Social Work (One-Year, Full-Time Advanced Standing Option)
Credits: 38
CIP Code: 440701
Student Learning Outcomes
Students pursuing the Master of Social Work Degree will:
- Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior.
- Advance Human Rights and Social, Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice.
- Engage Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI) in Practice.
- Engage in Practice-Informed Research and Research-Informed Practice.
- Engage in Policy Practice.
- Engage with Individuals, Families, and Groups.
- Assess Individuals, Families, and Groups.
- Intervene with Individuals, Families, and Groups.
- Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups.
- Engage in Clinical Practice using the Afrocentric Perspective.
The degree, Master of Social Work, is conferred by Clark Atlanta University upon those students who have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.
Degree Requirements
In addition to the General Degree Requirements as published in this Catalog, students pursuing the Master of Arts Degree in Social Work One-Year, Full-Time Advanced Standing Option must complete the following Plan of Study and fulfill all the requisite academic and field practicum requirements:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Course Requirements Core Courses | ||
| CSSW 502A | Concurrent Practicum III | 3 |
| CSSW 502B | Concurrent Field Practicum IV | 3 |
| CSSW 503 | Clinical Social Work Practice and Theory | 3 |
| CSSW 504A | Clinical Social Work Practice: Child and Family | 3 |
| or CSSW 504B | Clinical Practice: Behavioral Health | |
| CSSW 589 | Research with an Emphasis on Application | 3 |
| CSSW 586 | Research Methods II: Evaluation of Practice | 3 |
| CSSW 610 | Integrating Practice and Human Development with an Emphasis on Ethics | 3 |
| CSSW 611 | Psychopathology | 3 |
| CSSW 710 | Social Welfare Policy with an Emphasis on State Policies | 3 |
| CSSW 801 | Integrative Seminar | 2 |
| Electives | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Program and Organizational Development for Direct Social Work Practice | ||
| Brief Interventive Methods | ||
CSSW 510 | ||
| Intervention Strategies with Children and Adolescents | ||
| Helping Older Adults Thrive: Social Work Practice with Older Adults | ||
| Child Abuse & Neglect | ||
| Group Interventions & Dynamics | ||
| Community-Based Health Care | ||
| Community Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | ||
| Family Therapy | ||
| Supervision and Consultation in Direct Social Work Practice | ||
| Public Health Social Work | ||
CSSW 590 | ||
| African American Families | ||
| Addictions, Alcoholism & Substance Use Disorders | ||
| Emotional Disorder Child & Ado | ||
| The Law and Social Work | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Total Hours | 38 | |
Full-time status requires all graduate students to enroll for a minimum of nine (9) credits per semester.
Practicum Education
Students must take practicum instruction courses concurrently with the foundation and concentration practice courses and practicum seminars. Students enrolled in a practice course must also be enrolled in the appropriate practicum instruction and seminar course simultaneously, and vice versa. Students in the Two-Year and Three-Year Program Options must complete at least 900 practicum education hours during the program (400 in the foundation year and 500 in the concentration year). Students taking the One-Year, Full-Time Advanced Standing Program Option are required to complete 400 hours during their concentration year.
The practicum placement process begins with the student completing the Application for Practicum, which is submitted to the Director of Practice Education and Practicum Activities, and discussing the practicum interests with the academic advisor. Students also must have a signed Practicum Placement Confirmation Form. Placement options and recommendations for practicum placement are consistent with students’ learning needs and interests, special personal and professional considerations, and the curriculum.
The Director of Practice Education and Practicum Activities has ultimate responsibility for approving all practicum internships. Once the completed and signed “Practicum Placement Confirmation” form is signed by both the assigned Practicum Supervisor and the Director of Practice Education and Practicum Activities, students may register for practicum education credit hours. A practicum agency must be approved by the Director of Practice Education and Practicum Activities before the student accepts a placement site.
Under no circumstances may a student begin a new practicum internship until the first day of the first academic semester in which he or she is enrolled in that internship and until the “Practicum Placement Confirmation” form is received in the Practicum Office.
Refer to the MSW Program Practicum Manual for more information on practicum placement.
Evaluation of Practicum Performance
All MSW students must earn a grade of “B” or above in all practicum courses. When a grade of “C” is earned in a practicum course, the course must be repeated. (See Master of Social Work Practicum Handbook for details regarding the evaluation of practicum performance).
Study Abroad Program
All students who have completed at least one academic year at Clark Atlanta University as either a two-year full-time or a three-year part-time student who are at the end of their second year (after completion of one year of practicum) and are in good academic standing are eligible to participate in the CAU Study Abroad Program.
Students who desire to study abroad must undergo an internal review and clearance procedures required by the Office of Study Abroad. The Director of Study Abroad is the only person on campus authorized to register a student for Study Abroad. MSW students are required to meet with their academic advisor and the MSW Program Director to initiate the application process through the Whitney M. Young, Jr., School of Social Work. They must have final approval from the School’s Dean.
The MSW Program Director will review and approve all course substitutions for study abroad.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CSSW 510 | 3 | |
| CSSW 517 | Community-Based Health Care | 3 |
| CSSW 518 | Community Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | 3 |
| CSSW 522 | Public Health Social Work | 3 |
| CSSW 603 | African American Families | 3 |
| CSSW 606 | Addictions, Alcoholism & Substance Use Disorders | 3 |
One-Year, Full-Time Advanced Standing Option
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| CSSW 589 | Research with an Emphasis on Application | 3 |
| CSSW 610 | Integrating Practice and Human Development with an Emphasis on Ethics | 3 |
| CSSW 710 | Social Welfare Policy with an Emphasis on State Policies | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CSSW 502A | Concurrent Practicum III | 3 |
| CSSW 503 | Clinical Social Work Practice and Theory | 3 |
| CSSW 586 | Research Methods II: Evaluation of Practice | 3 |
| CSSW 611 | Psychopathology | 3 |
| CSSW XXX | Graduate Elective | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| CSSW 502B | Concurrent Field Practicum IV | 3 |
| CSSW 504A or CSSW 504B |
Clinical Social Work Practice: Child and Family or Clinical Practice: Behavioral Health |
3 |
| CSSW 801 | Integrative Seminar | 2 |
| CSSW XXX | Graduate Elective | 3 |
| CSSW XXX | Graduate Elective | 3 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 38 | |
Full-time status requires graduate students to enroll for a minimum of nine (9) credits per semester.
Students are required to take three (3) electives.