Become a leader in social work
You’ve chosen the profession of social work because you have the passion to help people improve their lives. Now, you want to excel further. Tomorrow’s effective social worker will need to be a master of all of the traditional skills of diagnosis and treatment, and more. Social work leaders will possess skills in collaboration, management, administration, advocacy, and system reform. The complexity of the field is increasing at the rapid pace of societal change. Factors include managed health care, an aging population, integration of disabled children in schools, increased variety of treatment programs for substance abusers, the growing popularity of employee assistance programs, and other issues. In addition, needs for public welfare, family services, and child protection services continue to grow.
The advanced generalist practice curriculum at the Springfield College School of Social Work will equip you with the latest knowledge and skills. Intellectually challenging, while grounded in real-world practice, it will prepare you to make a significant difference in the world.
The advanced generalist practice curriculum
The advanced generalist practice curriculum includes a generalist foundation year and an advanced generalist concentration year.
During your first year, you’ll gain theoretical perspectives across the four core curriculum sequences of human behavior in the social environment, social work practice, social work research, and social welfare policy. You’ll also hone fundamental competencies in individual, family, group, and community intervention.
In your second year, you’ll build on competencies introduced in the foundation year. You’ll develop advanced clinical assessment and intervention skills. You’ll also gain supervisory, administrative, and policy skills and a set of research skills. Permeating the curriculum and skill sets are themes of human rights, social justice, and social change.
To help you refine your developing social work skills, you’ll have two field experiences, one each during the foundation and advanced generalist years.
In the advanced generalist practice curriculum, you’ll earn 60 credits in four core curriculum sequences, two field practicums, and three electives.
• Human Behavior in the Social Environment sequence (three courses, nine credit hours) • Social Work Practice sequence (four courses, 12 credit hours) • Social Work Research sequence (two courses, six credit hours) • Social Welfare Policy sequence (three courses, nine credit hours) • Foundation Field Practicum and Seminar (seven and one-half credit hours, 225 practicum hours per semester) • Concentration Field Practicum and Seminar (seven and one-half credit hours, 300 practicum hours per semester) • Electives (nine credit hours)
THE BROAD SPECTRUM OF SOCIAL WORK
“The spectrum of the reach of the social work profession is broad and powerful. In no other field might one be professionally prepared to successfully conduct work as diverse as international advocacy on behalf of the mentally disabled, interfacing with members of Congress and the executive branch of the U.S. government to organize White House events showcasing the impact of foreign aid programs, and traveling throughout the United States to conduct evaluations of refugee resettlement agencies on behalf the U.S. Department of State. This has been my personal social work journey and the journey continues as I harness the essence and meaning of this work to inform and enrich the minds of the next generation of social workers at Springfield College. Arriving at the Springfield College School of Social Work, renowned for its advanced generalist model of social work education, is akin to finding a home in which to nurture and inspire students
of social work in preparation for the abundance of ways in which they will each go forth and change the world.” Karen Clark-Hoey, MSW, PhD, Assistant Professor
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