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Social Work Program

Social Work Program. Why Social Work?. Salary Licensure Graduate School. Why Social Work ? Caring Profession Diverse Job Opportunities Hot Job Classification Increasing Salaries Professional Standards. Caring Profession.

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Social Work Program

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  1. Social Work Program

  2. Why Social Work? Salary Licensure Graduate School

  3. Why Social Work ? • Caring Profession • Diverse Job Opportunities • Hot Job Classification • Increasing Salaries • Professional Standards

  4. Caring Profession • Social Workers make a difference in the world by helping individuals, groups, families and communities in need. • Social Workers are the primary providers of mental health treatment in the country! • Social Workers advocate for the disadvantaged in all areas of the profession!

  5. Diverse Job Opportunities • Individual, Family and Group Counseling • Case management • School social work • Advocacy • Lobbyist • Administrator/management

  6. Job Opportunities Continued • Medical Social Work • Work with the aged • Hospice • Community Organization • Teaching • Child abuse and care advocates • Adoption and foster care workers

  7. Job Opportunity and variety • Time magazine Hot Job! • Social Casework • Medical Social Workers • School Social Workers • Clinical Social Workers • Administration and Management • Community Organization • In Social Policy and Research

  8. 2003 Salaries for Social Workers

  9. Did you know……. The median salary for a social worker in 2001 was $49,500

  10. Social Work Standards • Strong Code of Ethics • Licensure • Education • Credentialing

  11. Why Saint Francis University? • Small Upper-level class size • Cohort • Activity oriented • Excellent Field Instruction • Perfect Graduation School Acceptance • Outstanding faculty

  12. Small Upper-level Classes • Saint Francis University Social Work practice classes average between 8-12 students. This gives you the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge to be a social worker with a great deal of attention from the faculty!

  13. Cohort • Once you enter the social work program, you will be taking many of your classes with the same students. This gives you the opportunity to develop relationships and bonds that go well beyond your years here. While here, you will find a great deal of support is available within the program and its members!

  14. Just some students!

  15. Activity Oriented • The Social Work Club and students are one of the most visible groups on campus. Take Back the Night, Candlelight Vigil, Food Drives, Trips to state and national conferences, Make a Difference Day, Goblins for Goodies and other activities are sponsored by the social work program!

  16. Take Back the Night

  17. Self Defense Class

  18. Self-Defense Class

  19. Candlelight Vigil

  20. Tennessee CSWE Trip

  21. Excellent Field Instruction We have 2 field instruction opportunities, a one-day a week as a second semester junior, and 4 days a week as a senior, with supportive classes for each. We have well over 60 field placement sites, with outstanding field instructors! We have been highly praised by CSWE for our field program!

  22. Graduate School! • In 14 years, there has not been a student with a 3.0 GPA refused to ANY graduate school applied to! • Students receive advanced standing in MSW programs! • Students report being well equipped for graduate work after graduating from SFU!

  23. Outstanding Faculty • Sue Black • MSSA from CASE WESTERN • Experience in gerontology and administration • Excellent instructor! • Has over 65 field instruction sites for you to choose from! • Licensed Social Worker

  24. Outstanding Faculty • Mark Lynch, Ph. D. 18 years teaching experience 17 years full time professional social work experience. Winner of 2001 Swatsworth Award for outstanding SFU Faculty Member Named to 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th edition of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers

  25. SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM The School For You!

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