MSW in Social Work with Specialization in School Social Work - 3 Year Program

Course Work
School Social Work Three Year Course Plan

Foundation Year Curriculum

Fall Semester

SWK 705: Human Behavior and the Social Environment I (3 credits)
SWK 711: Social Welfare Policy and Programs (3)
SWK 755: Research Methods I (3)

Total: 9 credits

Spring Semester

SWK 706: Human Behavior and the Social Environment II (3)
SWK 756: Data Analysis (3)
SWK 761: School Social Work Policy (3)
A&S 708: Introduction to Audiology (3)*

*(may also be taken during the summer or any semester of the program)

Total: 12 credits

Year Two:

Fall Semester

SWK 742: Social Work Practice II (3)
SWK 771: Foundation Field Practicum (includes a lab) (3)
SWK 760: School Social Work Practice (3)

Total 11 credits

Spring Semester

SWK 742: Social Work Practice II (3)
SWK 772: Foundation Field Practicum II (includes a lab) (3)
*** Elective approved for school social work specialization (3)

Total 9 credits

Year Three:

Fall Semester

SWK 713: Issues in Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Populations (3)
SWK 751: Practice with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Populations: Micro Interventions (3)
SWK 752: Practice with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Populations: Macro Interventions (3)

Total 9 credits

Spring Semester

SWK 781: Field Practicum in Schools: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Populations (3)
SWK 782: Field Practicum in Schools: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Populations (3)
[the above is taken together as a four-day-per-week internship worth 6 credits]
SWK 780: Advanced Internship "Lab": (taught online) (3)
SWK 791: Research Practicum: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Populations (to be taught online) (3)

Total 12 credits

Total for Program: 62 credits

APPROVED ELECTIVES

*SWK702-Play Therapy (3 credits), Beth Betman, LICSW
*SWK717-Cultural Competence (3 credits), Dr. Marquessa Brown
*EDU756-Communication and Collaboration with Families and Other Professionals in Early Education with Deaf Children (2 credits) (offered in summer), Katherine Warren, LCSW-C
*COU795-Psychopharmacology for Counselors (1 credit), guest lecturer
*COU701-Seminar on Loss (3 credits), Dr. Frank Zieziula
*ED672 (Catholic University)-Contemporary Issues in DSM-IV Diagnosis, Treatment Goals and Interventions in School Settings (offered in the summer), Dr. Mona Shevlin
*EDU727-Educational Implications of Cognitive, Vision, and Physical Disabilities in Deaf Students (3credits), Dr. Thomas Jones [course taught on-line; requires prior approval of faculty]
(Other courses may be approved after consultation with a school social work advisor.)