Berkeley Social Welfare educates students for leadership in the field of social welfare and the profession of social work. Since 1944 we have prepared over 11,000 social work professionals and social work scholars for leadership in a range of research, teaching, advanced practice, and management roles. We offer two graduate degrees: the professional Master of Social Welfare (MSW); and the academic Doctor of Philosophy in Social Welfare (PhD).
Master of Social Welfare (MSW)
Berkeley Social Welfare offers a two year, full-time program of study leading to the fully accredited Master of Social Welfare (MSW) degree. Students are prepared to practice with specialized skills at specific intervention levels and are thoroughly grounded in social science knowledge, social welfare policies, and social service organizations. All MSW students complete a foundation curriculum in generalist social work practice; an advanced curriculum that prepares students for practice in a chosen area of specialization; and a field education curriculum including agency-based field placements and integrative field seminars.
Berkeley Social Welfare's doctoral program develops scholars who challenge conventional wisdom and make significant contributions to the field of social welfare and the profession of social work through excellent research, teaching, policy development, and administration. Berkeley doctoral students become proficient in research methodology and experts in their area of interest, ultimately demonstrating scholarly competence by publishing a dissertation.
All applicants to graduate study in Social Welfare apply online through the Berkeley Graduate Division's Graduate Admissions Office. The School of Social Welfare only admits for the fall semester; applicants can apply for fall admission beginning in September prior to the year they wish to attend. For more information on eligibility requirements, instructions on the application process and a link to the online Graduate Application for Admission and Fellowships, please visit Applying for Graduate Admission.
The School of Social Welfare Admissions Office guides potential graduate applicants through the application process via online resources, admissions advising in-person and by phone advising, group presentations and recruitment events. For more information about our programs, application requirements, admission process, or informational sessions and recruitment events, please visit Berkeley Social Welfare Admissions.
Admission to the MSW Program
To be eligible for admission to the Master of Social Welfare (MSW) Program at Berkeley, applicants must meet all of the following requirements:
Possession of a bachelor’s degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution.
A satisfactory scholastic average, generally a minimum grade-point average of B or better (3.0 on a 4-point scale).
Sufficient undergraduate preparation and training for graduate study in social welfare. Applicants for admission to the MSW program must have strong academic preparation in the liberal arts and sciences, including coursework in the social and behavioral sciences.
A course in introductory statistics, research methods, or quantitative reasoning. This requirement must be satisfied prior to matriculation if you are offered admission.
The equivalent of one full year of paid or voluntary experience related to social welfare or human services. For applicants to the "Strengthening Organizations and Communities" specialization, the recommended minimum experience requirement is two years.
For international applicants from a country or political entity where English is not the official language, a satisfactory score on the TOEFL exam or other acceptable equivalent evidence of English language proficiency to do graduate work is required.
Applicants to concurrent master’s degree programs (e.g., MSW/MPH; MSW/MPP) and the Combined MSW/PhD Program must meet eligibility requirements for and admissions standards of both programs, including any examination requirements (GRE, etc.) of other programs. The GRE is not required for admission to the MSW-only program.
Admission to the PhD Program
Berkeley Social Welfare prefers applicants who hold a master's degree in social work or social welfare, or have comparable preparation in a closely related field; and who show evidence of intellectual and other qualifications essential to successful doctoral study. Applicants must possess the intellectual qualifications essential to successful performance in the program, and in reviewing applications we seek to determine whether the applicant’s particular objectives can be met in our doctoral program at Berkeley.
To be considered for admission to the Social Welfare PhD Program, all applicants must:
Have a master's degree in social work or social welfare, or comparable preparation in a closely related field.
Demonstrate evidence of intellectual and other qualifications essential to successful performance in the doctoral program, including scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), and examples of scholarly written work.
Doctoral Degree Requirements
To be granted the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Social Welfare, students must satisfy all of the following requirements:
Complete a course of study in the school and related departments of the University specified by the school, designed to achieve proficiency in the areas of social work theory, social welfare policy and/or administration, history and philosophies of social welfare, and social research methods.
Pass qualifying examinations indicating proficiency in the areas mentioned above.
Pass an oral examination before a committee appointed in accordance with rules of the Graduate Council.
Be admitted to candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy according to procedures established by the Academic Senate.
Complete a dissertation dealing with some problem of significance to the field of social welfare and of such character as to show power to prosecute independent investigation.
Spend a minimum of at least two years of graduate study in residence at the University of California, Berkeley.
Unit Requirement
There is no total unit requirement for the PhD degree in Social Welfare, but doctoral students must enroll full-time (12 units/semester, no more than 4 of which may be earned by working as a graduate student researcher or graduate student instructor) until taking and passing the qualifying exam.
Course of Study
Doctoral coursework includes seminars in research methods, statistics, theory, and other related courses; along with individual tutorials with members of the faculty.
Required Courses in Social Welfare
All of the following courses must be completed prior to the Qualifying Exam:
Social Welfare doctoral students are required to complete at least six courses in statistics and/or methods. At least four courses must be approved statistics courses. The remaining two courses may be either statistics or methods. These courses are intended to deepen a skill set needed for an ongoing program of research. Students work with their PhD faculty advisor to choose these courses from among those approved by the Doctoral Curriculum Committee. Courses must be graduate-level courses (200 and above) and may be offered by any department on campus.
