Part-Time (60 Credit Track) Sample Plan of Study

This course provides students with the framework for understanding how diversity characterizes and shapes the human experience and is critical to the formation of identity.

Theories of human development with emphais on stages of the life cycle; human diversity and the biological, psychological, socioeconomic, spiritual and cultural influences on development.

This course covers the development of research skills for evaluation and enhancement of social work practice. Emphasizes research designs, sampling, practice evaluation, program evaluation, measurement instruments, and basic statistice.

This course represents the Assessment Fee for Social Work Students.

This first course in the two-course policy sequence is designed to help students examine policy as a major component of social work practice. Through learning achieve in this course, students are expected to participate actively with others in creating new, modified, or improved service, resource, and opportunity systems.

The focus will include the biological, sociological, cultural, psychological and spiritual development of individuals throughout the life span.
Prerequisite: Take SW-567

This course advances students' research knowledge through applications of practice evaluation. Students will gain hands-on experience with single system research designs, evidence-based practice, and program evaluation design to strengthen clinical and community practice. Pre-requisite = SW590 or admission to Advanced Standing
Prerequisite: Take SW-590 or admission to Advanced Standing

Students will learn how to carry out common types of evaluation typically implemented in practice, including needs assessments, single system design and program evaluation
Prerequisite: Take SW-590

Framework for understanding 1) social policy and process which is formulated, implemented and analyzed; 2) inequalities and inequities in social welfare as policy manifestations of institutionalized racism and sexism; 3) impact and interaction of policy with service delivery networks delivering services and resources.
Prerequisite: Take SW-565;

This course emphasizes the generalist model of social work practice, the use of systems theory, the strengths perspective and progessional values and skills to facilitate the planned change and problem-solving process.

Two-semester course where students will participate in an approved, social work practice field placement with the focus on the development and application of knowledge, values, skills, and cognitive/affective process within generalist framework. Pre/co-requisites = SW 524, SW567, SW575
Prerequisite: Take SW-524, SW-567, SW-575

Assessment strategies for all systems to understand inter-systems perspective, influence system for case formulation in change efforts.

Emphasizes the generalist model of social work practice, the use of system theory, the strengths perspective and professional values and skills to facilitate the planned change and problem-solving process. This semester focuses on families and group. Prerequisite: SW 575
Prerequisite: Take SW-575

Second half of two-semester course where students will participate in an approved, social work practice field placement with the focus on the development and application of knowledge, values, skills, and cognitive/affective process within generalist framework. Pre-requisite = SW578 Pre/co-requisite = SW 576, SW568
Prerequisite: Take SW-578

This course focuses on assessment and diagnosis of individuals and utilizes frameworks that place individuals within the context of their environment. Biopyschosocial-spiritural, cultural, and human diversity influences will be utilized for understanding mental health conditions.

This course examines and develops strategic-skills in the interaction between person and environment and creating organizational and community change in order to better meet the needs of diverse populations.

This advanced equity and social justice course examines racist and white supremacist power structures and policies while building anti-racist practice skills that challenge, disrupt, and change racist policies.

This is the first of a two-semester specialized practice course building on the Generalist Practice framework. This course focuses on developing integrated social work practice skills for both clinical and community specializations. Clinical specializations will develop specialized skills in working with individuals, families and groups in a clinical setting while integrating community practice considerations. Community specializations will develop specialized skills in working with large groups, organizations, and communities within macro settings while integrating clinical practice considerations. The course will cover selected theoretical frameworks and evidence-based interventions with an emphasis on an integrated application. Students will develop competencies in using empirical and research evidence to inform practice strategies and models with diverse client populations.

This is the first of a two-semester course where students will participate in an approved, advanced, social work practice field placement specifically related to their chosen specialization. The field practicum will give students the opportunity to apply and integrate theory and course material in professional practice with diverse client systems and further extend and enhance the demonstration of the social work profession's core competencies. Students are placed in human service organizations and are supervised by a master's level social worker. Students are required to complete a minimum of 550 hours in the field over the course of the academic year. The field placement is offered concurrently with seminar class. The seminar class is an integrative process-oriented course designed to help students integrate knowledge, values, and skills of the social work profession. The seminar is a combination of students from both specializations, direct clinical practice and direct community practice so students have the ability to learn from each other and further integrate social work
Prerequisite: Take SW-586 or SW-587, SW-675

This is the second of a two-semester specialized practice course.  In this culminating course, students will apply key content in the Master of Social Work curricula to design and defend a MSW Capstone project. The MSW Capstone project is a comprehensive demonstration of specialized practice integrated across all levels of social work practice in alignment with the mission of the School of Social Work.  Throughout this course students will demonstrate progress on their Capstone in accordance with defined benchmarks and a final product. Students will work collaboratively with their instructor, peers, and key stakeholders to reach the benchmarks, integrate learning, practice leadership skills, and demonstrate their ability to apply social work knowledge, values, skills and cognitive and affective processes. Pre-requisite= SW675
Prerequisite: TAKE SW-675

Second half of two-semester course where students participate in an approved, specialized, social work practice field placement with the focus on the development and application of skills and cognitive/affective process within specialized framework. Pre-requisite = SW678. Pre/co-requisite = SW676
Prerequisite: Take SW-678