The Faculty of Social Work is committed to a graduate educational program that will enhance the quality of individual and community well being. Our concern is with the development of advanced social work techniques and modes of social intervention, and with broader aspects and issues of service delivery, social policy analysis, and social welfare research. Two program concentrations are offered: social policy/social justice orientation and direct social work practice. Social work policy implies an applied, proactive approach that is oriented towards providing informed, empirical, and substantive choices or improvements in human services programs, education, policy, and practice. Key elements include the analysis of the operation of human services, study of social policies and their consequences, critical examination of social change, and the recognition of the values central to human services professionals. Direct social work practice is a combination of course work and a required practicum in the field. Students are encouraged to advance their knowledge-base and skills in direct social work practice with individuals, families, groups, communities, or organizations.

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