Elective in Social Science Theory
Social Welfare doctoral students are required to complete at least one letter-graded course focused on basic-discipline social science theory, before or during the semester of the Qualifying Exam.
First Year Comprehensive Exam
At the end of their first year in the program, students are required to demonstrate mastery of a broad base of knowledge in social welfare by completing a competency exam based upon knowledge gained in SOC WEL 279 and SOC WEL 289A.
Qualifying Paper
A Qualifying Paper (QP), which serves as a preliminary examination, is due at the end of the second year of the PhD program. Students work with their primary faculty advisor to submit a 1-2 page statement of their proposed Qualifying Paper topic to the PhD Faculty Chair for approval by October of the second year. The QP is expected to synthesize and critically evaluate an important, broad body of literature about an intellectual question related to a social problem. After the QP is satisfactorily completed, students must (a) declare two fields of expertise on which he or she will be examined by a Qualifying Examination committee, and (b) complete a Dissertation Prospectus. The fields of expertise may relate to the QP, must represent two broad and important bodies of literature related to a social problem(s), and must be approved by the PhD Chair in consultation with the student’s PhD Faculty Advisor. The fields of expertise must be broad (e.g., poverty/inequality and mental health; child development and domestic violence; substance abuse and prevention science).
Dissertation Prospectus
A Dissertation Prospectus must be completed well in advance of taking the Qualifying Examination. The prospectus must summarize the relevant literature, describe the issue or problem to be addressed (with clear study aims), and focus on the plan of research—including the proposed methodology, data sources, and/or analyses to be used, and a tentative timeline for project completion.
Qualifying Examination
The qualifying examination is a three-hour oral exam assessing mastery of the student's chosen fields of study and written materials submitted for the examination. It is conducted by a committee of five faculty members proposed by the student and approved by the Graduate Division. When passed, this examination marks the completion of required course work, mastery of the fields of study, and advancement to candidacy.
Dissertation
Once advanced to candidacy, doctoral students pursue a research agenda that will offer an original contribution to knowledge in the field. The dissertation is the final demonstration of scholarly, research, and professional abilities. Upon final signature of approval by the dissertation committee and submission to the Graduate Division, students are awarded the doctoral degree.
Master's Degree Requirements (MSW)
Unit Requirements
The Berkeley MSW requires two years of full-time study that total a minimum of 54 units. At least half of the required 54 units must be from graduate-level coursework numbered 200-299. One unit of graduate credit typically requires a minimum of three hours per week of effort on the part of the student, including time spent in class, in the field, and in reading and other preparation.
A total of 25 units must be earned in field education, inclusive of agency-based field placement practicum experience and required integrative field seminars. Students are generally in field placement sites two days a week in the first year, and three days a week in the second year.
Academic Standing
To be awarded the MSW degree a student must have maintained a grade point average not lower than 3.0 (B) in all upper division and graduate academic courses undertaken in graduate residence at the University of California.
Required Coursework
Generalist Practice
All MSW students must successfully complete a foundational generalist practice curriculum, consisting of four required courses taken in the first semester:
All MSW students must complete an approved course in diversity-competent practice, valued at 2 units or higher. See Diversity Courses for more information on courses that satisfy this requirement.
Specialized Practice
All MSW students complete a series of required advanced practice and policy courses, selected according to the chosen specialized practice area(s) and any additional special program options.
Specialization in Advancing Health and Well-being across the Adult Lifespan
The Berkeley master’s capstone requirement is satisfied by the successful completion of SOC WEL 282B.
Electives
MSW students must complete a sufficient number of units in approved, professionally relevant elective course work required to reach the minimum total unit requirement. Since the number of required courses varies according to the area of specialized practice, the total number of elective units required in each area will also vary. See Elective Courses for more information on courses that satisfy this requirement.
Field Education Requirements
All MSW students must earn a total of 25 units in field education, inclusive of agency-based field placement practicum experience and required integrative field seminars. Students are generally in field placement sites two days a week in the first year, and three days a week in the second year.
Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Immigration and Incorporation
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Concurrent Degree in Public Health
Berkeley Social Welfare and the School of Public Health offer a Concurrent Degree program option for interdisciplinary preparation in the fields of social welfare and public health, leading to the Master of Social Welfare (MSW) and Master of Public Health (MPH) degrees. A major characteristic of public health social work is the combination of an epidemiological approach from Public Health and a biopsychosocial approach from Social Work. The combined interventions focus on population groups within the context of community.
To complete the MSW/MPH Concurrent Degree program and earn both the MSW and MPH, a student must be admitted to the program and complete 90 units of course work in Social Welfare and Public Health, which includes 23 units related to off-campus field education, over 3 years. One year each is dedicated to foundation curriculum in social welfare and public health. The third year is a combination of advanced social welfare and public health curriculum that results in a joint Master's capstone that addresses the knowledge of both fields.
Prospective applicants may reach out to either school for more information about this program.
Concurrent Degree in Public Policy
Berkeley Social Welfare and the Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP) offer a Concurrent Degree program option that blends the substantive focus and professional social work training of the Masters in Social Welfare (MSW) with the rigorous methodological tools and policy breadth of the Masters in Public Policy (MPP). Students seeking a career in social service research, policy, or administration must be knowledgeable about the complexities of service delivery, a perspective supplied by the MSW Field Education and service-oriented course work; skilled in the “big picture” policy analysis based in the rigorous methodological training in economics, statistics, and policy research of the MPP; and able to effectively advocate for their programs and their constituents in the legislature and executive branches.
