direct-practice relationship, emphasizing work with individuals, couples, families and groups in a therapeutic setting. Students will review foundational methods essential to effective intervention, and a variety of evidence-based therapeutic intervention methods that can be used in each setting.

This course is designed for students who’ve previously earned an undergraduate social work degree from a CSWE-accredited institution and been admitted to the Advanced Standing MSW Track. This course combines content related to social work leadership in communities and organizations with public welfare policy analysis and advocacy.

This course reviews major concepts in scientific research in social work for students who have previously earned an undergraduate social work degree from a CSWE-accredited institution and been admitted to the Advanced Standing MSW Track. Topics are presented in an accelerated format and include the role of concepts and theory, problem formulation and definition, hypothesis formulation, operationalization and measurement, research design and causality, data collection in social work, data analysis in social work, measures of central tendency, and report writing.

This course is designed for students who’ve previously earned an undergraduate social work degree from a CSWE-accredited institution and been admitted to the Advanced Standing MSW Track. Since students will have foundational knowledge in social justice/human rights in social work, and a beginning awareness of the influence of personal biases and values that impact practice with diverse groups, content is presented in an accelerated format. The course examines the phenomena of power, privilege and oppression using a framework of intersectionality with a focus on race/ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status and sexual orientation.

This course focuses on knowledge and skills necessary for clinical social work practice in therapeutic settings with individual clients across the lifespan. The course draws from applicable theoretical bases and builds on foundational skills addressed in SW 511 or SW 519. This course will address engagement through termination with individual clients, emphasizing comprehensive clinical assessments and treatment interventions. Students will be exposed to practice with several treatment models grounded in current research with diverse populations in varied contexts.

This course focuses on knowledge and skills necessary for clinical social work practice in mezzo level therapeutic settings, emphasizing work with families and group therapy. The course draws from applicable theoretical bases and builds on foundational skills addressed in SW 511 and SW 512 (or SW 519) as well as clinical skills introduced in SW 611. This course will address engagement through termination with family systems, emphasizing treatment methodology based in family-focused theory and research. Additionally, the course will focus on clinical treatment with groups, exposing students to current evidence-based and best practice models for group social work intervention.

This course explores major forms of emotional distress in adults, children, and youth, including classification trends, issues, and models. The course introduces clinical syndromes in terms of diagnostic methodology, research and social concerns and their implications for at-risk populations.

This course is designed for students who are pursuing the clinical concentration track in the second year of the MSW program. The course builds on their prior knowledge of social work research methods for the generalist social worker, and provides more in-depth content in single-case and case-study research design methods. Students will draw on their work with clients in a clinical field placement setting to design and implement a research project for the purposes of evaluating the effectiveness of their clinical social work practice.

This course focuses on knowledge and skills necessary for clinical social work practice in mezzo level therapeutic settings, emphasizing work with families and group therapy. The course draws from applicable theoretical bases and builds on foundational skills addressed in SW 511 and SW 512 (or SW 519) as well as clinical skills introduced in SW 611. This course will address engagement through termination with family systems, emphasizing treatment methodology based in family-focused theory and research. Additionally, the course will focus on clinical treatment with groups, exposing students to current evidence-based and best practice models for group social work intervention.

This course is designed for Advanced Generalist (AG) social work concentration students in the final year of their MSW program. Students will build on their knowledge of policy development, planning, and administration to assess the social problems facing groups, organizations and communities. Students will evaluate these social issues to create policy and program development solutions designed to address those needs and alleviate the social problem.

This course is designed for Advanced Generalist (AG) social work concentration students in the second year of their MSW program. Students will build on their prior knowledge of macro social work theories and practice to develop specialized knowledge and skill in community organizing. This course will provide students the opportunity to apply and evaluate community organizing in social work techniques for achieving social change.

This course continues to provide students with an opportunity to integrate foundation, theory, and practice course material into experiential learning under supervision of a trained and experienced social work professional. This will be the first of two courses that focus on the students’ field placement in the selected area of MSW specialization. In conjunction with approximately 250 hours in a social service agency, students will also be involved in 15 hours of seminars which will be held regularly throughout each semester of the students’ field placement.

This course serves as a capstone experience designed to evaluate the student’s performance of established social work professional competencies. This course is the final semester of experiential learning through fieldwork placement in a social service agency. In conjunction with approximately 250 hours in a social service agency, students will also be involved in 15 hours of seminars held regularly throughout each semester of the students’ field placement. Specific learning activities in field placement will correspond with the student’s MSW concentration (Clinical or PPA).