THE PROGRAM

The Master of Social work program is designed to train clinical social work practitioners to awaken and enliven the innate ability of individuals, families, groups and communities to learn to meet their own needs and sustain their own state of equilibrium, thereby enhancing human well-being. The program meets all academic requirements for both social work licenses: LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) and LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker).

COURSE OF STUDY

The Master of Social Work program is a two-year, 65-credit program. The sequence of courses begins with basic courses that provide the foundation for the practice of social work in a broad spectrum of social agency settings in the New York metropolitan area. After completing the foundation courses, students continue an advanced clinical concentration in work with individuals, families and groups. In each year of the program, students complete 600 hours of field education in a social work agency, which facilitates the integration of social work theory and practice.

Course work includes:

* Generalist Social Work Practice with Individuals
* Families and Groups
* Human Behavior and the Social Environment
* Social Welfare Policy and Social Delivery Systems
* Social Work Values and Ethics
* Evaluation and Research
* Advanced Clinical Casework
* Advanced Clinical Assessment, Psychosocial Diagnosis, Intervention Planning and Implementation Issues in Psychopathology
* Experiential Approaches to Clinical Social Work
* Advanced Clinical Social Work with Groups
* Practice Issues with Specific Ethnic and Religious Populations

WHO SHOULD ENROLL?

The Master of Social Work program is appropriate for students seeking a concentration in clinical social work theory and practice that reflects the depth, breath and specificity of advanced clinical social work practice, and who wish to utilize their clinical social work skills to make a difference in our society.