Social Work

Director: Nancy Meyer-Adams

Associate Director and Graduate Program Director: Marissa C. Hansen (562) 985.5655

Undergraduate Program Director and Advisor: Alex Washington (562) 985.7775

Associate Directors of:
Admissions Coordinator: Mercedes Anderson (562) 985.4615
Practicum Education Director: Susan Salas (562) 985.8178
Distance Education Lead: Tory Cox (562) 985.2375

Admissions Office: (562) 985.5654

School Office: SSPA, Room 161
Telephone / FAX: (562) 985.4616 / 985.5514

Faculty: Paul Abels (Emeritus), Keyon Anderson, Joanna Barreras, Jan Black (Emerita), Jolae Brocato (Emerita), Christopher Burkett, Venetta Campbell, Ruth Chambers (Emerita), Kenneth Chau (Emeritus), Rashida Crutchfield, Agathi Glezakos (Emerita), Yolanda Green (Emerita), Marissa Hansen, Lisa Jennings (Emerita), Dan Jimenez (Emeritus), Mimi Kim, Christine Kleinpeter, Brian Lam, Cheryl Lee (Emerita), Isaiah C. Lee (Emeritus), Carol Leung, Christian Maldonado, Nancy Meyer-Adams, Christian Molidor (Emeritus), Chikako Nagai, Julie O’Donnell (Emerita), John Oliver (Emeritus), Eileen Mayers Pasztor (Emerita), Jason Plummer, Kathleen Porter, Marilyn Potts (Emerita), Molly Ranney, Susan Rice (Emerita), Jose Reyes Hurtado, Janaki Santhiveeran, Justin Stallings, Phillip Tan (Emeritus), Alex Washington, Suzie Weng, Steve Wilson (Emeritus)

Social Work Program Specialist: Amy Kremer, (562) 985.1878

Practicum Faculty: Tory Cox, Tom Crowe (Emeritus), Roderick De Los Reyes, James Ferreira (Emeritus), Michael Foster (Emeritus), Judy Green (Emerita), Imahny Hudley Ibanez, Janette Garfias Marcus, Lisa Ibanez, Marian Klemek (Emerita), Wakako Masuno, Stacey Peyer (Emerita), Jessica Polk, Saana Polk, Elizabeth Pringle-Hornsby, Joy Rubin (Emerita), Susan Salas

Students desiring information should contact the numbers listed above. Program applications (BASW, MSW) are available on the school’s website.

College: College of Health and Human Services  

Courses:  Social Work (SW) Courses  

Career Possibilities

Social Worker • Hospital Discharge Planner • Services Eligibility Worker • Psychiatric Social Worker • Probation or Parole Officer • Delinquency Prevention Program Worker • Medical Social Worker • School Social Worker • Child Welfare Caseworker • Community Organization Administrator • Health Care Administrator • Director of Social Services • Researcher • Organization Administrator • Health Care Administrator • Researcher • Organization Administrator • Health Care Administrator • Employment Program Supervisor • Industrial Social Worker • Health Educator and Hospice Services Coordinator • Case Management • Gerontological Social Work • Community Organizer • Social Policy Analyst (For more information, see Career Development Center website.)

Introduction

The vision of the School of Social Work is to strive to enhance the lives of populations that are vulnerable and oppressed through academic excellence, ethics, inclusion of all forms of diversity, community partnerships and social justice. Our mission is to provide professional social work education that inspires critical thinking and lifelong learning to students who will serve in diverse social work practice areas and roles, engage in collaborative research to contribute to the well-being of populations that are vulnerable and oppressed and advance social work knowledge, and strengthen our communities through meaningful partnerships.

The BASW and MSW programs are accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (Council on Social Work Education, Commission on Accreditation, 1701 Duke Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314, 703-683-8080).

The School, University and Council on Social Work Education regulations do not permit the substitution of life or work experience for curriculum or degree requirements.

Programs

• Social Work, M.S.W.

• Social Work, B.A.S.W.

• Pupil Personnel Services Credential: School Social Work and Child Welfare and Attendance Specialization (Code 803)

Courses

General Education Category A must be completed prior to taking any upper-division course except upper-division language courses where students meet formal prerequisites and/or competency equivalent for advanced study.

• S W 220 - Introduction to Social Welfare
• S W 221 - Introduction to Social Welfare Practicum
• S W 330 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I
• S W 331 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II
• S W 340 - Generalist Social Work Practice
• S W 341 - Social Work Practicum
• S W 350 - Law, Court Decisions, and Policy Practice
• S W 351 - Social Policy: Formulation and Analysis
• S W 440 - Generalist Social Work Practice with Groups
• S W 441 - Generalist Social Work Practice with Communities and Institutions
• S W 442 - Generalist Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families
• S W 465 - Research Methods in Social Work
• S W 490 - Selected Topics in Social Work
• S W 495A - Practicum Experience in Social Work I
• S W 495B - Practicum Experience in Social Work II
• S W 499 - Directed Studies
• S W 500 - Foundation Social Work Micro Practice Skills and Interventions
• S W 503A - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I: Application of critical theories in development
• S W 503B - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II: Application of critical theories in development
• S W 505 - Foundation Social Policy: Addressing Oppression through Social Justice
• S W 570 - Foundation Social Work Practice: Skills and Interventions with Groups
• S W 590 - Selected Topics in Social Work
• S W 592 - Foundation Social Work Macro Practice Skills and Interventions
• S W 594A - Research Methods in Social Work I
• S W 594B - Research Methods in Social Work II
• S W 596A - Foundation Practicum Education I
• S W 596B - Foundation Practicum Education II
• S W 599 - Independent Study
• S W 605 - Advanced Social Policy: Analysis, Advocacy and Practice
• S W 620 - Advanced Social Work Practice: Child and Family Wellbeing
• S W 630 - Advanced Social Work Practice: Adulthood and Aging
• S W 643 - Social Work Practice within Child Welfare Services
• S W 650 - Advanced Social Work Practice: Integrated Health
• S W 663 - Assessment and Treatment of Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders
• S W 665 - School Social Work
• S W 670 - Social Work Leadership and Management
• S W 673 - Social Work Practice with Families and Couples
• S W 675 - Social Work Practice with Death, Dying and Loss
• S W 677 - Social Work Practice in Mental Health Services
• S W 678 - Play Therapy with Children, Adolescents and their Families
• S W 679 - Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis in Social Work Practice
• S W 680A - Advanced Practicum Education I
• S W 680B - Advanced Practicum Education II
• S W 690 - Selected Topics in Graduate Social Work
• S W 691 - Non-Violent Conflict Resolution
• S W 692 - Spirituality in Social Work Practice
• S W 694 - Homelessness Prevention and Interventions in Social Work Practice
• S W 695 - Social Work Practice with Latinx Populations
• S W 698A - Thesis or Project I
• S W 698C - Applied Social Work Project: Part I
• S W 699A - Thesis or Project II
• S W 699C - Applied Social Work Project: Part II