To complete the MSW/MPP Concurrent Degree program and earn both the MSW and MPP, a student must be admitted to the program and complete 88 units of course work in Social Welfare and Public Policy, which includes 20 units related to off-campus field education, over 3 years. One year each is dedicated to foundation curriculum in social welfare and public policy. The third year is a combination of advanced social welfare and public policy curriculum that results in a joint Master's capstone that addresses the knowledge of both fields.
Prospective applicants may reach out to either school for more information about this program.
MSW students must complete a course in diversity-competent practice, valued at 2 units or higher. The following courses may be used to satisfy this requirement:
Students must complete a sufficient number of units in professionally relevant elective course work required to reach the minimum total unit requirement. Since the number of required courses varies according to chosen area(s) of specialized practice and any additional special program options, the total number of elective units required in each area will also vary.
Social Welfare Elective Courses
Any Social Welfare graduate course (numbered 200 and higher) not used to satisfy another degree requirement may be used as an elective course for the MSW degree.
Electives in Other Departments
The following courses offered in other departments are also approved as electives for the MSW degree:
Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Gender
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Social Welfare Course Descriptions
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
This course examines the foundations of social work practice theories and strategies for connecting theory and practice. It provides an overview of the impact of the social environment, the impact of the “ecology” of human behavior and the way social institutions and practices provide structure over the life course. Practice implications are explored in terms of assessing client social and psychological needs. The course covers biophysical perspectives, crisis and intervention, cognitive-behavioral theories, systems/ecological frameworks, social psychological theories, social constructionism, humanism and existentialism, critical race and conflict theories, multilevel practice theories, and examination of individual and group differences. Theories for Multilevel Practice: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019
Developmental abnormalities and deviations which result in dysfunctional behavior in the individual. Examines problems and disorders of children and adults from psychological and social perspectives. Psychosocial Problems and Psychopathology: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014
Descriptions, measurements, and major theories concerning the etiology of stress and coping in the adult (25-60) years. Stress and Coping in Adulthood: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 200
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018
Topics and issues in infant development, including infant mental health, parent-child relationships, behavior assessment, predictors of disturbance, and intervention with high risk infants. Infant Development: Read More [+]
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Prerequisites: 200
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018
Sociological, psychological, physiological, and cultural factors relevant to understanding the complexity of the aging process. Normative and maladaptive aspects of the aging process are examined in terms of their implications for personal and societal adaptation. Aging Processes: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
Course examines theories of group, organization, and community dynamics. Topics include group leadership and decision-making, organizational goals, structure, and change, and community power and demographics. Group, Organizational, and Community Dynamics: Read More [+]
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Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
This course examines the bio-psycho-social development of children and adolescents as a basis for understanding 1) cognitive and affective developments allowing the child to construct individual and social life at increasingly complex levels of differentiation and affiliation; 2) use of developmental levels as paradigms for healthy functioning; 3) a range of childhood experiences impacting well-being and development; and 4) the utility of normal child development as a heuristic for understanding developmental theories of bio-psycho-social difficulties. Particular focus on issues of self- regulation, internal representation, affect, cognition, relatedness, and separation. All of these themes are illustrated through practice application. Child Development from Infancy to Adolescence in Its Social Context: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
Analysis of issues in social welfare policy and recent trends shaping the development of the American welfare state. Introduction to Social Welfare Policy: Read More [+]
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Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018
This course examines the intersection between social work practice and the educational system. It focuses on the school as a social system and the current policy context of education. It presents current topics in educational policy and critically analyzes them from a social work perspective. A focus is placed on the potential roles played not only by school social workers, but the social work profession in general, in actively collaborating with educational systems to support optimal developmental pathways for children and adolescents. Social Work and Education Policy: Read More [+]
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Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Summer 2020 First 6 Week Session, Summer 2019 First 6 Week Session, Summer 2018 First 6 Week Session
This course examines the intersection between social work practice and the educational system. It focuses on the school as a social system and the current policy context of education. It presents current topics in educational policy and critically analyzes them from a social work perspective. A focus is placed on the potential roles played not only by school social workers, but the social work profession in general, in actively collaborating with educational systems to support optimal developmental pathways for children and adolescents. The web-based version (SOC WEL W232) is conducted entirely online. Social Work and Education Policy: Read More [+]
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Summer: 6 weeks - 5 hours of web-based lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018
Reviews major issues and programs in the health care field. Course considers the social context of health care; the roles of the public, voluntary, and private sectors; and the implications of policies and programs for society and the individual client. Health Policy--A Social Welfare Perspective: Read More [+]
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Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
Introduction to masters-level education in social work and to the intellectual, historical, sociopolitical, and ethical foundations of the U.S. social work profession. Through examination of the profession’s framing values, history, contextual influences, and current directions in a global society, students will begin to develop an orientation to practice, research, and policy-making informed by professional ethics and obligations and anchored in a commitment to plurality and social justice. Students will be oriented to social work professional ethics and ethical decision-making, and to social justice as the framing value for social work practice. Historical, Philosophical, and Intellectual Foundations of Social Work: Read More [+]
