2017-2018 Graduate Catalog

Social Work, M.S.W.

Program Description

The Master of Social Work Program is designed to prepare and train social workers as direct practitioners, ready to enhance the problem solving capacities of individuals, families, groups, comm.-unities, organizations, and social institutions.

The Kean University MSW Program, which is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, follows a curriculum with set standards of competency guided by practice behaviors as articulated in the 2015 EPAS to ensure that students are prepared for practice as professional social workers. In addition, the curriculum prepares students for state licensure exams, and for a commitment to lifelong learning.

Coursework within the program prepares students to initiate and/or enhance their participation as knowledgeable, well-informed citizens who are committed to the principles of multiculturalism and to the tenet of social and economic justice. Lastly, it inspires students to make professional and social contributions in keeping with the Code of Ethics. The courses within the program will further provide students with the knowledge, values and skills to engage in evidence-based practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.

Field education is defined by the Council on Social Work Education as the signature pedagogy of the MSW program, providing all students with the opportunity to practically apply the skills developed in the classroom. Working under the supervision of an experienced MSW field instructor, students will complete internships in selected social service agencies that have affiliations with the program.

Prerequisite Coursework

16 credits of liberal arts courses which must include Statistics. The program does not give credit for work, life experience or graduate course work from other disciplines.

Advanced Standing

BSW students may have the first year of courses waived, entering the second year of the MSW program, providing they have an undergraduate GPA of 3.25 in addition to meeting other requirements for admission.

Degree Requirements

  • Four semesters of Field Experience

Program Sequence

First Semester 15

SW 5101GEN/SW/PRAC/IN MULTICULT/ENV I

3

SW 5201FIELD EXPERIENCE I

4

SW 5301SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY I

3

SW 5401HUMAN BEHAV & SOCIAL ENVIR I

3

SW 5501INTEGRATIVE SEMINAR I

2

Second Semester 15

SW 5102GENERALIST PRACTICE II

3

SW 5202FIELD EXPERIENCE II

4

SW 5402HUMAN BEHAV & SOC ENVIRN II

3

SW 5502INTEGRATIVE SEMINAR II

2

SW 5601SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH I

3

Third Semester 15

SW 6101CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE

3

SW 6201FIELD EXPERIENCE III

6

SW 6602RESEARCH II-EVAL RESEARCH

3

SW 6701PSYCHOPATHOLOGY FOR CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE

3

Fourth Semester 15

SW 6102ADV CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE II

3

SW 6202FIELD EXPERIENCE IV

6

SW 6302SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY II

3

Elective

3

Free Electives

Should be chosen from the following courses:

SW 6703ISSUES CONFRONTING CONTEM FAM

3

SW 6704ISSUES OF AGING

3

SW 6706COMFORT CARE:A NEW APPROACH TO END OF LIFE CARE

3

SW 6707INTERNATIONAL ISSUES IN SOCIAL WORK

3

SW 6801TRAUMA FOR CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE

3

Total Credit Hours: 60

Extended Program Sequence

*An extended three-year full-time program is offered to students who are eligible for admission into the full-time two-year program. This option is specifically designed for those students who either must work or who have family responsibilities that make it impossible for them to complete 15 credits of coursework per semester. However, in the second year of study, students will have to make adjustments to their work schedule to accommodate the 16 hours of field experience (2 full-days per week) in the 2 year and the 24 hours of field experience( 3 full-days per week) in their third and last year of study. The MSW program is willing to adjust student credit hours in order to accommodate circumstances, however it is the responsibility of students to assure they have completed all degree requirements.

First Semester 9

SW 5301SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY I

3

SW 5401HUMAN BEHAV & SOCIAL ENVIR I

3

SW 5601SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH I

3

Second Semester 9

SW 5402HUMAN BEHAV & SOC ENVIRN II

3

SW 6302SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY II

3

SW 6602RESEARCH II-EVAL RESEARCH

3

Third Semester 9

SW 5101GEN/SW/PRAC/IN MULTICULT/ENV I

3

SW 5201FIELD EXPERIENCE I

4

SW 5501INTEGRATIVE SEMINAR I

2

Fourth Semester 9

SW 5102GENERALIST PRACTICE II

3

SW 5202FIELD EXPERIENCE II

4

SW 5502INTEGRATIVE SEMINAR II

2

Fifth Semester 12

SW 6101CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE

3

SW 6201FIELD EXPERIENCE III

6

SW 6701PSYCHOPATHOLOGY FOR CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE

3

Sixth Semester 9

SW 6102ADV CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE II

3

SW 6202FIELD EXPERIENCE IV

6

Electives 3

Select one with advisement:

SW 6703ISSUES CONFRONTING CONTEM FAM

3

SW 6706COMFORT CARE:A NEW APPROACH TO END OF LIFE CARE

3

SW 6801TRAUMA FOR CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE

3

SW 6702ISSUES OF SOC AND ECO JUSTICE

3

SW 6707INTERNATIONAL ISSUES IN SOCIAL WORK

3

Total Credit Hours: 60