Advanced Standing (30 Credit Track) Sample Plan of Study

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

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 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 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 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