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Introduction to the Bachelor of Social Work Program

The Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) degree program at Wayne State University prepares students for entry-level generalist social work practice. The program is designed to provide students with the knowledge, values, and skills necessary for professional social work practice.

Program Overview

The B.S.W. curriculum is comprised of approximately two-thirds professional social work undergraduate core courses and one-third co-requisite and elective courses. Practicum Education is an integral part of the B.S.W. curriculum, requiring students to apply their coursework to community-based settings within a supervised learning environment.

Admission Criteria

To be admitted to the B.S.W. program, students must meet the following criteria:

• Grade point average of 2.5 or above
• Submit an admissions portfolio, including:
  • Personal Interest Statement to the School of Social Work
  • Copy of all transcripts
  • Educational resume
  • Minimum of 16 hours of social service hours
• Attend a required advising session to learn about the professional and ethical requirements of the major and discuss fitness for the profession

Program Requirements

The B.S.W. degree requires satisfactory completion of a minimum of 120 credits. The 60 credits in the freshman and sophomore years include prerequisite courses for admission to the professional component of the program. Students must also complete 51 credits of practicum work and practicum-related courses during the junior and senior years.

Course Requirements

The following courses are required for the B.S.W. program:

• SW 1010: Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare
• SW 3010: Social Work Practice Method I
• SW 3020: Social Work Practice Method II
• SW 3030: Professional Writing for Social Workers
• SW 3110: Diversity, Oppression and Social Justice
• SW 3410: Foundations of Ethics and Values in Social Work
• SW 3510: Human Behavior in the Social Environment
• SW 3710: Social Welfare and the Social Work Profession: History, Trends and Basic Concepts
• SW 3810: Research Methods, Data Analysis, and Practice Evaluation I
• SW 4010: Social Work Group Theory and Practice
• SW 4020: Social Work Macro Theory and Practice
• SW 4441: Practicum Education Seminar I
• SW 4442: Practicum Education Seminar II
• SW 4710: Social Welfare in the United States: Current Programs
• SW 4810: Research Methods, Data Analysis, and Practice Evaluation II
• SW 4997: Integrative Seminar in Social Work
• SW 4998: Practicum Practice in Social Work

Practicum Education

Practicum Education is a critical component of the B.S.W. program, providing students with hands-on experience in community-based settings. Students are placed in a wide variety of social service agencies and work directly with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.

Social Work Honors Program

The Social Work Honors Program is available to students who demonstrate high academic achievement and a commitment to social work practice. Students in the Honors Program complete enhanced assignments in connection with specified social work courses and develop an Honors Thesis project.

Online Program

The B.S.W. degree is also offered as a fully online program of study during the junior and senior year, with the exception of the practicum, which must be completed at the physical site of the organization to which the student is assigned.

Agencies

The School of Social Work has partnerships with numerous agencies, including:

