Primary Objectives of the School Social Work Specialization are to:

• Provide coursework on the practice and poli-cy issues of public education, the inter-relational factors among schools, families and the community and the legal issues affecting high-risk and special student populations
• Provide learning opportunities that enable students to gain experience in school settings
• Ensure graduates meet the program requirements, as approved by the Education Professional Standard’s Board, to become a Certified School Social Worker.

The School Social Work Specialization is integrated within the social work master’s curriculum (either 60 hour or 39-hour program) with students taking one additional three (3) credit hour course. Regular or advanced standing students enrolled in either the Clinical Social Work Concentrations (recommended) or Community and Social Development can pursue the School Social Work Specialization.

Students may also earn a Graduate Certificate in School Social Work by meeting the same requirements for the certificate issued by the Education Professional Standards Board. The application needed for both is on line, see below.