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Social Work Profession Social Work Profession

Professional social workers assist Professional social workers assist individuals, groups, or communities to individuals, groups, or communities to restore or enhance their capacity for restore or enhance their capacity for social functioning, while creating social functioning, while creating societal conditions favorable to their societal conditions favorable to their goals. The practice of social work goals. The practice of social work requires knowledge of human requires knowledge of human development and behavior, of social, development and behavior, of social, economic and cultural institutions, and economic and cultural institutions, and of the interaction of all these factors. of the interaction of all these factors.

Social Work Social Work Interdisciplinary Context Interdisciplinary Context bio-psycho-social-cultural bio-psycho-social-cultural

BIOLOGICAL

PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIAL

CULTURAL

Professional social workersProfessional social workers are found in every facet of are found in every facet of the community and often specialize in one or more of the community and often specialize in one or more of

the following practice areas:the following practice areas:

Community Mental HealthCommunity Mental HealthMental Health Therapy Mental Health Therapy Disaster Relief Disaster Relief Military Social Work Military Social Work Rural Social Work Rural Social Work Adoption & Foster Care Adoption & Foster Care Child Welfare Services Child Welfare Services Family Preservation Services Family Preservation Services Homeless Family Assistance Homeless Family Assistance Eating Disorders Eating Disorders Genetics Genetics Hospital Social Work Hospital Social Work Crisis Intervention Crisis Intervention School Violence School Violence Hospice and Palliative Care Hospice and Palliative Care Depression Depression Institutional Care Institutional Care Chronic Pain Chronic Pain Outpatient Treatment Outpatient Treatment Development Disabilities Development Disabilities International Social Work International Social Work Advocacy Advocacy

Child Abuse & NeglectChild Abuse & NeglectDomestic ViolenceDomestic ViolencePolitical DevelopmentPolitical DevelopmentParent EducationParent EducationFamily PlanningFamily PlanningHIV/AIDSHIV/AIDSSchool Alternative ProgramsSchool Alternative ProgramsDifficulties in SchoolDifficulties in SchoolGerontology ServicesGerontology ServicesCommunity-Based ServicesCommunity-Based ServicesIn-Home ServicesIn-Home ServicesSenile Dementia and Alzheimer’sSenile Dementia and Alzheimer’sAddictions Prevention/TreatmentAddictions Prevention/TreatmentCriminal Justice Criminal Justice Housing Assistance Housing Assistance Public Welfare Public Welfare Employment ServicesEmployment ServicesConsulting and PlanningConsulting and PlanningEmployee AssistanceEmployee AssistancePrivate PracticePrivate PracticeVeterans ServicesVeterans Services

American Red Cross Needs American Red Cross Needs Volunteer Licensed Social Volunteer Licensed Social

WorkersWorkers

The American Red Cross is recruiting for new volunteer The American Red Cross is recruiting for new volunteer

licensed mental health professionals to meet the urgent licensed mental health professionals to meet the urgent and ongoing need for disaster workers created by and ongoing need for disaster workers created by

Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and any additional Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and any additional storms this season. storms this season.

They need licensed psychologists, psychiatrists, They need licensed psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers

and psychiatric nurses.and psychiatric nurses.

Over 40% of all disaster mental health volunteers trained by the American Red Cross are professional social workers. (NASW, 2005)

Medical Social WorkersMedical Social Workers Hospitals Hospitals Long-term Care Long-term Care Rehabilitation Rehabilitation

Centers Centers Home Health Home Health After-Care After-Care Hospice Hospice Caregiver Support Caregiver Support Community Community

Education Education

Discharge Discharge Planning Planning

Case Management Case Management Gerontology Gerontology Early Childhood Early Childhood

Development Development Administration and Administration and Management Management Specialized Health Specialized Health ClinicsClinics

Why Social Work?Why Social Work?

Sixteen years ago, I would have never Sixteen years ago, I would have never imagined I would still work in the imagined I would still work in the emergency department of an urban emergency department of an urban pediatric hospital. My first strategy was pediatric hospital. My first strategy was to move to a less stressful environment. to move to a less stressful environment. As experience has proven, there is no As experience has proven, there is no such place.such place.

Amy A. O'Brien, MSWAmy A. O'Brien, MSWSurvival Strategies in an Acute Care Survival Strategies in an Acute Care Setting Setting 

Medical Social WorkersMedical Social Workers help patients and their families copehelp patients and their families cope with the many problems that with the many problems that

accompany illness or inhibit recovery and rehabilitation, such as accompany illness or inhibit recovery and rehabilitation, such as economic need, disability, and lack of resources after discharge to economic need, disability, and lack of resources after discharge to home. home.

