Social Work - California State University - Sacramento

Social Work from California State University - Sacramento is a Campus Master Sociology degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. Social Work is a profession that strives to enhance the well being of all people while attending specifically to the needs and empowerment of those in vulnerable life conditions. The Sacramento State program's focus embraces the interdependent interests of both the individual and society, with particular attention to the social context that creates, contributes to, and addresses obstacles and resources for individual and community growth and development. Social workers seek to help people address their own needs and influence the responsiveness of organizations, communities, and other social institutions, thus promoting social justice and social change. Towards these ends, multilevel social work activities include group work , community organization, supervision, individual and family counseling, consultation, administration, advocacy, social and political action, policy development and implementation, education, and research and evaluation. In practice, social workers are sensitive to cultural and ethnic diversity, and work to combat discrimination, oppression, poverty, and other forms of social injustice. The Master of Social Work degree program supports advanced professional practice. The Master of Social Work program is a 60-unit program that prepares students for advanced, autonomous social work practice. The curriculum is composed of two semesters of professional foundation and two semesters of a concentration curriculum. In the foundation part of the program, all students take a core of courses designed to provide them with the knowledge and skills expected of all professional social workers. The advanced curriculum prepares for multi-level practice with vulnerable life conditions. It consists of required advanced courses in social work practice and policy, and advanced electives. Through the use of elective units (9), there are opportunities for more specialized focus regarding practice with specific populations (e.g., the aged) or with particular conditions (e.g., substance abuse or mental disabilities). Career Possibilities Geriatric Social Worker ? Forensic Social Worker ? Medical Social Worker ? Mental Health Social Worker ? Social Planner ? Substance Abuse Counselor . Social Service Administrator ? Community Organizer ? Child and Family Counselor ? Child Protective Worker ? Adult Protective Worker ? Occupational/Industrial Social Worker ? Employee Assistance Counselor ? Adoptions Worker ? School Social Worker ? Agency Director Program Evaluator ? Family Therapist View more details on California State University - Sacramento, CA . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Sociology courses.