Full Course Description List:

SWLB Courses

1 credit

The Social Work Skills Lab I is a 1-credit, 6-week hybrid class that includes three weeks of online content, followed by a 3-day intensive experience (available face-to-face or virtually), and then closes with two weeks of online content. The Social Work Skills Lab I course reinforces the content covered in the MSW Foundation Year courses with an emphasis on generalist skills development, diversity and inclusion, evidence-based practice, ethics, and development of the professional self. Material covered includes practice labs focused on individual engagement and assessment, group development and leadership, and an understanding of how to advocate within organizations and communities. A key component of the skills lab is to prepare and assess students for their readiness to enter the field.
 

Prerequisites

• SOCW 6002

1 credit

The Social Work Skills Lab II/IIA is a 1-credit, 6-week hybrid class that includes 3 weeks of online content, followed by a 3-day intensive/ experience (available face-to-face or virtually), and then closes with 2 weeks of online content. The Social Work Skills Lab II/IIA course reinforces the content covered in the Second Year MSW courses with an emphasis on advanced skills development, diversity and inclusion, evidence-based practice, ethics, and development of the professional self. Material covered includes experiential class sessions focused on individual engagement and assessment, group development and leadership, and an understanding of how to advocate within organizations and communities. A key component of the skills lab is to prepare and assess students for their readiness to enter the field.

Master of Social Work (MSW) Traditional and Traditional Fast Track Options (Also for Students Entering Standard and Accelerated Options Prior to May 31, 2021)

Prerequisites

• SOCW 6510
• SOCW 6111

Master of Social Work (MSW) Advanced Standing

Prerequisites

• SOCW 6111

1 credit

The Social Work Skills Lab II/IIA is a 1-credit, 6-week hybrid class that includes 3 weeks of online content, followed by a 3-day intensive/ experience (available face-to-face or virtually), and then closes with 2 weeks of online content. The Social Work Skills Lab II/IIA course reinforces the content covered in the Second Year MSW courses with an emphasis on advanced skills development, diversity and inclusion, evidence-based practice, ethics, and development of the professional self. Material covered includes experiential class sessions focused on individual engagement and assessment, group development and leadership, and an understanding of how to advocate within organizations and communities. A key component of the skills lab is to prepare and assess students for their readiness to enter the field.

Prerequisites

• SOCW 6002

1 credit

The Social Work Skills Lab II is a 1-credit, 6-week hybrid class that includes 3 weeks of online content, followed by a 4-day face-to-face residential component, and then closes with 2 weeks of online content. Students in the Social Work Skills Lab II reinforce the content covered in the Second Year MSW courses with an emphasis on clinical skills development and advanced topics in diversity and inclusion, evidence-based practice, ethics, and development of the professional self. Material covered includes practice labs focused on clinically informed individual engagement and assessment, group development and leadership, and an understanding of how to advocate within organizations and communities. A key component of the skills lab is to prepare and assess students for their readiness to enter the field.