• 7 Sky Home Health Care
• Academy of Warren
• Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of Michigan
• ACCESS - Behavioral Health
• ACCESS - CHRC
• Adventurous Heart Therapy, PLLC
• Affecting Change, LLC
• Affirmations Community Center
• Agency - Mock
• Algonac Community Schools
• All Well-Being Services
• Allen Park Public Schools
• Alternatives for Girls
• Alzheimers Association - Greater Michigan Chapter
• Anchor Bay School District
• Angela Hospice
• Ann Arbor Public Schools
• APIA Vote - MI
• Arab-American and Chaldean Council
• Arbor Circle
• Arbor Recovery Michigan
• Arc of Northwest Wayne County, The
• Area Agency on Aging 1B
• Area Agency on Aging 1C - The Senior Alliance
• ARISE Counseling Center and Training Institute
• Arts Academy in the Woods
• Ascension Crittenton
• Ascension Macomb Hospital
• Ascension St. John Hospital
• Assured Family Services - IMH
• Assured Family Services - Juvenile Assessment Center
• Assured Hospice
• Autism Alliance of Michigan
• Avalon Healing Center
• Avalon Housing
• Avondale School District
• Azalea Therapy & Consultation Services
• Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
• Beaumont Behavioral Health
• Beaumont Health - Wayne Campus
• Beaumont Rehabilitation and Continuing Care-Dearborn
• Becoming Counseling Services
• Beginning Step
• Behavioral Care Management Group
• Behavioral Care Solutions
• Behavioral Center of America - Stone Crest Ctr.
• Behavioral Center of Michigan
• Being Human Group
• Berkley School District
• Best Buy Health
• Bethany Christian Services
• Beyond Focused
• Bicentennial Tower
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of SE Michigan
• Bio-Med Behavioral Healthcare
• Black Family Development, Inc.
• Black Therapist Support Network of Detroit
• Blood Cancer Foundation of Michigan, The
• Bloomfield Child and Family Counseling - Bloomfield
• Bloomfield Child and Family Counseling - Troy
• Blue Water Counseling
• Branton and Associates, LLC
• Bridging Communities Inc.
• Brighter Tomorrow Wellness Center
• Brighton Hospice
• Build Institute
• Building Twentyone
• Canadian Mental Health Association, Windsor-Essex County Branch
• Capuchin Soup Kitchen - Emergency Assistance
• Care and Transformation Center
• Care House - Macomb County Child Advocacy Center
• Care House of Oakland County
• Care House of Oakland County-Prevention Dept.
• Care Matters
• CARE of Southeastern Michigan
• Cason Adult Day Program
• Cass Community Social Services, Inc.
• Catholic Charities of SE Michigan - Port Huron
• Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan
• Cedar Creek Hospital
• Centene Corporation
• Center For Counseling, The - Virtual
• Center for Forensic Psychiatry
• Center For Relationship And Sexual Health, The
• Center Line Public Schools
• Central City Integrated Health
• Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary
• Cesar Chavez Academy High School
• Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School
• Chaldean American Ladies of Charity
• Chaldean Community Foundation
• Cheers to Life Counseling
• Child and Family Charities
• Children's Center, The
• Children's Hospital of Michigan
• Chippewa Valley Coalition for Youth & Families
• Chippewa Valley Schools
• CIS of Michigan
• City of Dearborn, The
• City of Detroit
• City of Garden City
• Clarenceville School District
• Clarkston Community Schools
• Clarkston Specialty Healthcare Center
• Clear Path Counselling & Psychotherapy Services
• Clintondale Middle School
• CMHA Lambton Kent
• CNS Health Care
• CNS Healthcare - Children, Youth & Intellectual Dev. Disabilities
• CNS Healthcare - Infant Mental Health
• Community & Home Supports, Inc.
• Community Action House
• Community Action Network Hikone Community
• Community Engagement in Health
• Community Health and Social Services (CHASS) Center, Inc.
• Community Health Awareness Group
• Community Housing Network, Inc.
• Community Living Services, Inc.
• Community Mental Health - Clinton, Eaton, & Ingham Counties
• Community Network Services Health Care
• Community Programs, Inc.
• Community Resource Center for Bahamas Commonwealth
• Community Roots
• Compassus Hospice
• Comprehensive Youth Services - The Harbor
• Congress of Communities
• Connect Detroit
• Conner Creek Life Solutions
• Core Psych, PLLC
• Corewell Health - Advance Care Planning
• Corewell Health - Royal Oak
• Corewell Health -Taylor
• Corewell Health Center for Exceptional Families
• Corewell Health- Trenton Southshore Campus
• Corewell Health - Dearborn, Oakwood Campus
