Social Policy and Social Work in Communities and Organizations
Generalist Course
3 Credits | SWO-403
Course Descriptions
SOCIALWORK@SIMMONS
Students complete 65 credits on either an extended (8-term), full-time (6-term), or accelerated (4-term) track. Students who hold a Bachelor of Social Work degree and are accepted into the advanced standing (4-term) track only need to complete 34 credits to graduate.
The accelerated and advanced standing tracks can be completed in as few as 16 months; the full-time track can be completed in as few as 23 months; and the extended track can be completed in as few as 32 months.
Courses are divided into generalist courses (24 credits), specialized courses (12 credits), electives (12 credits), and practicum education (17 credits).
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Generalist
Courses
(24 Credits)
Specialized
Courses
(15 Credits)
Electives
(12 Credits)
Practicum Education
Courses
(17 Credits)
Dynamics of Racism and Oppression
Generalist Course
3 Credits | SWO-409 | Video
3 Credits | SWO-409 | Video
Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Generalist Course
3 Credits | SWO-411 | Video
Social Work Practice
Generalist Course
3 Credits | SWO-421A | Video
Social Work Practice
Generalist Course
3 Credits | SWO-421B | Video
Substance Use & Social Work
Generalist Course
3 Credits | SWO-422
Social Work Research
Generalist Course
3 Credits | SWO-441
Assessment and Diagnosis
Specialized Course
3 Credits | SWO-414 | Video
Social Welfare Policy
Specialized Course
3 Credits | SWO-404
Advanced Clinical Practice
Specialized Course
3 Credits | SWO-424
Program Evaluation in Social Work
Specialized Course
3 Credits | SWO-509
Crisis Intervention With Children & Adolescents
Elective | Focus Areas: Child Welfare, Children and Families
3 Credits | SWO-418
Human Sexuality and Social Work Practice
Elective | Focus Areas: Health and Aging Practice
3 Credits | SWO-455
Best Practices in Group Work
Elective
3 Credits | SWO-461
Advanced Group Work with Diverse, Vulnerable, and Resilient Populations
Elective | Focus Areas: Adult Mental Health, Addictions
3 Credits | SWO-462
Understanding Suicide: Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention
Elective | Focus Areas: Children and Families, Trauma and Interpersonal Violence, Adult Mental Health
3 Credits | SWO-464
Family Approaches
Elective | Focus Areas: Children and Families
3 Credits | SWO-425
Evidence-Based Practice
Elective | Focus Areas: Addictions, Clinical Practice and Therapy Models
3 Credits | SWO-472
Narrative Approaches to Social Work Practice
Elective | Focus Areas: Clinical Practice and Therapy Models
3 Credits | SWO-475
Social Work Practice in Health Care
Elective | Focus Areas: Health and Aging Practice
3 Credits | SWO-478
Cognitive Behavioral Approaches and Treatment
Elective | Focus Areas: Clinical Practice and Therapy Models
3 Credits | SWO-483
Child and Adolescent Trauma
Elective | Focus Areas: Child Welfare, Trauma and Interpersonal Violence
3 Credits | SWO-528A
Elective | Focus Areas: Children and Families, Adult Mental Health, Trauma and Interpersonal Violence, Addictions
3 Credits | SWO-528B
Specialized Course
3 Credits | SWO-569
Perspectives on Severe Mental Illness
Elective | Focus Areas: Adult Mental Health
3 Credits | SWO-578
Attachment, Neurobiology, and Social Work Practice
Elective | Focus Areas: Child Welfare, Addictions
3 Credits | SWO-582
Essential Elements of Telebehavioral Health
Elective
3 Credits | SWO-486
To learn more about SocialWork@Simmons, request information and an
admission counselor will contact you.