They also collect and analyze patient information to help other health They also collect and analyze patient information to help other health professionals professionals understand the social, emotional, and environmental understand the social, emotional, and environmental factorsfactors underlying a patient's condition, or affecting their optimal underlying a patient's condition, or affecting their optimal recovery. recovery.

In hospitals, medical social workers often In hospitals, medical social workers often coordinate services for home coordinate services for home care and equipment following dischargecare and equipment following discharge, or for referral to rehabilitation , or for referral to rehabilitation and long-term care facilities.and long-term care facilities.

In hospice, long-term care, and rehabilitation facilities, they In hospice, long-term care, and rehabilitation facilities, they assess assess patient and family functioningpatient and family functioning on an ongoing basis, providing or on an ongoing basis, providing or recommending services as conditions change. recommending services as conditions change.

In outpatient settings, medical social workers provide In outpatient settings, medical social workers provide referral services referral services and supportive counseling,and supportive counseling, and coordinate after care and follow up and coordinate after care and follow up services.services.

Social Worker Social Worker employment is expected employment is expected

to grow faster than to grow faster than average for all average for all

occupations through occupations through 2012…especially in 2012…especially in

healthcare and healthcare and gerontology gerontology

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2002

Median annual income of Median annual income of medical social workers in medical social workers in

2002 was $37,380 with 2002 was $37,380 with the middle 50 percent the middle 50 percent

earning between $29,700 earning between $29,700 and $46,540. and $46,540.

URG BSW Program URG BSW Program HighlightsHighlights

PREPARATION FOR GENERALIST PRACTICEPREPARATION FOR GENERALIST PRACTICE SELECTIVE ADMISSION SELECTIVE ADMISSION LIBERAL ARTS FOUNDATION LIBERAL ARTS FOUNDATION PROGRAMMED SCHEDULE PROGRAMMED SCHEDULE FOUR TERMS OF FIELD ASSIGNMENTFOUR TERMS OF FIELD ASSIGNMENT PREPARATION FOR OHIO LICENSURE PREPARATION FOR OHIO LICENSURE

EXAM EXAM ACTIVE SOCIAL WORK STUDENT COUNCIL ACTIVE SOCIAL WORK STUDENT COUNCIL SPECIAL STUDENT LOAN FUND SPECIAL STUDENT LOAN FUND

PREPARATION FOR PREPARATION FOR GENERALIST PRACTICEGENERALIST PRACTICE

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE for professional social work practice professional social work practice

Generalist preparation for work in Generalist preparation for work in VARIOUS AND DIVERSE FIELDS ie. VARIOUS AND DIVERSE FIELDS ie. mental health, childrens service, health, mental health, childrens service, health, aging, substance abuse, domestic violenceaging, substance abuse, domestic violence

SELECTIVE ADMISSION SELECTIVE ADMISSION

Prerequisite coursework during first 2 Prerequisite coursework during first 2 years years

Minimum “C” grades in listed Minimum “C” grades in listed coursework coursework

2.5 GPA for program admission, 2.5 GPA for program admission, retention, and completion retention, and completion

LIBERAL ARTS LIBERAL ARTS FOUNDATIONFOUNDATION

University general studies and University general studies and liberal arts coursework liberal arts coursework

Encourages critical thinking for life-Encourages critical thinking for life-long learning long learning

PROGRAMMED SCHEDULE PROGRAMMED SCHEDULE University of Rio Grande University of Rio Grande Semester Course Sequence for Semester Course Sequence for Social WorkSocial Work (AA/BSW) (AA/BSW) FALLFALL SPRINGSPRING YEAR ONEYEAR ONE COM11103 Speech (GE)COM11103 Speech (GE) 33 BIO11104 Fund.Biology (GE)BIO11104 Fund.Biology (GE) 44 ENG11103 Composition I (GE)ENG11103 Composition I (GE) 33 ENG11203 Composition II (GE)ENG11203 Composition II (GE) 33 HPE10101 Wellness/Fit (GE)HPE10101 Wellness/Fit (GE) 11 SOC11103 IntroSociologySOC11103 IntroSociology 33 LA10101 Fresh.Success (GE)LA10101 Fresh.Success (GE) 11 HIS13203 WorldCivII (GE)HIS13203 WorldCivII (GE) 33 SWK21103 IntroSocWrkSWK21103 IntroSocWrk 33 PSY11103 GeneralPsyPSY11103 GeneralPsy 33 SSC11103 IntroSocSci (GE)SSC11103 IntroSocSci (GE) 33 HPE00001 ElectiveHPE00001 Elective