• Corktown Health Center
• Corporation for Supportive Housing
• COTS
• Courtyard Manor of Wixom
• Covenant House Michigan
• Crestwood School District
• Crossing Paths Christian Counseling
• CSI Support & Development
• CST Counseling and Transitional Services
• DaVita - Multiple locations
• Dawn Farm
• Dearborn Academy, The
• Dearborn Public Schools
• Deeper Roots Wellness LLC
• Department of Health & Human Services
• Department of Health & Human Services - Macomb
• Department of Health & Human Services - North Central
• Department of Health & Human Services - Port Huron
• Department of Health & Human Services - South Central
• Department of Health & Human Services - Washtenaw County
• Department of Health & Human Services - Western Wayne
• Detroit Action
• Detroit Area Agency on Aging
• Detroit Area Agency on Aging - Caregiver Support
• Detroit CHEMpreneurIST
• Detroit Disability Power
• Detroit Friendship House
• Detroit Justice Center
• Detroit Parks Coalition
• Detroit Partnership for Education Equity & Research
• Detroit Public Schools Community District
• Detroit Receiving Hospital - Medical/Case Mgmt.
• Detroit Receiving Hospital - Psychiatry
• Detroit Recovery Project
• Detroit Regional Chamber Detroit Promise Path Program
• Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries
• Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network - Children's Initiatives
• Detroit Wayne Integrated Network
• DMC Harper University Hospital
• DMC Tenet Physician Resources (TPR)
• Domestic Violence Interventions
• Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative
• Dream Centers of Michigan
• East China School District - St. Clair
• Easterseals - Adult Mental Health
• Easterseals - Family Mental Health
• Easterseals - MORC
• Easterseals Michigan
• Easterseals MORC - Outpatient Therapy
• Eastside Community Network (ECN Detroit)
• Eastwood - Clinton Twp.
• Eastwood - Detroit
• Eastwood - Residential
• Eastwood - Rochester
• Eastwood - Southfield
• Eastwood - St. Clair Shores
• Ebenezer Community and Cultural Center
• Ecorse Public Schools
• Ele's Place Ann Arbor
• Ele's Place Lansing
• Elmhurst Home, Inc.
• Embodied Wellness, PLLC
• Emergence Collective
• EMU Counseling and Psychological Services
• Ennis Center for Children
• ENOUGH Initiative, The
• Essex County Diversion Program
• FairSky
• Faith Counseling
• Families Against Narcotics
• Family and Children's Services of Midland
• Family and Community Services, Inc.
• Family Assessment Clinic
• Family Empowerment Program, The
• Family Medical Center
• Family Medical Center - Detroit
• Family Service & Children's Aid
• Family Services Windsor-Essex
• Family, Health & Harmony, LLC
• FARM - Family Assistance for Renaissance Men
• Farmington Public Schools
• Federal Community Defender Office
• Fitzgerald Public Schools
• Flint Odyssey House, Inc.
• FOCUS Detroit
• Forest View Hospital
• Forever Families
• Fostering Futures
• Foundations Detroit
• Frankford Public Schools
• Franklin Wright Settlements
• Fraser Public Schools
• Freedom House
• Fresenius Kidney Care
• Friends of the Children-Detroit
• Friendship Circle
• Full Circle Foundation
• Garden City Public Schools
• GCCARD Head Start
• GEE Academies
• GEE Academies/Frontier Int'l Academy
• Genesee Health System
• Genesee Intermediate School District
• Genuine Solutions Counseling Center
• Gesher Human Services
• Gianna House
• Gibraltar School District
• Gilda's Club Metro Detroit
• Girls Group
• Global Detroit with Caribbean Community Service Center
• Global Psychological
• Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation
• Gratiot-Isabella RESD
• Great Futures Family Services
• Growth Works - Garden City
• Growth Works - Plymouth
• Guidance Center - Kids-TALK Children's Advocacy Center
• Guidance Center, The
• Guidance Center, The - Kids-TALK CAC
• Guiding Harbor
• H3 - Hope, Healing, and Health
• Hamtramck Academy
• Hamtramck Public Schools
• Hamtramck Public Schools - Dickenson East
• Hamtramck Public Schools - Dickenson West
• Hannan Center
• Happy Mama Counseling PLLC
• Harambee Care
• Harbor Oaks Hospital
• Hartford Village
• Hartland Individual and Family Therapy Services, LLC
• HAVEN
• Havenwyck Hospital
• Healing Hearts Therapy LLC
• Heart to Heart Hospice
• Heat and Warmth Fund, The
• Hegira
• Hegira - Lincoln Park
• Hegira -Taylor
• Hegira Health - Adult Outpatient Services
• Helm at the Boll Life Center, The
• Henry Ford Academy - High School
• Henry Ford Health Behavioral Services
• Henry Ford Health System - Greenfield Health Systems
• Henry Ford Health System - Henry Ford Cancer Institute
• Henry Ford Health System - Hospice
• Henry Ford Health System - Population Health Management
• Henry Ford Health System-School Based & Community Hlth. Prog.
• Henry Ford Hospital
• Henry Ford Hospital - Infectious Diseases
• Henry Ford Kingswood Hospital
• Henry Ford Macomb
• Henry Ford SandCastles
• Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital
• Heritage Elementary
• Higher Learning Services
• Hilltop Counseling
• Holy Cross Services
• Home of New Vision
• Homeless Action Network Detroit - HAND
• Honor Community Health
• Hope Community Outreach and Development
• Hope Hospitality & Warming Center, Inc.
• Hope In Counseling
• Hope Network New Passages - Flint/Saginaw
• Hope of Detroit Academy
• Hospice of Michigan
• Hospice of Windsor and Essex County
• Hospitality House Food Pantry
• House of Sophrosyne
• Humanistic Wellness Center
• Hurley Medical Center
• Huron Behavioral Health
• ICHANGE
• Imani Ya Kupinga
• Imlay City Schools
• Impact Consulting Services
• InSight Youth and Family Connections
• Integral/TherapMe/Intertwined
• Interfaith Hospitality Network at Alpha House
• International Academy of Flint
• International Therapy Solutions, PLLC
• It Takes a Village, Inc
• Jackson Healing Clinic
• Jewish Family Service
• Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County
• Jewish Senior Life
• John Allen Elementary School
• John D. Dingell VA Medical Center
• John D. Dingell VA Medical Center - Mental Health
• John McGivney Children's Centre
• Journey To Healing
• Judson Center - Dearborn
• Judson Center - Farmington Hills
• Judson Center - Macomb County Services
• Judson Center - Royal Oak
• Just TRI Recovery, PLLC
• Justice For Our Neighbors
• Karmanos Cancer Institute Farmington Hills
• Kent County Office of the Defender
• Key Development Center
• L'Anse Creuse Public Schools
• LACASA
• LAHC: Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities
• Lake Orion Community Schools
• Lake Shore Public Schools
• Lakeridge Village
• Lakeview Public Schools
• Lenawee Community Mental Health Authority
• Leona Group, The
• Life Journey Psychological Services, PLLC
• Life Skills Village, LLC
• Light of The World Deliverance Ministries International
• Lighthouse MI
• Lily Hospice
• Lincoln Behavioral Services - Gathering Place Clubhouse
• Lincoln Behavioral Services, Redford
• Lincoln Park Public Schools
• Linden Charter Academy
• Livingstone Public Schools
• Logical Choice LLC
• Loring Therapy
• M.I.N.D.S. - Moving In New Directions
• Macomb Co. CMH - Specialized Residential Services
• Macomb Co. Community Services Agency - Office of Senior Services
• Macomb County Community Mental Health
• Macomb County Community Mental Health - ACT
• Macomb County Office of Public Defender
• Macomb Family Services
• Macomb Intermediate School District
• Macomb Montessori Academy
• Macomb Therapy Group
• Madison School District
• Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan
• Maka SIL & Group Home, Inc.
• Mariner's Inn
• Maritime Academy of Toledo, The
• Martha T Berry Medical Care Facility
• Maryvale - Rotary Home
• Matrix Human Services - IMH
• Matrix Human Services - Youth Assistance Program
• McGregor Elementary- Rochester Community Schools
• MCHS Family of Services
• McLaren Hospital - Macomb
• McLaren Macomb Senior Behavioral Health
• McLaren Port Huron
• MCTS Rose Program
• Mel Bornstein Clinic
• Melvindale Northern Allen Park Public Schools-Melvindale H.S.
• Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools - Allendale Elem.
• Mental Embrace
• Metro Health Foundation
• MI Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health (MOASH)
• Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health
• Michigan Collegiate Schools
• Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA)
• Michigan Community Resources
• Michigan Community VNA
• Michigan Crisis Response Association
• Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
• Michigan Humane
• Michigan Legal Services
• Michigan Modern Psychology
• Michigan Parkinson Foundation
• Michigan Progressive Health
• Michigan Roundtable for Just Communities
• Michigan United
• Milford Counseling, Inc.
• MiSide
• MiSide - Adult Services
• MiSide - CCBHC
• MiSide - Children's Outpatient Services
• MiSide - Early Childhood Mental Health
• MiSide - Housing Resource Center/Homeless Services
• MiSide - MiEarlyYears
• Mission Point of Warren
• Momentum Academy
• Monroe Public School
• Motor City Center for Hope - Dearborn
• Motor City Center for Hope - Detroit
• Motor City Mitten Mission
• Mount Clemens Community Schools
• Mpowered LLC
• Muskegon Heights Academy
• Mustard Seed Family Counseling
• MYHOPES with Hope and Thrive Counseling Services
• MyMichigan Medical Center - Alpena
• MyMichigan Medical Center Midland
• MyPlace Jackson
• NAMI DETROIT
• Naseeha Mental Health
• National Association of Social Workers - Michigan Chapter
• National Council of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
• National Council of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence - Administration
• National Kidney Foundation of Michigan, The - Disease Prevention
• Neighborhood Defender Service of Detroit
• Neighborhood Service Organization
• New Foster Care Organization, The
• New Frontier Counseling Services
• New Haven Community Schools
• New Haven Community Schools - Endeavour
• New Oakland Family Centers
• New Paths Inc.
• NOAH Project, The
• NorServ Group, Ltd.
• North Flint Neighborhood Action Council
• Northern Lakes Community Mental Health
• Northville Public Schools
• Northwest Initiative
• Novi Community School District
• Numina
• Oak Park Schools
• Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN)
• Oakland County Sheriff's Office
• Oakland Family Services-Pontiac
• Oakland Health LLC
• Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency
• Oakland Schools Technical Campus - Northeast
• Oakland Schools Technical Campus - Northwest
• Oakland Schools Technical Campus - Southeast
• Oakland Schools Technical Campus - Southwest
• OhioGuidestone
• Old Redford Academy School District
• On My Own of Michigan
• On Your Side Family Services, LLC
• One Love Global, Inc.
• OnPoint
• Opening New Doors LLC
• Optalis Healthcare
• Optimum Adult Day Services
• Orchards Children's Services
• Ozone House
• PACE Southeast Michigan
• PACE Southeast Michigan - Public Affairs & Philanthropy
• Paragon Psychological Services
• Parkside Family Counseling, LCC
• Partners 4 Health
• Pathways 2 Christian Counseling Center
• PCS-Global, Inc.
• Peace of Mind Therapy
• Peaceful Mind Counseling Services
• Perfecting Community Development Corp.
• Personalized Nursing LIGHT House, Inc.
• Pontiac General Hospital
• Pontiac School District - Peace Academy Preschool
• Positive Images, Inc.
• PR Kids MIHP
• Professional Counseling Center
• Professional Outreach Counseling Services
• Promedica Hospice - Flint
• Promedica Hospice - Southfield
• Psychological Professional Services, P.C.
• PsyGenics, Inc.
• Radical Wellbeing Center
• Rainbow Center of Michigan
• Ravenwise Consulting
• Recovery Technology
• Redford Union Schools - Beech Elementary
• Redford Union Schools - Hilbert Elementary
• Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
• Renewal Christian Counseling Center
• Residential Hospice
• Revived Mind Counseling
• Richmond Community Schools
• Rivers Bend PC
• Rochester Community Schools - University Hills
• Rochester Community Schools-Long Meadow Elementary
• Rochester Community Schools-West Middle School
• Rockford Public Schools
• Rosa Parks Geriatric Clinic
• Royal Oak School District
• Ruth Ellis Center
• Sacred Heart Rehabilitation - Clearview Residential
• Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center
• Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center - St. Clair Shores
• SafeHouse Center
• Saginaw County CMH Authority
• Saginaw Psychological Services
• Saginaw Township Community Schools
• Samaritan Behavioral Center
• Samaritas - SE Behavioral Health
• Sanilac County Community Mental Health
• SASHA Center
• Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Anishnaabek Community and Family Serv
• SAY Detroit Play Center at Lipke Park
• Selective Care Case Management LLC
• Serve Squad
• Services to Enhance Potential (STEP)
• Shanle Psychological Services - Detroit
• Shanle Psychological Services - Flint
• Shanle Psychological Services - Lincoln Park
• Shanle Psychological Services - Pontiac
• Shanle Psychological Services - Roseville
• SHAR, Inc.
• Shelby Nursing and Rehabilitation
• Siena Literacy Center
• Sinai-Grace Hospital - Psychiatry
• Sinai-Grace Hospital Outpatient Behavioral Health
• Six Feet Over
• Sobriety House, Inc.
• Social Work 2
• Sollars and Associates, Inc.
• South Arbor Charter Academy
• South Lyon Schools
• Southeast Michigan Senior Regional Collaborative
• Southfield Mental Health Associates
• Southgate Community Schools
• Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision
• Spaulding for Children
• Spectrum Child and Family Services
• Spectrum Juvenile Justice Services
