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Children, Youth and Families

Children, Youth and Families prepares students to improve the lives and well-being of children, youth and their families. 

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Children, Youth and Families

Children, Youth and Families prepares students to improve the lives and well-being of children, youth and their families. 

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Children, Youth and Families

Children, Youth and Families prepares students to improve the lives and well-being of children, youth and their families. 

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Children, Youth and Families

Children, Youth and Families prepares students to improve the lives and well-being of children, youth and their families. 

PhD program learning objectives include:

  • Mastery of broad-based knowledge in social work and specific knowledge relevant to their own research interests, including theories and methods of intervention.

  • Mastery of research methodology and advanced statistics, including quantitative and qualitative methods.

  • Demonstrated ability to make original and significant contributions to the scientific knowledge base in their area of research.

  • Demonstrated ability to engage in a productive research career, including publications, grant writing and conference presentations.

  • Demonstrated ability to teach and provide valuable educational experience to students in academic settings.

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Department of Adult Mental Health and Wellness

MSW Curriculum Snapshot
Fall 2017 Admits

2-year (4 semesters)  60 Total units needed to graduate
 
Year 1
Semester 1 (Fall): 15 Units
3
Human Behavior and the Social Environment (506)
3
Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families and Groups (544)
3
Science of Social Work (546)
3
Policy and Advocacy in Professional Social Work (536)
3
Applied Learning in Field Education (589A)

 

Semester 2 (Spring): 17 Units
3
Policy in Integrated Care (638)
3
Research and Evaluation and Policy for Social Work with Adults and Older Adults (635)
3
Wellness, Recovery and Integrated Care (637)
3
Applied Learning in Field Education (589B)
2
Integrative Learning for Social Work Practice (588)
3
Elective*

 

Year 2
Semester 3 (Fall): 14 Units
3
Explanatory Theories of Health and Mental Health (644)
3
Social Work Practice in Integrated Care (643)
4
Advanced Applied Learning in Field Education (699A)
1
Integrative Learning for Advanced Social Work Practice (698A)
3
Elective* or Track Course**

 

Semester 4 (Spring): 14 Units
3
Leadership in the Social Work Profession and Organizations: Theory and Practice (611)
3
Advanced Practice with Complex Social Work Cases (647)
4
Advanced Applied Learning in Field Education (699B)
1
Integrative Learning for Advanced Social Work Practice (698B)
3
Elective** or Track Course**
3-year (6 semesters)  60 Total units needed to graduate
 
Year 1
Semester 1 (Fall): 6 Units
3
Human Behavior and the Social Environment (506)
3
Policy and Advocacy in Professional Social Work (536)

 

Semester 2 (Spring): 6 Units
3
Science of Social Work (546)
3
Elective*

 

Year 2
Semester 3 (Fall): 6 Units
3
Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups (544)
3
Applied Learning in Field Education (589A)

 

Semester 4 (Spring): 14 Units
3
Research and Evaluation and Policy for Social Work with Adults and Older Adults (635)
3
Wellness, Recovery and Integrated Care (637)
3
Policy in Integrated Care (638)
3
Applied Learning in Field Education (589B)
2
Integrative Learning for Social Work Practice (588)

 

Year 3
Semester 5 (Fall): 14 Units
3
Social Work Practice in Integrated Care (643)
3
Explanatory Theories of Health and Mental Health (644)
4
Advanced Applied Learning in Field Education (699A)
1
Integrative Learning for Advanced Social Work Practice (698A)
3
Elective* or Track Course**

 

Semester 6 (Spring): 14 Units
3
Leadership in the Social Work Profession and Organizations: Theory and Practice (611)
3
Advanced Practice with Complex Social Work Cases (647)
4
Advanced Applied Learning in Field Education (699B)
1
Integrative Learning for Advanced Social Work Practice (698B)
3
Elective* or Track Course**
4-year (8 semesters)  60 Total units needed to graduate
 
Year 1
Semester 1 (Fall): 6 Units
3
Human Behavior and the Social Environment (506)
3
Policy and Advocacy in Professional Social Work (536)

 

Semester 2 (Spring): 6 Units
3
Science of Social Work (546)
3
Elective*

 

Year 2
Semester 3 (Fall): 6 Units
3
Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups (544)
3
Applied Learning in Field Education (589A)

 

Semester 4 (Spring): 8 Units
3
Research and Evaluation and Policy for Social Work with Adults and Older Adults (635)
3
Applied Learning in Field Education (589B)
2
Integrative Learning for Social Work Practice (588)

 

Year 3
Semester 5 (Fall): 11 Units
3
Wellness, Recovery and Integrated Care (637)
3
Policy in Integrated Care (638)
4
Advanced Applied Learning in Field Education (699A)
1
Integrative Learning for Advanced Social Work Practice (698A)

 

Semester 6 (Spring): 8 Units
3
Explanatory Theories of Health and Mental Health (644)
4
Advanced Applied Learning in Field Education (699B)
1
Integrative Learning for Advanced Social Work Practice (698B)

 

Year 4
Semester 7 (Fall): 9 Units
3
Social Work Practice in Integrated Care (643)
3
Leadership in the Social Work Profession and Organizations: Theory and Practice (611)
3
Elective* or Track Course**

 

Semester 8 (Spring): 6 Units
3
Advanced Practice with Complex Social Work Cases (647)
3
Elective* or Track Course**

 

*Sample Electives

Psychopathology and Diagnosis of Mental Disorder(612)
Substance Related and Behavioral Addictive Disorders and Recovery (617)
Neuropsychological Development (606)
Loss, Grief & Bereavement (692)
Brief Therapy and Crisis Intervention (615)
Systems of Recovery from Mental Illness in Adults (618)
Advanced Theories and Clinical Interventions in Health Care (631)
Clinical Interventions: Evidence Based Practice in Health and Mental Health Settings (645)
Social Work with Older Adults (653)
Clinical Practice with Older Adults (616)
Practice with Latino Populations (628)
Clinical Practice with Couples (663)
Spirituality, Religion and Faith in Clinical Practice (682)
Group Psychotherapy in Mental Health Settings (694)

**Tracks

A Track offers the opportunity for students to customize their education by selecting electives in particular areas of interest that will enhance their social work practice. A Track is not required to complete the MSW program.

Military Social Work Track
633 theories and concepts of military social work
641 clinical practice w/ service members and veterans
656 dc military immersion elective (optional)
6xx global military immersion elective (optional) (pending sp'18)

 

Curriculum subject to change

 

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