11 POL11103 AmNatlGovt (GE)POL11103 AmNatlGovt (GE) 33 ENG/PHR Elective (GE) ENG/PHR Elective (GE) 33 Total Hours: 17Total Hours: 17 Total Hours: Total Hours:

2020 YEAR TWO YEAR TWO SOC24103 MinorityGroupsSOC24103 MinorityGroups 33 MTH21404 Statistics (GE)MTH21404 Statistics (GE) 44 SOC25103 Social ProblemsSOC25103 Social Problems 33 CHM/PHY/NSC Elective (GE) CHM/PHY/NSC Elective (GE) 44 SOC25403 Marriage&Family SOC25403 Marriage&Family 33 SWK24103 GeneralistPractice SWK24103 GeneralistPractice 33 SWK22103 HBSE ISWK22103 HBSE I 33 SWK24203 SWK24203

InterviewSkillsInterviewSkills 3 3 SWK23103 SocWelfareInst.SWK23103 SocWelfareInst. 33 SWK25101 SWK25101 GroupSupervision GroupSupervision 11

ART/FPA Elective (GE)ART/FPA Elective (GE) 33 SWK28902 SWFldObsvReptSWK28902 SWFldObsvRept 22 Total Hours: 18Total Hours: 18 Total Hours: 17 Total Hours: 17 YEAR THREEYEAR THREE PSY21203 PsychAdjustmentPSY21203 PsychAdjustment 33 SOC36103 SocialResearchSOC36103 SocialResearch 33 PSY33203 SocialPsychPSY33203 SocialPsych 33 SOC42103 SociologTheorySOC42103 SociologTheory 33 SWK34103 GenPract.-MicroSWK34103 GenPract.-Micro 33 SWK32103 HBSE IISWK32103 HBSE II 33 SWK35201 AdvGroupSupvSWK35201 AdvGroupSupv 11 SWK34202 GenPract.-GroupsSWK34202 GenPract.-Groups 22 SWK38903 SWKPracticumSWK38903 SWKPracticum 33 Total Hours: 13Total Hours: 13 Total Hours: 11 Total Hours: 11 YEAR FOURYEAR FOUR SWK44103 SWMethodProcessSWK44103 SWMethodProcess 33 PSY47103 AbnormalPsychPSY47103 AbnormalPsych 33 SWK46103 PracticeResearch SWK46103 PracticeResearch 33 SWK34303 GenPract-MacroSWK34303 GenPract-Macro 33 SWK48101 SeniorFldSeminarSWK48101 SeniorFldSeminar 11 SWK42103 SocWelfPolicySWK42103 SocWelfPolicy 33 SWK48605 SWK Field ASWK48605 SWK Field A 55 SWK48705 SWK Field BSWK48705 SWK Field B 55 Personal ElectivePersonal Elective 4*4* Total Hours: 16Total Hours: 16 Total Total

Hours: 14Hours: 14 *computer literacy must be established by the end of year one. *computer literacy must be established by the end of year one. Total Hours: 126Total Hours: 126 Rev30May02Rev30May02

FOUR TERMS OF FIELD FOUR TERMS OF FIELD PLACEMENT PLACEMENT

28902 – Social Work 28902 – Social Work Field Observation and Field Observation and Reporting Reporting

38903 – Social Work 38903 – Social Work Practicum Practicum

48605 – Field 48605 – Field Placement A Placement A

48705 – Field 48705 – Field Placement B Placement B

80 clock hours80 clock hours

120 clock hours 120 clock hours

200 clock hours 200 clock hours

200 clock hours 200 clock hours

600 total clock hours600 total clock hours

PREPARATION FOR OHIO PREPARATION FOR OHIO LICENSURE EXAMLICENSURE EXAM

State of Ohio requires LICENSURE State of Ohio requires LICENSURE of BSW and MSW social workers. of BSW and MSW social workers.