• St. Anthony Healthcare Center
• St. Clair County Community Mental Health
• St. Clair County Day Treatment Night Watch
• St. Croix Hospice
• St. John Community Health - Teen HYPE
• St. John Providence Health System - Open Arms Grief Support Program
• St. John Providence Hospital - Novi Campus
• St. John Providence Hospital - Southfield
• St. Marie's Hospice
• St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church
• St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center
• Starfish Family Services - IMH (Infant Mental Health)
• Starfish Family Services - Lifespan Clinical Services
• Starfish Family Services - School-Based Therapy
• Starr Commonwealth
• State Appellate Defender Office
• State Representative Joe Tate's Office
• Stepanski Early Childhood Center
• Student Advocacy Center
• Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice
• Swartz Creek Community Schools
• Taylor School District
• Team Wellness Center
• Tender Heart
• The Orchards
• Therapyology
• Third Judicial Circuit Court - Family Assessment Services
• Thriving Enhanced Services, LLC (DBA Superior Center)
• Thumb Area Psychological Services, LLC
• Toledo Zoo, The
• Training & Treatment Innovations, Inc.
• Transformational Choices Holistic Counseling and Therapy
• Transformative Mind Counseling LLC
• Transportation Riders United, Inc. (aka TRU)
• Travelers Aid Society of Metropolitan Detroit
• Tri-County Counseling Services
• Triad Counseling Centers
• Trinity Health - Behavioral Health
• Trinity Health IHA Medical Group
• Trinity Health Livonia Hospital
• Troy School District
• Troy School District - Athens High School
• True Therapy Services
• Tuckerville LLC/Tuckerville Transitions Org.
• Turning Point, Inc.
• United Children and Family Head Start
• United Community Housing Coalition
• United Way/Centraide Windsor - Essex County
• University of Chicago Health Lab
• University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry
• University of Michigan CAPS
• University of Michigan Health System
• University of Michigan Health System - Guest Assistance Program
• University of Michigan-Dearborn
• University Prep Art & Design
• Uplift Family Services
• Urban Neighborhood Initiatives
• Urban Renaissance Center
• Utica Community Schools
• VA Medical Center-Ann Arbor
• Valley OBGYN
• Van Buren ISD
• Van Dyke Public Schools
• Venture Counseling Center
• Victim's Assistance Program - Detroit Police Dept.
• Virtual Dialysis Support Center
• Visiting Nurse Association & Blue Water Hospice
• Vista Maria
• W Food Pantry and Thrift Shop, The
• Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
• Walter P. Reuther Psychiatric Hospital
• Walter P. Reuther Psychiatric Hospital-Child & Adolescent Serv.
• Warren Consolidated Schools
• Warren Woods Public Schools
• Washtenaw County Community Mental Health (WCCMH)
• Washtenaw County Public Defender
• Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office
• Washtenaw Intermediate School District
• Waterford School District
• Wayne Center
• Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office
• Wayne County Prosecutor's Office
• Wayne County Sheriff's Office
• Wayne-Westland Community School District
• Western Wayne Family Health Center
• Willow of Wonder Child & Family Therapy
• Windsor Essex Children's Aid Society
• Windsor Essex Community Health Centre: Sandwich Site
• Windsor Family Health Team
• Windsor Regional Hospital
• Wolverine Human Services - Taylor
• Wolverine Human Services - Vassar
• Workit Health
• WSU - Athletics
• WSU - Business and Community Law Clinic
• WSU - Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies
• WSU - Center for Social Work Research
• WSU - Champions Aspiring to Make Pathways to Success Prog. (CHAMPS)
• WSU - College of Education Upward Bound Prog.
• WSU - Counseling & Psychological Services
• WSU - DMC HIV/AIDS Program
• WSU - Early Childhood Support Clinic
• WSU - Legal Advocacy for People with Cancer Clinic at Wayne Law School
• WSU - MI Developmental Disabilities Institute
• WSU - Office of Sexual Violence Prevention and Educ.
• WSU - Promoting Protective Policy
• WSU Physician's Group
• WSU Physician's Group - Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences
• WSU Police Department
• WSU School of Medicine: TFCO Initiative
• WSU School of Social Work - Continuing Educ.
• WSU School of Social Work - HRSA Grant
• WSU SSW Center for Behavioral Health and Justice
• Wyandotte Public Schools
• Ypsilanti School District
• Yunion, The
• YWCA of Kalamazoo
• Zaman International

Course Descriptions

SW 1010 Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare

Survey of selected social welfare programs in the United States; history and development; focus on issues related to poverty and dependence.

SW 3010 Social Work Practice Method I

This is the first in a sequence of four courses designed to develop the practice knowledge and skills necessary for BSW students to begin professional social work practice.

SW 3020 Social Work Practice Method II

This is the second course in a four-course sequence designed to introduce assessment, the second stage of the planned change process, and reinforces social work-client interactions during the middle and ending phases of social work intervention.

SW 3030 Professional Writing for Social Workers

Introduces social work students to professional social work writing, creating a foundation for grammar, usage, style, and genre-specific writing for use in all practice settings.

SW 3110 Diversity, Oppression and Social Justice

Diverse cultures, family structure, roles, immigration and assimilation experiences of marginalized groups; influence of dominant culture on these groups.

SW 3410 Foundations of Ethics and Values in Social Work

Beginning course in the principles, values and ethics which underlie the profession of social work, including the promotion of ethical questions and knowledge of their historical contexts.

SW 3510 Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Ecological systems perspective presented, with knowledge and theories of human development across the life span, studied within the context of the social systems in which people live.

SW 3710 Social Welfare and the Social Work Profession: History, Trends and Basic Concepts

History of social welfare in the United States, basic concepts of social welfare, and the profession of social work in historical perspective.

SW 3810 Research Methods, Data Analysis, and Practice Evaluation I

Descriptive research methods for social work concepts and skills of problem formulation; research design; description and critical analysis of research studies.

SW 4010 Social Work Group Theory and Practice

This is the third course in a four-course sequence, building upon the knowledge, theories, skills, and values learned in the mezzo system level of social work practice related to groups.

SW 4020 Social Work Macro Theory and Practice

This is the final course in a four-course sequence, emphasizing knowledge, theory, and practice skills related to service delivery and generalist planned change process in macro systems.

SW 4441 Practicum Education Seminar I

Understanding the learning experience through critical reflection on field and course work.

SW 4442 Practicum Education Seminar II

Understanding the learning experience through critical reflection on practicum and course work.

SW 4710 Social Welfare in the United States: Current Programs

Description and analysis of major social welfare programs in the United States, including an overview of the policymaking process and strategies for advocacy for policy change.

SW 4810 Research Methods, Data Analysis, and Practice Evaluation II

Continuation of SW 3810, integrating descriptive and inferential statistics and components of quantitative and qualitative designs appropriate for evaluating service delivery and related policy.

