Child Welfare Specialization
Note: Students may take up to 3 credits outside of the department, but are not required to do so.
Official course descriptions are available in the Graduate School Catalog. http://www.catalogs.umn.edu/grad
Advanced Practice Setting - 3 credits required:
SW 8301 - Advanced Child Welfare Practice (3 credits)
Take concurrent with or before field SW 8020 / SW 8030.
Syllabus Term usually offered: Fall
Practice with Diversity - required course:
SW 8702 Advanced Practice
with Diverse Populations (2 credits) Take concurrent with or before
field SW 8020 / SW 8030.
Syllabus Term usually offered: Summer or Fall
Advanced Research - 2 credits required:
Advanced HBSE - 3 credits required:
Take concurrent with or before
field SW 8020 / SW 8030.
Advanced Policy - 3 credits required:
SW 8101 Social Policy and
Delivery Systems for Child Welfare and Family Services (3 credits)
Take
concurrent with or before field SW 8020 / SW 8030.
Syllabus Term usually
offered: Spring
Field -
6 credits required for Full Program
8 credits required for
Advanced Standing Program
Term usually offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
3-4 credits in Fall and Spring or 6-8 credits
in Summer.
Skills Electives - 3-6 credits required:
- SW 5314 Social Work in the Schools (2 credits) Syllabus Term usually offered: Varies
- SW 5317 Social Work with Involuntary Clients (2 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Spring- SW 5519 / 8519 Mediation and Conflict Resolution (3 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Spring- SW 5705 Violence in Families (3 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Spring- SW 5706 Issues and Interventions in Child Sexual Abuse (2 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Summer- SW 5707 Interventions with Battered Women and Their Families (2 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Summer- SW 5708 Substance Abuse and Social Work (3 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Fall- SW 5810 Special Topics: Supervision and Consultation (2 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Summer- SW 5813 Child Welfare and the Law (2 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Spring- SW 8304 Advanced Practice with Children and Adolescents (3 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Fall- SW 8313 Professional Practice in Interdisciplinary Teams and Collaboratives (3 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Fall- SW 8314 Social Work Interventions with Families (3 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Spring
Other Electives -
Up to 3 credits for Full Program
7-10 credits for
Advanced Standing
All classes under Community Practice can be used as
electives.
The timing of electives varies each year.
- SW 5309 Case Managment with Special Populations
(3 credits) Syllabus- SW 5313 Social Work with Older Adults
(2 credits) Syllabus- SW 5315 Social Work Practice in Hospitals and Health Care Settings
(2 credits) Syllabus- SW 5316 Brief Treatment and the Task Centered Model
(2 credits) Syllabus- SW 5810 Special Topics: Working with Immigrant Populations
(2 credits) Syllabus- SW 5810 Special Topics: Depression - New Directions in Clinical Care
(2 credits) Syllabus- SW 5811 Social Work Ethics
(2 credits) Syllabus- SW 8303 Mental Health Practice with Adults
(3 credits) Syllabus- SW 8801 Social Work Ethics and Legal Issues
(3 credits) Syllabus- SW 8803 Social Work Supervision, Consultation and Leadership
(3 credits) Syllabus