The curriculum provides for a generalist foundation year of courses and practicum education for all students. In the second year, students concentrate on advanced social work practice. Some courses are offered in concentrated form during the semester, intersession, and summer session. Although some courses are offered for student convenience in Manhattan, please note that in order to complete the program, all students are required to take one course at the Stony Brook campus. HWC 596 and HWC 597 complete this residency requirement.
Advanced Curriculum/Second Year Specialization
The program prepares students for advanced generalist social work practice in a variety of professional roles, including direct services with individuals, families, groups, and communities, and in the analysis, development, implementation, management, and evaluation of human services and health policies and programs. The School of Social Welfare requires students to select a specialization in their second year. The school has three areas of specialization.
The MSW program requires students to select a specialization in their second year. Three areas of specialization are offered:
- Community, Policy, and Political Social Action (CPPSA)
- Families, Youth, and Transition to Adulthood (FYT)
- Integrated Health: Physical, Psychological, and Social Well Being (IH)
Specializations build on the generalist practice competencies that students have mastered in their first-year courses and practicum placements. Through advanced practice courses and practicum placements, specializations offer students the opportunity to develop both a deep and broad understanding of a domain of practice, preparing them for a successful career path in that area of social work.
Students will learn about all practice levels within a particular field, from evidence-informed clinical practice with specific populations to policy and policy practice, community services, program development and leadership, and research. Specializations offer students a state-of-the-art understanding of social work with a special focus on either integrated health, families and youth, or community action and social policy. Students achieve advanced competencies in their chosen specialization and may note their achievements on their resume upon graduation.
All three specializations are offered on the Long Island Campus and the Manhattan extension site.
*A minimum of nine (9) advanced practice elective credits is required. Elective offerings vary from term to term (see Section V. B. Credits).
Advanced Curriculum/Second Year Specialization
The program prepares students for advanced generalist social work practice in a variety of professional roles, including direct services with individuals, families, groups, and communities, and in the analysis, development, implementation, management, and evaluation of human services and health policies and programs. The School of Social Welfare requires students to select a specialization in their second year. The school has three areas of specialization.
The MSW program requires students to select a specialization in their second year. Three areas of specialization are offered:
- Community, Policy, and Political Social Action (CPPSA)
- Families, Youth, and Transition to Adulthood (FYT)
- Integrated Health: Physical, Psychological, and Social Well Being (IH)
Specializations build on the generalist practice competencies that students have mastered in their first-year courses and practicum placements. Through advanced practice courses and practicum placements, specializations offer students the opportunity to develop both a deep and broad understanding of a domain of practice, preparing them for a successful career path in that area of social work.
Students will learn about all practice levels within a particular field, from evidence-informed clinical practice with specific populations to policy and policy practice, community services, program development and leadership, and research. Specializations offer students a state-of-the-art understanding of social work with a special focus on either integrated health, families and youth, or community action and social policy. Students achieve advanced competencies in their chosen specialization and may note their achievements on their resume upon graduation.
All three specializations are offered on the Long Island Campus and the Manhattan extension site.
*A minimum of nine (9) advanced practice elective credits is required. Elective offerings vary from term to term (see Section V. B. Credits).
Advanced Curriculum/Second Year Specialization
The program prepares students for advanced generalist social work practice in a variety of professional roles, including direct services with individuals, families, groups, and communities, and in the analysis, development, implementation, management, and evaluation of human services and health policies and programs. The School of Social Welfare requires students to select a specialization in their second year. The school has three areas of specialization.
The MSW program requires students to select a specialization in their second year. Three areas of specialization are offered:
- Community, Policy, and Political Social Action (CPPSA)
- Families, Youth, and Transition to Adulthood (FYT)
- Integrated Health: Physical, Psychological, and Social Well Being (IH)
Specializations build on the generalist practice competencies that students have mastered in their first-year courses and practicum placements. Through advanced practice courses and practicum placements, specializations offer students the opportunity to develop both a deep and broad understanding of a domain of practice, preparing them for a successful career path in that area of social work.
Students will learn about all practice levels within a particular field, from evidence-informed clinical practice with specific populations to policy and policy practice, community services, program development and leadership, and research. Specializations offer students a state-of-the-art understanding of social work with a special focus on either integrated health, families and youth, or community action and social policy. Students achieve advanced competencies in their chosen specialization and may note their achievements on their resume upon graduation.
All three specializations are offered on the Long Island Campus and the Manhattan extension site.
*A minimum of nine (9) advanced practice elective credits is required. Elective offerings vary from term to term (see Section V. B. Credits).
The curriculum provides for a generalist foundation year of courses and practicum education for all students. In the second year, students concentrate on advanced social work practice. Some courses are offered in concentrated form during the semester, intersession, and summer session. Although some courses are offered for student convenience in Manhattan, please note that in order to complete the program, all students are required to take one course at the Stony Brook campus. HWC 596 and HWC 597 complete this residency requirement.
Advanced Curriculum/Second Year Specialization
The program prepares students for advanced generalist social work practice in a variety of professional roles, including direct services with individuals, families, groups, and communities, and in the analysis, development, implementation, management, and evaluation of human services and health policies and programs. The School of Social Welfare requires students to select a specialization in their second year. The school has three areas of specialization.
The MSW program requires students to select a specialization in their second year. Three areas of specialization are offered:
- Community, Policy, and Political Social Action (CPPSA)
- Families, Youth, and Transition to Adulthood (FYT)
- Integrated Health: Physical, Psychological, and Social Well Being (IH)
Specializations build on the generalist practice competencies that students have mastered in their first-year courses and practicum placements. Through advanced practice courses and practicum placements, specializations offer students the opportunity to develop both a deep and broad understanding of a domain of practice, preparing them for a successful career path in that area of social work.
Students will learn about all practice levels within a particular field, from evidence-informed clinical practice with specific populations to policy and policy practice, community services, program development and leadership, and research. Specializations offer students a state-of-the-art understanding of social work with a special focus on either integrated health, families and youth, or community action and social policy. Students achieve advanced competencies in their chosen specialization and may note their achievements on their resume upon graduation.
All three specializations are offered on the Long Island Campus and the Manhattan extension site.
*A minimum of nine (9) advanced practice elective credits is required. Elective offerings vary from term to term (see Section V. B. Credits).
Students are required to complete nine credit hours of advanced elective courses. Advanced practice electives are only open to students who have completed their foundation courses. Advanced practice electives are part of the advanced generalist curriculum and address topics that consider specific populations, complex problem situations, or particular social work roles and functions relevant to advanced generalist practice. Electives are offered on different days, evenings, and weekends in order to respond to the varying needs of the student body.
Note that Electives vary by semester. All Electives are cross-cutting across specializations and are available to those in any specialization.
Students are eligible to take the advanced electives after completion of all classes in the generalist foundation year curriculum. The only exceptions are Program Evaluation and Proposal Writing, which students are eligible to enroll in after completion of HWC 511: Research 1 and HWC 513: Research 2. Electives may be taken across specializations.
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