SW 4997 Integrative Seminar in Social Work

This capstone course reinforces a person-in-environment framework to assist students in reviewing, analyzing, and integrating their theoretical knowledge with the planned change process and the generalist intervention model at all system levels.

SW 4998 Practicum Practice in Social Work

Practicum Education for senior-level students in the BSW program, with placements assigned by the Director of Practicum Education.

Graduate Courses

SW 6010 Equitable Partnerships with Families and Communities

Theory and research-based strategies that support equitable collaboration between professionals and families to best meet the needs of children.

SW 6015 Crisis, Disaster and Trauma with a Focus on Adults

Examination of cross-discipline perspectives providing trauma-informed crisis response services to children and families in the aftermath of a disaster across micro, mezzo, and macro levels.

SW 6020 Trauma-Informed Crisis Response for Disasters: Focus on Children and Families

Examination of cross-discipline perspectives providing trauma-informed crisis response services to children and families in the aftermath of a disaster across micro, mezzo, and macro levels.

SW 6100 Child Welfare and Social Systems: Context for Case Management Practice

This course provides a knowledge base for Child Welfare practice within the context of mental health, education, juvenile justice and other social systems.

SW 6310 Behavioral Health Crisis Provider

This course is designed to prepare students to effectively respond and support individuals, families, and communities during behavioral health crisis situations.

SW 6500 Social Work and the Law

Study of the relationship between law and social work practice, emphasizing understanding the legal processes and the knowledge and skill needed to help integrate law into social work practice.

SW 6535 Youth, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice

Provides an in-depth understanding of the causes and implications of youth involved in the juvenile justice arena, focusing on assessments and social work interventions in a transcultural, multisystem context.

SW 6540 Effects of Drugs and Alcohol on Physical and Social Functioning

Types of substances most frequently abused, their effects on physiological, psychological, social and physical functioning, and patterns of use among different age groups and populations.

SW 6551 Behavioral Health and the Criminal/Legal System

This course is aimed at students who seek competence in forensic behavioral health, particularly within the context of social work practice, policy, and services.

SW 6555 Social Justice and Health: Implications for Social Workers

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to assess social determinants of health as upstream factors that impact the lives of vulnerable populations and communities.

SW 6575 Violence Prevention and Intervention

Addresses the ways that social work intervenes to prevent violent perpetration and reduce the harm associated with victimization by interpersonal violence.

SW 6585 Introduction to International Social Work

Introduction to global social work practice and international social welfare systems, including discussion of global topics such as international adoption, immigrant populations, and human trafficking.

SW 6620 Understanding Suicide

In this course, we will explore the enigma of suicide, covering its many biopsychosocial dimensions, including the historical, literary, neurobiological, psychological, social work, sociological, cultural, public health, and personal/subjective.

SW 6700 Disabilities in Urban Society: Special Topics

Topics central to understanding living with intellectual, developmental and or neurodevelopmental disabilities across the life span in an urban society.

SW 6735 Environmental & Climate Justice: Past, Present, Future For Social Workers

This course explores sustainable climate solutions centered on equity and justice, emphasizing the leadership of impacted communities.

SW 6740 Seminar in Disability Studies: Directed Study

Integration of theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in Graduate Certificate in Disabilities program within context of the discipline and area of interest of the student.

SW 6750 Practicum in Disabilities: Research Topics

Supervision and direction of students as they apply their knowledge and skills in an interdisciplinary, service-oriented department.

SW 6810 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Health and Well-Being

Applies concepts from multiple frameworks to understand the health inequities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals.

SW 6815 Mind-Body-Spirit Approaches and Social Work Practice

Explores the historical and cultural roots of mind-body-spirit approaches, considers contemporary use and reviews multiple specific approaches, and presents research about their use and effectiveness.

SW 6883 Social Work Practice with Very Young Children and Families

The relationship between theory, assessment and practice in the field of infant mental health, including interventions for use with infants, toddlers and families.

SW 6991 Special Topics in Social Work

Topics of current interest to be announced in Schedule of Classes.