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Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
This course is designed to introduce generalist skills and knowledge for social work practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities, within a framework of social work's core values and fundamental practice responsibilities. These core values include social justice and client empowerment. A generalist approach to understanding fundamental practice responsibilities includes cultural responsiveness, commitment to professional competence, and demonstration of practice effectiveness. Foundations of Multilevel Practice: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of seminar per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019
Direct intervention models for addressing the behavioral, emotional, and situational problems of children and families in child welfare, mental health, medical, school, and community settings. Direct Practice in Child and Family Settings: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 241
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018
Knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for serving those who use mental health services via culturally responsive, recovery sensitive, and evidence-based practice. Students will learn theoretical concepts underpinning a range of interventions; and the appropriate selection and application of given interventions. Emphasis on acquisition of skills and knowledge relevant to treating individuals encountered in diverse behavioral health systems, and their application to social work practice. Exploration of relational, cognitive behavioral, and trauma-informed theories. Direct Practice in Community Behavioral Health and Recovery Services across the Adult Life Span: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Social Welfare 241
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Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018
Practice methods course emphasizing in-depth understanding and application of clinical methods frequently utilized in health care-related settings and across the age span. Curriculum modules include bio-psychosocial assessment; intervention; and transition from care. Ethics in health care settings, complementary therapeutic services, and patient advocacy are also covered. Aging-specific issues, ethical dilemmas, interdisciplinary conflicts, human diversity issues, system of care conflicts and limitations, and a wide range of illnesses and disabilities and health settings will be threaded throughout the course. Direct Practice in Health Settings across the Adult Life Span: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Social Welfare 241: Foundations of Social Work Practice is a prerequisite for this course. Concurrent enrollment in a Field Practicum (Social Welfare 410A or Social Welfare 410B) and Field Seminar (Social Welfare 290B) is recommended
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
Clinical case management with older adults. Comprehensive multidimensional assessment, advocacy and empowerment, and the range of direct intervention models for addressing the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial concerns of older adults and their families. Direct Practice in Aging Settings: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 241
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014
Theory and practice regarding the formation, sustenance, and termination of groups. Emphasis on the role of the social worker in facilitating inter-personal processes in groups. Social Work with Groups: Read More [+]
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Prerequisites: 241
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
Background and origins of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). Covers major tenets of SFBT including: maintaining a positive, “not-knowing”, respectful collaborative stance, focusing on strengths and previous solutions, looking for exceptions and using questions (versus directives or interpretations). Students will learn how to implement SFBT in clinical practice. Students will become proficient in using specific solution-focused interventions applicable across various populations, in differing contexts (including case management), and across social work settings, including larger systems such as agencies and communities. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: Read More [+]
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Prerequisites: Successful completion of Social Welfare 243, Social Welfare 244, or Social Welfare 245; or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2014, Spring 2014
This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to communicate effectively with monolingual Spanish speaking clients and perform effective and responsible social work practice assessments and interventions. The seminar will be conducted in Spanish and will expose students to the language utilized by social workers and other human service providers in a variety of settings. Essential Spanish for Social Workers: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017
This graduate-level course prepares social workers in training and students in allied fields to provide culturally sensitive and competent services to members of major U.S. Latino populations. The course is designed to enhance cultural sensitivity by using multiple relevant social science theories and frameworks to teach about social and cultural experiences of U.S. Latinos; to enhance culturally competent practice skills by teaching a comprehensive Latino practice model; and to provide a selective review of best/promising practices for various psychosocial and health problems within Latino populations. Latino diversity is addressed from a social justice perspective, emphasizing undocumented Latinos and immigration policy issues. Social Work with Latino Populations: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 241
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2011
Using a theoretical framework grounded in the values of self-determination, dignity, and respect, this course will address issues in the disabilities field including demographics, etiology, policy and programs, and the disability resources network. Practice skills in communications, assessment, and micro- and macro-level intervention will be reviewed. Social Work and Disability: Read More [+]
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Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018
This course will provide a forum for the exploration of multiple issues related to human sexuality and the diversity of sexual experience, including the human sexual response cycle; childhood and adolescent sexuality development; sexual problems, causes and treatment approaches (including systems approaches to working with couples); sexual orientation and gender identity development; sexuality and living with a disability; sexual violence and consent; sexuality and HIV/AIDS; and the law and ethics related to professional sexual misconduct and boundary violations. Teaching methods will include interactive lecture, small group discussions, video presentations, and guest speakers from throughout the Bay Area who specialize in a range of sexuality issues. Human Sexuality: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018
This course explores death and dying from a variety of perspectives: psychological, philosophical, cultural, spiritual, and phenomenological. Emphasis is placed on understanding the experiences of dying persons and their loved ones, as well as the interplay between the process of dying and the process of living. Implications for social work interventions are discussed. This course is both academic and experiential, relying on a wide variety of materials: autobiography, fiction, scholarly and theoretical writings, case examples, films, poetry, and guest lectures. Death and Dying: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019
