Social Work (Online), Advanced Standing, MSW

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The online MSW program at Widener University focuses on improving the lives of those in need through a strong understanding of trauma as a root cause of mental illness. The program features two tracks based on qualifying criteria.

Advanced Standing: Students in the advanced standing program complete 36 credit hours; 9 of which are core courses, 21 of which are advanced concentration courses and the remaining 6 are achieved by choosing two elective courses.

The 36-credit hour Advanced Standing option is available for applicants who have earned an undergraduate degree in social work, within the last six years, from a CSWE-accredited program. It can be completed within just two years. These applicants are eligible to apply to the Advanced Standing option, however, holding an undergraduate degree in social work does not guarantee acceptance.

Curriculum

Core Courses (9 Credits)

SW 502 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II 3 Credit(s)
SW 503 - Interpersonal Processes 3 Credit(s)
SW 600 - Foundations for Clinical Social Work Practice 3 Credit(s)

Advanced Concentration Courses (21 Credits)

SW 630 - Clinical Social Work Practice With Individuals 3 Credit(s)
SW 633 - Clinical Social Work Practice With Families 3 Credit(s)
SW 636 - Organization and Program Development 3 Credit(s)
SW 637 - Field Instruction III and Seminar 3 Credit(s)
SW 638 - Field Instruction IV and Seminar 3 Credit(s)
SW 639 - Clinical Social Work Seminar 3 Credit(s)
SW 664 - Treating Trauma 3 Credit(s)

Electives (6 Credits)

Students may fulfill elective requirements by taking social work electives or by taking approved electives in related disciplines.

Social Work Electives

*CWEL approved

SW 624 - Social Work and the Aging: Research and Practice 3 Credit(s)
SW 625 - Program Evaluation 3 Credit(s)
SW 626 - Biographical Timeline 3 Credit(s) *
SW 628 - Social Work in Prisons and Community Reintegration 3 Credit(s)
SW 635 - Social Work Practice With Groups 3 Credit(s)
SW 642 - Social Work Practice With Children and Adolescents 3 Credit(s) *
SW 648 - Children and Families at Risk 3 Credit(s) *
SW 649 - Social Work Practice in Mental Health 3 Credit(s)
SW 655 - Social Work With People Who Have Intellectual and Developmental Disability 3 Credit(s)
SW 663 - Social Work Practice With Addicted Persons and Their Families 3 Credit(s) *
SW 667 - Brief Treatment 3 Credit(s)
SW 668 - Clinical Supervision 3 Credit(s)
SW 669 - Cognitive Behavioral Interventions 3 Credit(s)
SW 670 - Grief and Loss Across the Life Cycle 3 Credit(s)
SW 671 - Human Sexuality for the Social Work Professional 3 Credit(s)
SW 673 - Relational Perspectives On Clinical Social Work Practice 3 Credit(s)
SW 674 - Spirituality and Social Work 3 Credit(s)
SW 680 - Comparative Social Work and Social Welfare: International Study 3 Credit(s)
SW 681 - African Americans in Contemporary Society 3 Credit(s)
SW 683 - Social Work With Urban Youth 3 Credit(s)
SW 684 - Clinical Social Work in Healthcare 3 Credit(s)
SW 686 - Social Work Practice With Older Adults 3 Credit(s)

Total Credits: 36

The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later. Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission. Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu