Social Work Education

P r e s e n t e d t o :

M i n n e s o t a

Medical Education and Research Cost (MERC)

C o m m i t t e e

b y L i s a R i c h a r d s o n , M S S , L I C S W D i r e c t o r o f M S W F i e l d E d u c a t i o n S t . C a t h e r i n e U n i v e r s i t y a n d t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f S t . T h o m a s S c h o o l o f S o c i a l W o r k F e b r u a r y 1 0 , 2 0 1 4

“According to the U.S. Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), social work

is one of the

fastest growing

careers in the

United States.”

Projected

25% increase

between 2010 and

2020.

Over

650,000

people have social work degrees

. ( N a t i o n a l A s s o c i a t i o n O f S o c i a l W o r k e r s [ N A S W ] , 2 0 1 4 )

• A c c o r d i n g t o t h e s u b s t a n c e a b u s e a n d m e n t a l h e a l t h s e r v i c e s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ( S A M H S A ) , p r o f e s s i o n a l s o c i a l w o r k e r s a r e t h e n a t i o n ’ s l a r g e s t g r o u p o f m e n t a l h e a l t h s e r v i c e s p r o v i d e r s. T h e r e a r e m o r e c l i n i c a l l y t r a i n e d s o c i a l w o r k e r s — o v e r 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 — t h a n p s y c h i a t r i s t s , p s y c h o l o g i s t s , a n d p s y c h i a t r i c n u r s e s c o m b i n e d . F e d e r a l l a w a n d t h e n a t i o n a l i n s t i t u t e s o f h e a l t h r e c o g n i z e s o c i a l w o r k a s o n e o f f i v e c o r e m e n t a l h e a l t h p r o f e s s i o n s . • T h e U . S . D e p a r t m e n t o f V e t e r a n s A f f a i r s e m p l o y s m o r e t h a n 1 0 , 0 0 0 p r o f e s s i o n a l s o c i a l w o r k e r s . • M o r e t h a n 4 0 % o f a l l d i s a s t e r m e n t a l h e a l t h v o l u n t e e r s t r a i n e d b y t h e A m e r i c a n R e d C r o s s a r e p r o f e s s i o n a l s o c i a l w o r k e r s . ( N A S W , 2 0 1 4 )

S o c i a l w o r k e r s h e l p i n d i v i d u a l s , f a m i l i e s , a n d

g r o u p s r e s t o r e o r e n h a n c e t h e i r c a p a c i t y f o r s o c i a l

f u n c t i o n i n g , a n d w o r k t o c r e a t e s o c i e t a l c o n d i t i o n s

t h a t s u p p o r t c o m m u n i t i e s i n n e e d .

T h e p r a c t i c e o f s o c i a l w o r k r e q u i r e s k n o w l e d g e o f

h u m a n d e v e l o p m e n t a n d b e h a v i o r , o f s o c i a l ,

e c o n o m i c a n d c u l t u r a l i n s t i t u t i o n s , a n d o f t h e

i n t e r a c t i o n o f a l l t h e s e f a c t o r s .

( N A S W , 2 0 1 4 )

Types of positions/roles

Assessment

Information and referral

Counseling

Psychotherapy

Case management

Advocacy

Community organizing

Supervision

Program management and administration

Policy change

Primary care – inpatient

and outpatient

Mental health –

inpatient, outpatient and

private practice

Child welfare/foster care

Adoption

Developmental

disabilities

Schools (early childhood

through higher

education)

Courts

Corrections

Social service agencies

Senior services

Addictions

Military and veterans

End of life care

Crisis intervention

Housing

Professional Social Work - Introduction

D E F I N I N G C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S

Values from Code of Ethics:

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service

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social justice

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dignity and worth of the person

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importance of human relationships

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integrity

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competence

Micro/Mezzo/Macro

Person-in-Environment/Strengths Perspective

Professional Social Work - Overview

Education

Practice

Professional Social Work - Overview

Council on

Social

Work

Education

National

Association of

Social

Workers

MN Board

of Social

Work

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Baccalaureate, Masters, Doctoral

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Accreditation

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Competency framework

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Curricular framework (field

education, etc.)