This course is designed for students preparing for careers in public child welfare. Addresses the range of documentation required for legal purposes, practice issues for social workers within the court setting, and skills required in presenting testimony. Public Child Welfare Services: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 241
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Summer 2020 First 6 Week Session, Fall 2019
This course (1) provides students with an understanding of how current educational policies and practices impact the day-to-day lives of academically and socially vulnerable students; (2) builds student skills in identifying and selecting the multiple points of intervention relevant to social work practice in schools, including individual intervention with children, family intervention, building links between families and school staff, advocacy, classroom-based intervention, and collaboration with teachers; and (3) presents assessment and intervention strategies guided by an ecosystemic and resilience perspective which focus on student and family strengths and suggests multiple intervention options. Social Work Practice in School Settings: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 241
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
Course provides an introductory overview of various theories and methodologies currently used in the diagnosis and treatment of substance abuse disorders. Though the bulk of the course will be devoted to the disease model and corresponding interventions, some attention will be given to prevention and epidemiology. Emphasis will be placed on the unique practice role of social work in the prevention/intervention of substance abuse problems. Substance Abuse Treatment: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 241
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013
This practice-oriented course will teach graduate level social work students how to engage, assess, and intervene effectively with individuals, families, and children impacted by intimate partner violence. We will review the scope, impact, and causes of the problem; relevant screening and assessment skills; effective clinical intervention paradigms and techniques for victims, perpetrators, and children; and future directions. Significant time will be devoted to examining this problem in disadvantaged and diverse populations and, identifying emotional coping strategies for the developing clinician. Domestic Violence: Assessment and Intervention: Read More [+]
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Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012
This seminar focuses on the theory and practice of social development and, in particular, engages members of the seminar in an analysis of the social development practice strategies that are now widely used in community settings not only in the developing but in the western countries as well. The course is primarily designed for MSW students who have an interest in issues of development and international social welfare, but doctoral and undergraduate students may enroll. International Social Development: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019
The purpose of this course is to increase students' understanding of and competencies in cognitive-behavior methods. Throughout the course practice decisions and related research will be closely integrated. Although further guided experience will be needed to develop high levels of related skills, especially concerning assessment and relationship factors as these are needed to maximize success, students will have the opportunity to develop a beginning understanding of basic behavior principles. Cognitive Behavioral Methods: Read More [+]
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Prerequisites: Graduate standing
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017
This is a required practice course for students in the Management and Planning concentration. Using a community-based service delivery framework, the purpose of the course is to provide the competency and skill set necessary for effective program design including task group management, community engagement, and collaborative resource development. The course will focus on designing community-wide interventions in a diverse society through analyzing social problems, identifying community capacities and needs, developing effectiveness-based programs, and conducting evaluation. Program Development: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
This required Management and Planning practice course builds upon the conceptual and critical thinking skills found in the foundation MAP courses in order to focus on strategic management and leading skills in this course. It is designed to introduce students to the distinctive role of the manager in public and nonprofit human service organizations. Drawing on the management sciences and social work practice in administration, this seminar-style course focuses on a range of managerial processes with special attention to the analytical and interpersonal aspects of program implementation. The course is built upon the three domains identified in research on program management: leadership roles; analytic roles; and interactional roles. Program Implementation: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2015
Course introduces the practice of social welfare policy making. Focusing on the California State Legislature, students in the first half of the course are taught policy analysis skills, lobbying, testifying, working with legislators, legislative staff, and the media, and forwarding a policy agenda. In the second half of the course, students examine the internal environment of agency change, address the use of management information systems and outcomes measurement as strategies for information collection, and learn skills for effectively using information to improve agency decision making. Advocacy Skills for Social Change: Social Welfare Policy Practice: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018
Introduction to the theory and practice of community organization. Community Organizing: Read More [+]
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Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
This course provides both theoretical knowledge and practical skills for managing scarce resources in social service organizations. Students will learn tools and techniques for effective planning and budgeting as well as how to design information systems to control, evaluate, and revise plans. Accounting principles and systems will be examined from a management perspective with an emphasis on designing systems to meet the unique management information needs of different organizations. The use and development of internal and external financial statements will be covered. Students will learn the tools and techniques of financial statement analysis, interpretation, and presentation. The course is designed to develop the core financial management skills needed by senior and middle managers in large and small social service organizations. Financial Management: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018
Focuses on issues arising within the practice of forensic social work in correctional settings (jails, prisons, and probation and parole departments), especially practice with people whose social positions and/or mental health struggles render them disproportionately affected by incarceration. Uses a person-in-environment perspective to explore the phenomenology of corrections, paying particular attention to the intersection of social identities and psychological capacities among individuals who are incarcerated, the complexities of the systems within which social workers attempt to create change, and the historical and contemporary role of incarceration in the United States. Forensic Social Work: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Social Welfare 240 and Social Welfare 241
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
