Fall—Year Three
Credits
SWCL 794/SWOA 794 – Advanced Field Practicum 6 SWCL/SWOA Methods (Concentration/Specialization Requirement) 3 Advanced Course* 3
Spring—Year Three
Credits
SWCL 795/SWOA 795 – Advanced Field Practicum 6 SWCL/SWOA Methods (Concentration/Specialization Requirement) 3 Advanced Course* 3 *Specializations may require specific courses.
SAMPLE FOUR-YEAR PLAN Fall—Year One SOWK 645 – Human Behavior and the Social Environment SOWK 670 – Social Work Research
Spring—Year One SOWK 600 – Social Welfare and Social Policy Advanced Research
Fall—Year Two SOWK 630 – Social Work Practice with Individuals SOWK 631 – Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations SOWK 635 – Foundation Field Practicum
Spring—Year Two SOWK 632 – Social Work Practice with Groups and Families SOWK 636 – Foundation Field Practicum One Advanced Courses (for which the prerequisites are met)*
Fall—Year Three Two Advanced Courses*
Spring—Year Three Two Advanced Courses*
Fall—Year Four
Credits 3 3
Credits 3 3
Credits 3 3 3
PROGRAM CONCENTRATIONS Selection of a concentration in the Advanced Curriculum is required. Concentrations available are Clinical and Macro. Each concentration has specific course requirements in addition to those required in the specialization. Clinical Co-Chairs: Paul Sacco, PhD, MSW and Edward Pecukonis, PhD, MSW The goal of the clinical program is to educate a practitioner who works to improve the quality of life and enhance the social functioning of individuals, families, and small groups through direct service. Clinical social workers are active in the promotion, restoration, maintenance, and enhancement of the functioning of their clients and clients’ systems, in the prevention of distress, and in the provision of resources.
Credits 3 3 3
Credits 6
Credits 6
Credits
SWCL 794/SWOA 794 – Advanced Field Practicum I 6 SWCL/SWOA Methods (Concentration/Specialization Requirement) 3
Spring—Year Four
A student entering in the foundation year would typically take two of the following: SOWK 645, SOWK 600, or SOWK 670 in spring. In the fall, the student would take Foundation Field Practicum I (SOWK 635), SOWK 630, SOWK 631, one of SOWK 600/645/670 (the one not taken in the previous spring) and one advanced class (for which the prerequisites have been met). In the second spring, the student would complete the Foundation Curriculum, and begin Advanced classes. A student entering in the spring with Advanced Standing would enroll in two courses and then start advanced field practicum in the fall.
Credits
SWCL 795/SWOA 795 – Advanced Field Practicum II 6 SWCL/SWOA Methods (Concentration/Specialization Requirement) 3 *Specializations may require specific courses.
SPRING SEMESTER ADMISSIONS Students may be admited to the Baltimore campus for the spring semester (January) and start taking courses on a part-time basis (6 credits only). They are expected to enter field practicum in the fall of the same year.
Macro Chairs: Tanya Sharpe, PhD, MSW and Corey Shdaimah, PhD, LLM, LLB The Macro concentration seeks to develop new and better services, social programs, and social policies. Macro social work practice includes community organizing and development, social planning, policy analysis and development, political and social action, advocacy and government and nonprofit agency administration and resource development. Advanced field practicum for Macro students includes opportunities to engage in program development, community organizing, legislative advocacy, employee assistance, and grass-roots leadership development. Many of these field placements include stipends. Secondary Concentration Option It is also possible to elect a secondary concentration in conjunction with a primary one. Students who select a Primary and Secondary concentration (i.e., Clinical/Macro) are placed in their Advanced Field Practicum based upon their Primary concentration (in this case, Clinical). A secondary concentration will expose the student to some of the content from the other concentration through study in two courses. A student interested in this educational plan would satisfy all of the requirements for either the Clinical or Macro concentration, including the diversity requirement. The student would also complete two courses from the other concentration. Thirty-six
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