MSW Day / Full-Time Advanced Standing Specializations
MSW Day students choose one of three specializations for their second year in the MSW curriculum: Administration and Policy Practice, Community-Centered Integrative Practice, or Clinical Social Work.
MSW specialization offerings, course sequencing and schedule options may vary from year to year.
Administration and Policy Practice
Prepares social workers to take on leadership roles in human service organizations and policy arenas. Practitioners learn how to define social problems, analyze policy and create program alternatives, influence policy decisions and lead diverse organizations in program planning, design, implementation, evaluation and change. Students may also choose to build skills in resource development, fiscal management, legislative advocacy or community-based evaluation.
Community-Centered Integrative Practice
Prepares practitioners to be transformative leaders and partners in social work at all levels. The program focuses on community as a source of healing and integrates methods to address societal issues and drive social change. Students gain skills in, community engagement, intergroup dialogue, reflexive examination, and somatic practices. Graduates are prepared for roles in dialogue facilitation, movement work, community organizing, leadership, program management, policy advocacy and community mental health practice, promoting well-being in diverse and marginalized communities both local and global, including traumatic effects of violence
Clinical Social Work
Prepares students for direct practice with individuals of all ages, families and small groups. Students develop comprehensive engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation skills to enhance the well-being and empowerment of clients across the lifespan. This specialization equips students with the theoretical and applied learning needed to work effectively with a diverse clientele across the lifespan and in a variety of settings — such as in mental health, schools, hospitals, child welfare and youth justice, aging services, addiction facilities, hospice, shelters, community centers and agencies, and more.