Students in this practice course will be introduced to the foundation of integrated behavioral health practice, including population-based screening instruments and functional assessment for use in primary care. Students will become familiar with primary care medical culture and psychopharmacological interventions for depression and anxiety. A main emphasis of this class is skill acquisition in evidence-based behavioral interventions for a variety of conditions commonly seen in IBH settings. These include: behavioral activation, mindfulness relaxation strategies, sleep-hygiene techniques, and problem solving treatment Social Work Practice in Integrated Behavioral Health Care: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018
Motivational interviewing (MI) is a modern clinical paradigm that dialectically integrates humanistic, client-centered principles with goal-focused strategies. Students in this course will be introduced to all key aspects of MI including its major tenets, its theoretical base, the available empirical evidence on its efficacy, and its overall compatibility with social work. Moreover, students will learn all of the associated clinical skills for the four processes of motivational interviewing: 1) engaging; 2) focusing; 3) evoking; and 4) deciding and planning. Motivational Interviewing: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018
Narrative therapy is a natural choice in the practice of social work, as it rejects pathology as the main focus of treatment. This class provides an introductory exploration of the narrative approach to therapy as developed by Michael White and David Epston. Students will consider how to apply narrative practices as a potential intervention for individuals, families and communities; and explore possibilities for appropriately adapting narrative interventions in social work service settings. Students will be encouraged to explore if and how Narrative Therapy has the potential to reinforce already existing therapeutic culturally-rooted practices like dance, storytelling, myths, poetry, spirituality and music. Narrative Practices with Vulnerable Populations: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Social Welfare 243, Social Welfare 244, or Social Welfare 245; or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
Exploration of integrated direct practice treatment frameworks that involve recognizing, understanding and responding to complex effects of chronic trauma. Focus on assessment and treatment of trauma related disorders and difficulties for individuals across the life course, while simultaneously taking into account systemic inequities and accumulated social disadvantages that increase trauma exposure, resulting in over-representation of traumatized populations in clients of social work. Introduction to current theories of posttraumatic stress and evidence base for its treatment. Examination of complex impact of trauma on individuals, families and communities. In-depth exploration of trauma interventions. Trauma Informed Care Across the Lifespan: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Terms offered: Summer 2020 8 Week Session, Summer 2018 8 Week Session, Summer 2017 8 Week Session
This service learning course is a comprehensive, integrated learning program conducted in Mexico. Through continuous cross-cultural immersion, Latino and non-Latino social work students build language skills; study culturally informed and derived engagement and intervention practices; and acquire competencies relevant to preparation for providing social welfare services to Latino clients. Ultimately, social work students will gain a transnational perspective that will shape their approach to providing services to Latino communities in the U.S. Includes lectures given by local academics, mental health professionals, community members and indigenous healers; language instruction; field placement/service learning; and an integration seminar. Health and Human Services in Mexico: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of directed group study and 2 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Social Welfare/Graduate
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
Overview of immigration policy in the U.S. from an international and historical perspective. Theories of migration, transnationalism, and adaptation will be addressed, along with skills required for working with refugees and immigrants facing difficulties. Addresses the impact of policy on who comes to the U.S. and the circumstances newcomers and their families face once here. Immigrants and Refugees in the U.S: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019
This course prepares students to understand and practice diversity-sensitive, anti-oppressive social work. The course (1) builds awareness of power, privilege and marginalization embedded in each of our multiple and intersecting status dimensions (race, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, social class, gender identity and expression, dis/ability, religion, (im)migration, etc.), in the context of social work, (2) involves students in the process of awareness and practice through experiential, self-reflective and interactive activities, and (3) promotes anti-oppressive social work practice skills at multiple levels including individual, group, organizational and community levels. Anti-Oppressive Social Work: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Summer 2017 8 Week Session, Summer 2016 10 Week Session, Summer 2016 8 Week Session
The goal of this course is to develop a working knowledge of research designs and methods for the purpose of evaluating social work practice and programs. Introduction to Social Welfare Research: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of web-based lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of web-based lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
Students will be introduced to the tasks and tools of library research in social welfare, including reference works, bibliographic aids, and computer databases. Individual faculty members will present their research, emphasizing methodology, outcomes, and contributions to social welfare. Research Resources and Processes: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Social Welfare/Graduate
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018
This course provides doctoral students a firm foundation in research processes and methods. Topics include problem formulation, use of theory, conceptualization, measurement, causal inference, sampling, and design methods. A core goal is to provide insight into the opportunities and challenges social work researchers face as they apply social science and related theory and methods to real world problems and settings. Course activities will guide students to future coursework in research methodologies and analysis, as well as position paper and dissertation proposal development. Sessions combine a focus on the conceptual and technical aspects of the research process and consider issues across quantitative and qualitative approaches. Research Methods and Techniques in Social Welfare: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
Integrative seminar designed to augment and strengthen student experiential learning capacities in the context of agency-based field practicum training. Students participate in a wide array of activities and discussions to cultivate self-reflection and develop an enduring sense of authentic professional identity. Students will learn how to engage in peer-based validation, support, and corrective feedback, and examine how to strategically approach learning in agency contexts in order to become professionally competent and creative social workers. To become more knowledgeable advocates for a range of communities and social concerns, students will examine a wide range of practice dilemmas and challenges in which divergent experiences matter. FOUNDATION FIELD INTEGRATION SEMINAR: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions: Requires oncurrent enrollment in SOC WEL 410A, Foundation Field Practicum