URG has excellent pass rate of 95%URG has excellent pass rate of 95% Licensure requires continuing Licensure requires continuing

education, ie. 30 clock hours each 2 education, ie. 30 clock hours each 2 year renewal period and title year renewal period and title protection protection

ACTIVE SOCIAL WORK ACTIVE SOCIAL WORK STUDENT COUNCILSTUDENT COUNCIL

Elected officers and regularly Elected officers and regularly scheduled meetings during assigned scheduled meetings during assigned class time class time

Community service projects Community service projects Leadership training opportunities Leadership training opportunities

and teamworkand teamwork Student mentor program Student mentor program Professional affiliation Professional affiliation

SPECIAL STUDENT LOAN SPECIAL STUDENT LOAN FUNDFUND

Willa Breland Load Fund in excess of Willa Breland Load Fund in excess of $200,000$200,000

Low interest loans for tuition for Low interest loans for tuition for social work majors social work majors

Long-term, low payment options Long-term, low payment options start one year after studies end. start one year after studies end.

BSW at URGBSW at URG

CSWE (Council on Social Work CSWE (Council on Social Work Education) accreditation since 1991. Education) accreditation since 1991.

CSWMFT (Counselor, Social Worker and CSWMFT (Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist) Board Marriage and Family Therapist) Board licensure required to practice Social licensure required to practice Social Work in Ohio. Work in Ohio.

(ASWB exam pass rate is 95%+)(ASWB exam pass rate is 95%+)

Certificate in Certificate in Intergenerational Studies Intergenerational Studies

A certificate program in the study of A certificate program in the study of intergenerational approaches in aging, intergenerational approaches in aging, building upon a foundation of lifespan building upon a foundation of lifespan development, relational skills and development, relational skills and programming. programming.

Subject matter drawn from a Subject matter drawn from a multidisciplinary perspective. multidisciplinary perspective.

A 100 clock hour volunteer service A 100 clock hour volunteer service learning assignment promotes theory-in-learning assignment promotes theory-in-action. action.

Open Enrollment Open Enrollment

12 credit hour completion pre-requisite. 12 credit hour completion pre-requisite. For all majors….it is a modest For all majors….it is a modest

undertaking in an area of service learning undertaking in an area of service learning interest interest

For field majors (social work, nursing, For field majors (social work, nursing, education)….it offers an area of education)….it offers an area of concentration. concentration.

For post-associate or post-baccalaureate For post-associate or post-baccalaureate graduates…it offers a credential for graduates…it offers a credential for advancementadvancement

Certificate in Certificate in

Intergenerational StudiesIntergenerational Studies Prerequisite: 12 university credits

SOC 27203/37203 INTRODUCTION TO AGING

SWK 2720337203 INTERGENERATIONAL STUDIES

SWK 27312/37312 WORK WITH ELDERS

SWK 27322/37322 INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE

SPRING TERM –MWF 10:30-11:20 AM

FALL TERM – Tuesdays 4:00-5:50 PM

SPRING TERM – Tuesdays 4:00- 5:50 PM

ALL TERMS

3

2

2

2

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9 total semester hours

Social Work and Mental Social Work and Mental HealthHealth

According to the Substance Abuse and According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), professional social workers are (SAMHSA), professional social workers are the nation’s largest group of mental health the nation’s largest group of mental health services providers. There are more services providers. There are more clinically trained social workers—over clinically trained social workers—over 190,000 in 1998—than psychiatrists, 190,000 in 1998—than psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychiatric nurses psychologists, and psychiatric nurses combined. Federal law and the National combined. Federal law and the National Institutes of Health recognize social work Institutes of Health recognize social work as one of five core mental health as one of five core mental health professions. professions.

Social Work StandardsSocial Work Standards

EducationEducation

BSW, MSW, PhDBSW, MSW, PhD LicensingLicensing

LSW, LISW LSW, LISW CredentialsCredentials

Social Work SalariesSocial Work Salaries

Source: NASW, PRN, 2000

NASW, PRC, 2003

NASW, PRC, 2003

Source: NASW, PRC, 2003

Source: NASW, PRC, 2003

Source: NASW, PRC, 2002

Source: NASW, PRC, 2002

Source: NASW, PRN, 2000.

This theme came out of research with the This theme came out of research with the general public who see social work as one general public who see social work as one of the essential helping professions. It's of the essential helping professions. It's simple and clear, inviting the public to learn simple and clear, inviting the public to learn something new about the profession, something new about the profession, specifically, how a social worker can help specifically, how a social worker can help them. The theme also reinforces the point them. The theme also reinforces the point that social workers connect people to that social workers connect people to resources. It also invites people to start resources. It also invites people to start with a social worker when seeking help for with a social worker when seeking help for a variety of issues. We ask you to use the a variety of issues. We ask you to use the theme and the logo beginning in March to theme and the logo beginning in March to help bring awareness to what the profession help bring awareness to what the profession has to offer, and the campaign.has to offer, and the campaign.