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Child and Family Welfare Concentration

The Child and Family Welfare concentration will provide educational curriculum to students interested in working in an interdisciplinary context with children and their families. This concentration was developed with input from the Nassau County Department of Social Services, the Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Family and Children's Association and other community-based organizations' personnel. It incorporates the knowledge, values and skills that professionals need to effectively work with children and their families across a broad range of social issues and in multiple settings. After completing their first-year M.S.W. coursework, students will develop their understanding about policies and services specific to children and families, family violence across the lifespan, community-based practice with children and families, and childhood psychopathology.

Advanced Standing M.S.W. Online Program with a Concentration
in Child and Family Welfare

Long Island University offers the advanced year of the Master of Social Work program online (6 credits of fieldwork are not offered online). The M.S.W. program with a specialization in Child and Family Welfare is held over five semesters, including one summer session.

The program is for "advanced standing" students who have completed the Bachelor of Social Work from a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited institution or students who wish to transfer from a two-year M.S.W. accredited program and who have completed their first year of study. Applicants must have at least a 3.0 GPA

  • Applicants must have a B.S. in Social Work from an CSWE-accredited institution or have completed the first year of study in a two-year M.S.W. CSWE-accredited program.
  • This unique specialization offers students the opportunity to obtain in-depth knowledge and competency training in the critical area of child and family welfare.
  • Field work experience will be available in students' local communities
  • The program is designed to meet the practical needs of the working professional who need the flexibility afforded by online course instruction

Plan of Study

Online M.S.W. Program/Advanced Standing in the Child & Family Welfare Concentration

SUMMER
Course Title Credits
SWK 614 Advanced Practice 3

Fall Semester (1st semester)
Course Title Credits
SWK 650 Psychopathology 3
SWK 799 Research II 3

Spring Semester (2nd semester)
Course Title Credits
SWK 623 Administrative Behavior 3
SWK 660 Concentration Class I/Families & Children: Policies & Services 3

Fall (3rd semester)
Course Title Credits
SWK 661 Concentration Class II/Family Violence Across the Lifespan 3
SWK 662 Concentration Class III/Community Based Practice with Children & Families 3
SWK 703 Field Instruction (in student's place of residence)* 3

Spring Semester (4th semester)
Course Title Credits
SWK 663 Concentration Class IV: Childhood Psychopathology 3
SWK 790 Capstone Project 3
SWK 704 Field Instruction (in student's place of residence)* 3

*Not offered online

Total Credits: 33

All admission requirements are the same as for the traditional M.S.W. program. Tuition rates remain the same as the traditional programs. Students typically complete the degree in 5 semesters. There will be a one-day orientation at the C.W. Post Campus and the Brooklyn Campus in the summer, after which the Advanced Practice course, SWK 614, will be taught online in one of the C.W. Post and Brooklyn Campus regular summer sessions. Students will then take two courses that fall and two more in the following spring. Fieldwork begins in the second year of the program; students must complete a total of 600 hours over the course of the fall and spring semesters. The field placement component of the program can be completed in the student's area of residence. Field placement may be continued into the following summer with the permission of the local field agency.

The courses are offered on Long Island University's Blackboard platform and allow students to work on their coursework at times that are convenient to them. The program requires students to follow the established advanced standing curriculum. Students must take the required courses offered to stay on track with their projected graduation date. The online M.S.W. Program is guided by the same standards as the on-campus and off-campus M.S.W. programs. Plans of study, course descriptions, and general guidelines about the Master of Social Work can be accessed on the Long Island University website. This program is fully accredited by CSWE and taught by many of the same professors who teach on campus. The degree earned is a Master of Social Work from Long Island University.

This program is fully accredited by CSWE and taught by many of the same professors who teach on campus. The degree earned is a Master of Social Work from Long Island University.