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Social Welfare/Graduate
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018
Continuation of integrative seminar exploring field placement issues and common agency and practice-based concerns. Run as a consultation group, this seminar encourages students to draw from a wide range of academic, field, and life experiences, to pose questions to and learn from one another, and to continue to examine how to strategically approach competency-based professional learning in agency contexts. Students are guided to deepen learning from assigned field placement tasks and academic coursework by participating effectively in peer consultation. The spring semester seminar also supports students as they engage in the second year placement process. Foundation Field Integration Seminar II: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Social Welfare 290A-Field Integration Seminar
Credit Restrictions: Concurrent enrollment in Social Welfare 410B, Foundation Field Practicum, is required.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Social Welfare/Graduate
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Fall 2013
This 2 unit seminar is intended for doctoral colleagues who are preparing to embark on a career as social work scholars and educators. The seminar is designed to facilitate an understanding of the nature of research universities and the role of social work education in these universities. It focuses on preparing doctoral colleagues for academic positions within research universities, and to understand their roles and expectations with regard to scholarship, teaching and service. It seeks to acquaint them with the evolution of professional social work education, with particular reference to research universities and to discuss current topics, issues and concerns in the field. Preparing for an Academic Career in Social Work: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
Advanced Field Integration Seminar provides a cohort-based learning community for 2nd-year MSW students as they develop leadership skills in the advanced field practicum. This advanced seminar deepens students’ abilities to critically appraise and function effectively in organizational contexts. Students use self-reflection, foundation and specialty knowledge domains, and analytical thinking to identify complex, problem-solving approaches with the overall goal of providing evidence-informed, quality services to clients and communities. Students take increasing responsibility for planning, facilitating, and evaluating the seminar, allowing for deep discussion of relevant, advanced topics and advancing student group facilitation skills. ADVANCED FIELD INTEGRATION SEMINAR: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions: Requires oncurrent enrollment in SOC WEL 410A, Foundation Field Practicum
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Social Welfare/Graduate
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018
Continuation of 2nd-year integrative seminar, providing opportunities to gain a sense of consolidation and closure, and to transition into the role of entry-level professional. Students will continue to take responsibility for planning, facilitating, and evaluating the seminar, including facilitating and evaluating advanced topical conversations identified by the cohort with guidance from the seminar instructor. This will allow for deep discussion of relevant, advanced topics and advance student skills in group facilitation. Students will identify strategies for lifelong learning and developing a strong professional support base. Advanced Field Integration Seminar II: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Social Welfare 290A-Field Integration Seminar
Credit Restrictions: Concurrent enrollment in Social Welfare 410B, Foundation Field Practicum, is required.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Social Welfare/Graduate
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2012
The course deals primarily with macro-theories of a sociological and political-economy nature that offer 1) conceptual representations of welfare systems, 2) explanations of the dynamics and functions of welfare systems, and 3) analyses and assessments of the different normative perspectives that inform policy making in social welfare. The latter aspect is given particular emphasis and the major normative theoretical perspectives in the field will be reviewed with reference to their policy implications for social welfare in the United States. The major theoretical perspectives to be discussed include institutionalism, welfare pluralism, neo-liberalism, Marxism, traditionalism, regulationism, critical theory, multiculturalism, feminism, ecologism, and developmentalism. This course is designed for doctoral students but is open to other qualified graduate students with instructor permission. Social Welfare Theory: Policy Implications: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Graduate standing
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018
The goal of this seminar is to help doctoral students improve project conceptualization skills, academic writing abilities, and professional productivity. Resources on thinking clearly, writing well, and writing often will be provided. Students will submit papers for group review, and provide constructive feedback on other student papers. Students will discuss specific topics selected by the class, and review two draft student papers. Papers can include (a) statement of specific aims, outlines, and other beginning tools, (b) major sections of proposals (for grants, fellowships, dissertations), and (c) major sections of a new research product (publishable article or dissertation). A “major section” may be an introduction or a method section. Writing and Publication Seminar: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2015
Designed to permit qualified graduate students to pursue special study in a subject area of their choosing under the direction of a faculty member. Individual Study for Graduate Students: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 1-12 hours of independent study per week 8 weeks - 1-12 hours of independent study per week 10 weeks - 1.5-18 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2016, Fall 2015
Designed to permit qualified graduate students to pursue research in a subject area of their choosing under the direction of a faculty member. Individual Research for Graduate Students: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 2.5-30 hours of independent study per week 8 weeks - 2-22 hours of independent study per week 10 weeks - 1.5-18 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
Interactive seminar that prepares doctoral students for teaching in social welfare. Includes examination of education from the perspective of both student and teacher, and their interface. It reviews philosophies and theories of adult education, and underscores the importance of critical reflection for both teacher and student. The course covers the practice of teaching in social welfare, and addresses specific skills, such as syllabus design, instructional methods, coverage of diversity content, student assignment and evaluation, use of technology, advising, mentoring, and working with students with special needs. Students will share their own learning and teaching experiences, and develop the beginnings of a teaching portfolio. Teaching in Social Welfare: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Social Welfare/Professional course for teachers or prospective teachers
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Spring 2017, Summer 2016 10 Week Session, Spring 2016
Supervised field work in social agencies and university-based group meetings. Field Practicum: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4-40 hours of fieldwork per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 1-10 hours of fieldwork per week 10 weeks - 1-10 hours of fieldwork per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Social Welfare/Other professional