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MSW program concentrations

MSW Competencies, 1-5

1 .

Identify as a professional social worker and

conduct oneself accordingly

2 .

Apply social work ethical principles to guide

professional practice

3 .

Apply critical thinking to inform and

communicate professional judgments

4 .

Engage diversity and difference in practice

5 .

Advance human rights and social and

economic justice

M S W C o m p e t e n c i e s , 6 - 1 0

6 .

Engage in research-informed practice and

practice-informed research

7 .

Apply knowledge of human behavior and the

social environment

8 .

Engage in policy practice to advance social

and economic well-being and to deliver

effective social work services

9 .

Respond to contexts that shape practice

1 0 .

Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with

individuals, families, groups, organizations,

and communities

MSW Curricular Framework

H U M A N B E H A V I O R A N D S O C I A L E N V I R O N M E N T

P S Y C H O P A T H O L O G Y

T H E O R Y A N D P R A C T I C E / M E T H O D S

R E S E A R C H

P O L I C Y

F I E L D E D U C A T I O N

E L E C T I V E S

MSW FIELD EDUCATION

C S W E r e q u i r e s m i n i m u m o f

9 0 0

h o u r s a c r o s s t w o

f i e l d p l a c e m e n t s

1 .

F O U N D A T I O N P L A C E M E N T ( g e n e r a l i s t s o c i a l

w o r k p r a c t i c e ) ( S C U / U S T e x a m p l e : 4 0 0 h o u r s o f

f o u n d a t i o n p r a c t i c u m )

2 . A D V A N C E D P R A C T I C U M

( a r e a o f c o n c e n t r a t i o n )

( S C U / U S T e x a m p l e : 6 0 0 h o u r s o f c l i n i c a l

p r a c t i c u m )

Additional content:

E T H I C A L P R A C T I C E -

H T T P : / / W W W . S O C I A L W O R K E R S . O R G / P U B S / C O D E

/ C O D E . A S P

C R O S S C U L T U R A L W O R K

G R O U P W O R K

A C C R E D I T E D M S W P R O G R A M S I N M N

A N D T H E I R C O N C E N T R A T I O N S

1 . A u g s b u r g C o l l e g e ( m u l t i c u l t u r a l c l i n i c a l p r a c t i c e o r m u l t i c u l t u r a l m a c r o p r a c t i c e ) 2 . M i n n e s o t a S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y , M a n k a t o ( a d v a n c e d g e n e r a l i s t ) 3 . S t . C a t h e r i n e U n i v e r s i t y a n d t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f S t . T h o m a s ( c l i n i c a l s o c i a l w o r k p r a c t i c e ) 4 . S t . C l o u d S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y ( a d v a n c e d g e n e r a l i s t ) 5 . U n i v e r s i t y o f M i n n e s o t a – D u l u t h ( a d v a n c e d g e n e r a l i s t ) 6 . U n i v e r s i t y o f M i n n e s o t a – T w i n C i t i e s ( c l i n i c a l m e n t a l h e a l t h ; c o m m u n i t y p r a c t i c e ; f a m i l i e s a n d c h i l d r e n ; h e a l t h , d i s a b i l i t y a n d a g i n g )

M I N N E S O T A B O A R D O F S O C I A L W O R K

L S W ( B S W d e g r e e + e x a m 1 )

L G S W ( M S W d e g r e e + e x a m 2 )

L I S W ( M S W d e g r e e + e x a m 3 + s u p e r v i s e d p r a c t i c e )

L I C S W ( M S W d e g r e e + e x a m 4 + s u p e r v i s e d

p r a c t i c e + g r a d u a t e / p o s t g r a d u a t e s p e c i f i e d

c u r r i c u l u m c o n t e n t )

L I C S W q u a l i f i e s a s M e n t a l H e a l t h P r o f e s s i o n a l

M N B O A R D O F S O C I A L W O R K - H T T P : / / W W W . S O C I A L W O R K . S T A T E . M N . U S /

M I N N E S O T A B O A R D O F S O C I A L W O R K

2 0 1 3 S T A T U E S : S C O P E : 1 4 8 E . 0 1 5 S C O P E .

