Master of Social Work - Advanced Standing Program

The Advanced Standing Program is for Bachelor of Social Work and Bachelor of Arts in Social Work graduates who wish to pursue a Master of Social Work. The program builds on the foundational knowledge attained from the B.S.W. and B.A.S.W. degrees, which focuses on the program’s concentration and specialization curricula, all of which fulfills Council on Social Work Education accreditation standards. Advanced level curriculum is infused with content on social work values and ethics, populations at risk, diversity, and social and economic justice. The Master of Social Work is the only program in Orange County offered by a public university. It offers foundation and advanced curricula emphasizing a direct service methodology from a multicultural perspective. This approach provides students with foundational social work practice skills for working with client populations from diverse ethnic and social backgrounds, as well as advanced social work practice skills for leadership roles in public, non-profit and voluntary social service agencies. The program prepares students to provide social services in Orange County, as well as, throughout the state, nation, and in global communities. It is accredited by the CSWE and includes three concentrations: aging, child welfare and community mental health. Aging (6 units): The Aging concentration prepares graduate-level social workers to practice professional social work with aging populations and their families. The curriculum emphasizes multigenerational perspectives within the concentration. MSW 516 - Aging: A Multigenerational Perspective: Advanced Social Work Practice (3). MSW 524 - Aging, A Multi-Generational Perspective: Policy and Social Work (3). Child Welfare (6 units): The Child Welfare concentration prepares students for practice in a variety of settings, including child welfareprotective services, health care, mental health, public social services, schools, community-based outpatient agencies, correctionsjuvenile justice, residential treatment, programs for persons with developmental disabilities, domestic violence shelters and other specialized programs. MSW 512 - Child Welfare: Advanced Practice I (3). MSW 522 - Child Welfare Policy and Social Work (3). Community Mental Health (6 units): The Community Mental Health concentration prepares students for practice in a variety of mental health settings, including psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment, county mental health clinics, correctional institutions, substance abuse treatment and other specialized programs. MSW 514 - Community Mental Health: Advanced Practice I (3). MSW 523 - Mental Health Policy and Social Work (3).