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
The foundation field practicum advances the experiential learning capacities and professional competencies of first year MSW students. Students are placed in an approved field internship placement setting for two days a week with an agency-based field instructor. Available placements provide a range of generalist learning opportunities along all phases of the intervention cycle (engagement, assessment, intervention, and/or evaluation) and various levels of the social ecology (individuals, families, groups, and/or communities). These opportunities allow the student to practice, receive observationally-based feedback, refine professional competencies, and ultimately, have their competencies assessed. Foundation Field Practicum: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 12-12 hours of fieldwork per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Social Welfare/Other professional
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018
The foundation field practicum advances the experiential learning capacities and professional competencies of first year MSW students. Students are placed in an approved field internship placement setting for two days a week with an agency-based field instructor. Available placements provide a range of generalist learning opportunities along all phases of the intervention cycle (engagement, assessment,intervention, and/or evaluation) and various levels of the social ecology (individuals, families, groups, and/or communities). These opportunities allow the student to practice, receive observational-based feedback, refine professional competencies, and ultimately, have their competencies assessed. Foundation Field Practicum: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 12-12 hours of fieldwork per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Social Welfare/Other professional
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
Advanced Field Practicum advances the experiential learning capacities, professional competencies, and leadership capacities of second year MSW students. Available placements provide a range of complex learning opportunities along various phases of the intervention cycle; at various levels of the social ecology; and meet specific concentration-based standards. Students in Advanced Field Practicum generally assume a higher degree of professional responsibility for clinical care and/or administrative projects. These opportunities allow the student to practice, receive observational-based feedback, refine professional competencies, and have professional competencies assessed. Advanced Field Practicum: Read More [+]
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018
Advanced Field Practicum advances the experiential learning capacities, professional competencies, and leadership capacities of second year MSW students. Available placements provide a range of complex learning opportunities along various phases of the intervention cycle; at various levels of the social ecology; and meet specific concentration-based standards. , Students in Advanced Field Practicum generally assume a higher degree of professional responsibility for clinical care and/or administrative projects, especially in the spring semester. These opportunities allow the student to practice, receive observational-based feedback, and refine professional competencies, and ultimately, for their competencies to be assessed. Advanced Field Practicum: Read More [+]
Adrian Aguilera, Assistant Professor. Culture and SES and mental health, mental health services research in low-income populations, Latino and minority mental health, health disparities, cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression, mobile technology (mHealth) and mental health, digital health. Research Profile
Michael J. Austin, Professor. Strategic planning, social welfare, social service management, organizational development. Research Profile
Jill Duerr Berrick, Professor. Family policy, child and family poverty, child abuse and neglect, foster care, kinship care, Child welfare services. Research Profile
Julian Chow, Professor. East Asian studies, social welfare, community practice and service delivery in urban poverty, ethnic, and immigrant neighborhoods, community analysis and needs assessment, program planning and development, and cultural competency services. Research Profile
Jeffrey Edleson, Professor. Program evaluation, family violence, child maltreatment, engaging men, violence prevention. Research Profile
Neil Gilbert, Professor. Social welfare, comparative welfare state analysis, child welfare, evaluation research, family policy, social security. Research Profile
Anu Gomez, Assistant Professor. Reproductive health, violence against women, health disparities. Research Profile
Erin M. Kerrison, Assistant Professor.
James Midgley, Professor. Development, social development, social policy, community development, International social welfare, global poverty and inequality. Research Profile
Kurt C. Organista, Professor. Social welfare, race/ethnicity, HIV prevention, social behavior. Research Profile
Tina K. Sacks, Assistant Professor.
Andrew E. Scharlach, Professor. Aging, social welfare, family issues, aging-friendly communities, long-term care policies. Research Profile
Steven P. Segal, Professor. Psychiatry, methodology, social welfare, mental health and social policy. Research Profile
Valerie Shapiro, Assistant Professor. Social work, prevention, mental health, intervention, effective, preventive, sustainability, adoption, community, coalition, collaboration, strength, school, assessment, screening, resilience, translation, dissemination, implementation, doctoral, education, communities that care, social emotional, youth, children, DESSA. Research Profile
Jennifer Skeem, Professor. Psychology, mental health, criminal justice, risk assessment, intervention. Research Profile
Paul R. Sterzing, Assistant Professor.
Susan Irene Stone, Associate Professor. School-based psycho-social services, school-effects, archival data analysis. Research Profile
Field Consultants
Robert H. Ayasse, Field Consultant.
Luna Calderon, Field Consultant.
Denicia Carlay, Field Consultant.
Andrea I. Dubrow, Field Consultant.
Christina Feliciana, Field Consultant.
Susana C. Fong, Field Consultant.
Isela Garcia White, Field Consultant.
Jennifer L. Jackson, Field Consultant.
Gregory S. Merrill, Field Consultant.
Catharine J. Ralph, Field Consultant.
Lecturers
Claudia L. Albano, Lecturer.
Jamie Bachman, Lecturer.
Sevaughn Banks, Lecturer.
Caroline R. Cangelosi, Lecturer.
Eveline Chang, Lecturer.
Barbara L. Ivins, Lecturer.
Richard J. Nizzardini, Lecturer.
Patti Park, Lecturer.
Amanda E. Reiman, Lecturer.
Christine Scudder, Lecturer.
Stanley B. Taubman, Lecturer.
Keshia Williams, Lecturer.
Emeritus Faculty
Anne-Therese Ageson, Professor Emeritus.
Bari Cornet, Professor Emeritus.
Eileen Gambrill, Professor Emeritus. Social welfare, professional ethics and education, social learning theory, behavioral methods. Research Profile
Jewelle T. Gibbs, Professor Emeritus.
Bart Grossman, Professor Emeritus.
Rafael Herrera, Professor Emeritus.
Ralph M. Kramer, Professor Emeritus.
Peter G. Manoleas, Professor Emeritus.
Mary Ann Mason, Professor Emeritus. Law, social welfare, family and children policy. Research Profile
Lorraine T. Midanik, Professor Emeritus. Social welfare, research methodology, health behavior and policy. Research Profile
Henry Miller, Professor Emeritus.
Leonard S. Miller, Professor Emeritus.
Robert Pruger, Professor Emeritus.
William M. Runyan, Professor Emeritus. Human behavior, social welfare, life history. Research Profile
Paul Terrell, Professor Emeritus.
Yu-Wen Ying, Professor Emeritus. Social welfare, race/ethnicity, immigrant and refugee family relationships, mental health disorders. Research Profile
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