MSW Concentrations

MSW Concentrations are designed to add value to your degree and increase your employment opportunities.  

Areas of concentration include:

    • BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

      At least six credits are required. 

      Course choices include:

      • SOWK 501: Treatment Modalities for Social Work Families
      • SOWK 502: Social Work Crisis Intervention with Families
      • SOWK 504: Short-Term Treatment Models in Social Work with Families
      • SOWK 505: Psychopharmacology for Social Workers
      • SOWK 507: Differential Assessment Techniques for Social Work
      • SOWK 516 Social Work in Healthcare
      • SOWK 541: Assessment Methods for Social Workers: Children and Adolescents
      • SOWK 551: The Fundamentals of Trauma Informed Care
      • SOWK 552: Clinical Approaches to trauma Informed Practice
      • SOWK 553 Trauma Informed Practice with Systems
      • SOWK 559: Social Work Intervention with Substance-Abusing Populations
      • SOWK 561: Motivational Interviewing Strategies for Gender, Addictions
      • SOWK 573: Publishing & Professional Presentation in Social Work
      • SOWK 574: Family Mediation
      • SOWK 575: Clinical Supervision in Social Work
      • SOWK 579: Independent Study*

       *Independent Study content must apply to the concentration.

    • COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

      At least six credits are required. 

      Course choices include:

      • SOWK 520: Community Social Needs Assessment
      • SOWK 524: Program Evaluation & Social Work
      • SOWK 525: Information Technology & Social Work Practice I
      • SOWK 526: Information Technology & Social Work Practice II
      • SOWK 527: Social Entrepreneurship and Social Work
      • SOWK 528: Social Work and Non-Profit Leadership
      • SOWK 529: Financial Sustainability of Entrepreneurial Social Work
      • SOWK 536: Skills for Working with the New Immigrant Family
      • SOWK 573: Publishing & Professional Presentation in Social Work
      • SOWK 579: Independent Study*

       
      *Independent Study content must apply to the concentration.

    • LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

      At least six credits are required. 

      Course choices include:

      • SOWK 520: Community Social Needs Assessment
      • SOWK 524: Program Evaluation & Social Work
      • SOWK 525: Information Technology & Social Work Practice I
      • SOWK 526: Information Technology & Social Work Practice II
      • SOWK 527: Social Entrepreneurship and Social Work
      • SOWK 528: Social Work and Non-Profit Leadership
      • SOWK 529: Financial Sustainability of Entrepreneurial Social Work
      • SOWK 553: Trauma Informed Practice with Systems
      • SOWK 561: Motivational Interviewing Strategies for Gender, Addictions
      • SOWK 573: Publishing & Professional Presentation in Social Work
      • SOWK 574: Family Mediation
      • SOWK 575: Clinical Supervision in Social Work
      • SOWK 579: Independent Study*
      • POLI**

       *Independent Study content must apply to the concentration.

      **For individuals enrolled in the MPA\MSW program, credits in Political Science (POLI) count toward the Leadership and management concentration.

    • FAMILY AND CHILD WELLNESS

      At least six credits are required. 

      Course choices include:

      • SOWK 501: Treatment Modalities for Social Work Families
      • SOWK 502: Social Work Crisis Intervention with Families
      • SOWK 504: Short-Term Treatment Models in Social Work with Families
      • SOWK 505: Psychopharmacology for Social Workers
      • SOWK 508: Maltreatment in the Family: Social Work Practice
      • SOWK 536: Skills for Working with the New Immigrant Family
      • SOWK 538: Practice of Family Group Decision Making I
      • SOWK 539: Practice of Family Group Decision Making II
      • SOWK 540: Practice of Family Group Decision Making III
      • SOWK 541:  Assessment Methods for Social Workers Children and Adolescents
      • SOWK 545: Child Permanence and the Family-In-Environment
      • SOWK 553: Trauma Informed Practice with Systems
      • SOWK 559: Social Work Intervention with Substance-Abusing Populations
      • SOWK 561: Motivational Interviewing Strategies for Gender, Addictions
      • SOWK 573: Publishing & Professional Presentation in Social Work
      • SOWK 574: Family Mediation
      • SOWK 575: Clinical Supervision in Social Work
      • SOWK 579: Independent Study*

       *Independent Study content must apply to the concentration.

    MSW students are eligible for a concentration if at least six credits are completed in a particular category.  Credits are exclusive of another category.

    Students who wish to earn two certificates must complete eight credits in electives, to earn three certificates students must complete nine or more credits.

    For assistance in choosing a concentration, please speak with your advisor.

    Download the MSW Concentration Informational Brochure