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Program Snapshot
Degree
Master of Social Work
Format
100% Online or On Campus
Estimated Length
2-3 Years
Start Dates
September (Fall Semester), January (Spring Semester), and May (Summer Semester)
Next Deadline
Online Domestic (Summer Start): March 27International (Summer Start): March 1
Program Details
The Master of Social Work prepares social workers for professional practice through a single concentration in advanced generalist practice.
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Graduate well-equipped to work at the individual, family, group, organization, and community levels with evidence-based and knowledge-guided practice.
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Accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), the official accrediting body for social work programs in the U.S. This enables graduates to take professional social work licensure examinations in all 50 states.
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The practicum sequence serves as the link between knowledge gained in the classroom and the practice of social work from a generalist perspective.
- Through practicum education, you will:apply social work values, theory, skills, and knowledge to a broad range of systems; learn to foster empowerment among vulnerable populations; and practice in a setting in which the mission and goals of the curriculum may be actualized.
Upcoming Events
MEET THE DIRECTOR
LISA WATSON
Program Director and Associate Professor
Lisa Watson has been a social worker for more than 30 years, with a particular interest in clinical practice with children, youth, and families. She has had the opportunity to take on many different roles empowering individuals, strengthening families, and advancing human dignity across diverse communities and systems, including as a child welfare caseworker, adventure and trauma therapist, school social worker, program developer, and nonprofit administrator. Watson believes that teaching in the Department of Social Work at Springfield College is an amazing opportunity to facilitate the learning and growth of the next generation of social workers. Currently, she serves as chair of the Department of Social Work.
Important Dates
Student Spotlight
Jenna Stadulis, MSW’23
“I have always had a passion for wanting to help people with substance use disorders. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to do that in a legal or social work capacity which is why I decided to get both degrees. The best part of my time in the MSW program has been my pracitcum experiences, from my first placement at a methadone clinic to my placement at the Committee for Public Counsel Services. I have learned so much from working in the field and have loved being able to connect what I am learning in the classroom to the real world.”