“ T h i s c h a p t e r a p p l i e s t o a l l a p p l i c a n t s a n d

l i c e n s e e s , a l l p e r s o n s w h o u s e t h e t i t l e s o c i a l

w o r k e r , a n d a l l p e r s o n s i n o r o u t o f t h i s s t a t e w h o

p r o v i d e s o c i a l w o r k s e r v i c e s t o c l i e n t s w h o r e s i d e

i n t h i s s t a t e u n l e s s t h e r e a r e s p e c i f i c a p p l i c a b l e

e x e m p t i o n s p r o v i d e d b y l a w . ”

( M i n n e s o t a L e g i s l a t u r e , 2 0 1 3 )

M I N N E S O T A B O A R D O F S O C I A L W O R K

1 4 8 E . 0 1 0 D E F I N I T I O N S .

S U B D . 6 . C L I N I C A L P R A C T I C E .

“ " C l i n i c a l p r a c t i c e " m e a n s a p p l y i n g p r o f e s s i o n a l

s o c i a l w o r k k n o w l e d g e , s k i l l s , a n d v a l u e s i n t h e

d i f f e r e n t i a l d i a g n o s i s a n d t r e a t m e n t o f

p s y c h o s o c i a l f u n c t i o n , d i s a b i l i t y , o r i m p a i r m e n t ,

i n c l u d i n g a d d i c t i o n s a n d e m o t i o n a l , m e n t a l , a n d

b e h a v i o r a l d i s o r d e r s . T r e a t m e n t i n c l u d e s a p l a n

b a s e d o n a d i f f e r e n t i a l d i a g n o s i s . T r e a t m e n t m a y

i n c l u d e , b u t i s n o t l i m i t e d t o , t h e p r o v i s i o n o f

p s y c h o t h e r a p y t o i n d i v i d u a l s , c o u p l e s , f a m i l i e s ,

a n d g r o u p s a c r o s s t h e l i f e s p a n . C l i n i c a l s o c i a l

w o r k e r s m a y a l s o p r o v i d e t h e s e r v i c e s d e s c r i b e d i n

s u b d i v i s i o n 1 1 . ” ( M i n n e s o t a L e g i s l a t u r e , 2 0 1 3 )

M I N N E S O T A B O A R D O F S O C I A L W O R K

1 4 8 E . 0 1 0 D E F I N I T I O N S .

S U B D . 1 1 . P R A C T I C E O F S O C I A L W O R K .

“ ( A ) " p r a c t i c e o f s o c i a l w o r k " m e a n s w o r k i n g t o

m a i n t a i n , r e s t o r e , o r i m p r o v e b e h a v i o r a l ,

c o g n i t i v e , e m o t i o n a l , m e n t a l , o r s o c i a l f u n c t i o n i n g

o f c l i e n t s , i n a m a n n e r t h a t a p p l i e s a c c e p t e d

p r o f e s s i o n a l s o c i a l w o r k k n o w l e d g e , s k i l l s , a n d

v a l u e s , i n c l u d i n g t h e p e r s o n - i n - e n v i r o n m e n t

p e r s p e c t i v e … ”

( M i n n e s o t a L e g i s l a t u r e , 2 0 1 3 )

S C H O O L O F S O C I A L W O R K D E F I N I T I O N “ C l i n i c a l s o c i a l w o r k i s t h e p r o f e s s i o n a l a p p l i c a t i o n o f a d v a n c e d s o c i a l w o r k t h e o r y a n d m e t h o d s t o h e l p r e s t o r e , m a i n t a i n , a n d e n h a n c e b i o p s y c h o s o c i a l -s p i r i t u a l f u n c t i o n i n g i n i n d i v i d u a l -s , g r o u p -s , f a m i l i e -s , a n d c o m m u n i t i e s . I t i s b u i l t u p o n t h e f o u n d a t i o n o f g e n e r a l i s t s o c i a l w o r k i n c l u d i n g r e s p e c t f o r d i v e r s i t y , e m p o w e r m e n t o f c l i e n t s y s t e m s , a n d a d v o c a c y o f s o c i a l a n d e c o n o m i c j u s t i c e f o r v u l n e r a b l e p o p u l a t i o n s . I t u t i l i z e s t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f c l i n i c a l k n o w l e d g e a n d s k i l l s i n m u l t i - d i m e n s i o n a l a s s e s s m e n t , d i a g n o s i s a n d t r e a t m e n t o f e m o t i o n a l , m e n t a l a n d b e h a v i o r a l d i s o r d e r s , c o n d i t i o n s , a n d a d d i c t i o n s w i t h s p e c i a l a t t e n t i o n d e v o t e d t o a s t r e n g t h s a n d p e r s o n i n -e n v i r o n m -e n t p -e r s p -e c t i v -e . ” ( S C U / U S T S S W , 2 0 1 4 , p . 1 7 )

