Mindeo MP725 - LCSW COURSE REQUIREMENTS IN THE COLLABORATIVE MSW PROGRAM

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Soc Work 720 Pract. Comp in Diverse Community
Soc Work 721 Multi Level Family Intervention
Soc Work 727 Psychopathology and Strengths Based Practice
Soc Work 735 Emerging Issues in Child Welfare
Soc Work 737 SW and Crisis Intervention with Vulnerable Populations
Soc Work 795 Special Topics: Mental Health Theories
Soc Work 795 Special Topics: Treatment and Mistreatment of Offenders
All of these course requirements can be met in the Advanced Direct Practice curriculum. Passage
of SB 401 also allows students to return to graduate school after finishing their MSW and
complete the four required courses if this was not done while in the Collaborative MSW
Program. In the 2009-2010 academic year the MSW Program will offer SW 727 and Mental
Health Theories during the summer semester to MSW professionals who are seeking the LCSW
credential.
Documentation in Portfolio:
Keep copies of your course syllabus for each of these courses that you complete.
Clearly document how your assignments were clinical.
Clearly document Field placement activities that relate to assessment and treatment of
mental illness. Include a letter of verification from the Filed Educator.
II. LCSW FIELD REQUIREMENTS IN THE COLLABORATIVE MSW PROGRAM
Statues require that ―. . . field training must be in a primary clinical setting and must include at
least two semesters of field placement where more than 50% of the practice is to assess and treat
interpersonal and intra-psychic issues in direct contact with individuals, families or small
groups.‖
Students interested in a Field placement that meets these criteria are encouraged to discuss this
with the MSW Field Coordinator. Specific Field placements that meet these criteria are not
guaranteed and will likely require that students work above and beyond the MSW Field
competency requirements. Again, students are urged to document their Field placement
experiences that are relevant to LCSW preparation.
Recent passage of SB 401 allows students to complete this additional field requirement while
you are an MSW student OR to complete this requirement after graduation. Procedures for
choosing a third alternative – completing this requirement in a work setting – are available at the
DRL-Social Work Section Web-page.
The Collaborative MSW program will offer this option post-MSW through Continuing
Education.