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Interprofessional Education – IPC, IPW

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Integrated Healthcare - SAMHSA, NCCBH,

CSWE

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Gerontology – Geriatric Social Work

Initiative since 1999. Hartford funded,

housed at CSWE

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Diversity Social Work Advancement Program

(DSWAP) – MN DHS

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SCU/UST SSW MSW Areas of Emphasis in:

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Aging

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Military Practice

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Clinical Practice with Immigrants and Refugees

Social Work Education

W E B S I T E S

M N B O A R D O F S O C I A L W O R K - H T T P : / / W W W . S O C I A L W O R K . S T A T E . M N . U S / N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F S O C I A L W O R K E R S - H T T P : / / W W W . S O C I A L W O R K E R S . O R G / C O U N C I L O N S O C I A L W O R K E D U C A T I O N - H T T P : / / W W W . C S W E . O R G / A S S O C I A T I O N O F S O C I A L W O R K B O A R D S - H T T P : / / W W W . A S W B . O R G / M I N N E S O T A H E A L T H C A R E P R O G R A M S ( M H C P ) P R O F E S S I O N A L C E R T I F I C A T I O N & E N R O L L M E N T R E Q U I R E M E N T S H T T P : / / W W W . D H S . S T A T E . M N . U S / M A I N / I D C P L G ? I D C S E R V I C E = G E T _ D Y N A M I C _ C O N V E R S I O N & R E V I S I O N S E L E C T I O N M E T H O D = L A T E S T R E L E A S E D & D D O C N A M E = D H S 1 6 _ 1 3 6 5 6 2 # L I C S W

Resources

H A N D O U T S

S C U / U S T M S W P R O G R A M C O U R S E S : H T T P : / / W W W . S T T H O M A S . E D U / S O C I A L W O R K / F I L E S / M S W % 2 0 P R O G R A M % 2 0 H A N D O U T . P D F S C U / U S T M S W P R O G R A M C O M P E T E N C I E S : H T T P : / / W W W . S T T H O M A S . E D U / S O C I A L W O R K / F I L E S / M S W C O M P E T E N C I E S P R A C T . P D F

Resources

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F S O C I A L W O R K E R S . ( 2 0 1 4 ) . S O C I A L W O R K P R O F E S S I O N . R E T R I E V E D F R O M H T T P : / / W W W . S O C I A L W O R K E R S . O R G / P R E S S R O O M / F E A T U R E S / G E N E R A L / P R O F E S S I O N . A S P M I N N E S O T A S T A T E L E G I S L A T U R E . ( 2 0 1 3 ) . T H E O F F I C E O F T H E R E V I S O R O F S T A T U T E S . R E T R I E V E D F R O M H T T P S : / / W W W . R E V I S O R . M N . G O V / S T A T U T E S / ? I D = 1 4 8 E . 0 1 0 S T . C A T H E R I N E U N I V E R S I T Y A N D T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F S T . T H O M A S S C H O O L O F S O C I A L W O R K . ( 2 0 1 3 ) . 2 0 1 3 – 2 0 1 4 M S W S T U D E N T H A N D B O O K . R E T R I E V E D F R O M H T T P : / / W W W . S T T H O M A S . E D U / S O C I A L W O R K / F I L E S / 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 4 % 2 0 H A N D B O O K _ F I . P D F

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