Social Work Education
Presented to:
Minnesota
Medical Education and Research Cost (MERC)
Committee
by
Lisa Richardson, MSS, LICSW
Director of MSW Field Education
St. Catherine University and the University of
St. Thomas
School of Social Work
February 10, 2014
Professional Social Work - Introduction
“According to the U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), social work
is one of the fastest growing careers in the
United States.”
Projected 25% increase between 2010 and
2020.
Over 650,000 people have social work degrees.
(National Association Of Social Workers [NASW], 2014)
Professional Social Work - Introduction
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According to the substance abuse and mental health
services administration (SAMHSA), professional
social workers are the nation’s largest group of
mental health services providers. There are more
clinically trained social workers—over 200,000—than
psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychiatric nurses
combined. Federal law and the national institutes of
health recognize social work as one of five core
mental health professions.
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs employs
more than 10,000 professional social workers.
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More than 40% of all disaster mental health
volunteers trained by the American Red Cross are
professional social workers.
(NASW, 2014)
Professional Social Work - Introduction
Social workers help individuals, families, and
groups restore or enhance their capacity for social
functioning, and work to create societal conditions
that support communities in need.
The practice of social work requires knowledge of
human development and behavior, of social,
economic and cultural institutions, and of the
interaction of all these factors.
(NASW, 2014)
Professional Social Work - Introduction
Types of positions/roles
Assessment
Information and referral
Counseling
Psychotherapy
Case management
Advocacy
Community organizing
Supervision
Program management and administration
Policy change
Professional Social Work - Introduction
Practice settings:
Primary care – inpatient
and outpatient
Mental health –
inpatient, outpatient and
private practice
Child welfare/foster care
Adoption
Developmental
disabilities
Schools (early childhood
through higher
education)
Courts
Corrections
Social service agencies
Senior services
Addictions
Military and veterans
End of life care
Crisis intervention
Housing
Professional Social Work - Introduction
DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS
Values from Code of Ethics:
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service
social justice
dignity and worth of the person
importance of human relationships
integrity
competence
Micro/Mezzo/Macro
Person-in-Environment/Strengths Perspective
Professional Social Work - Overview
Licensure
Education
Practice
Professional Social Work - Overview
MN Board
of Social
Work
Council on
Social
Work
Education
National
Association of
Social
Workers
Social Work Education - Overview
• Baccalaureate, Masters, Doctoral
• Accreditation
• Competency framework
• Curricular framework (field
education, etc.)
• MSW program concentrations
Graduate Social Work Education
MSW Competencies, 1-5
1. Identify as a professional social worker and
conduct oneself accordingly
2. Apply social work ethical principles to guide
professional practice
3. Apply critical thinking to inform and
communicate professional judgments
4. Engage diversity and difference in practice
5. Advance human rights and social and
economic justice
Graduate Social Work Education
MSW Competencies, 6-10
6. Engage in research-informed practice and
practice-informed research
7. Apply knowledge of human behavior and the
social environment
8. Engage in policy practice to advance social
and economic well-being and to deliver
effective social work services
9. Respond to contexts that shape practice
10.Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with
individuals, families, groups, organizations,
and communities
Graduate Social Work Education
MSW Curricular Framework
HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
THEORY AND PRACTICE/METHODS
RESEARCH
POLICY
FIELD EDUCATION
ELECTIVES
Graduate Social Work Education
MSW FIELD EDUCATION
CSWE requires minimum of 900 hours across two
field placements
1. FOUNDATION PLACEMENT (generalist social
work practice) (SCU/UST example: 400 hours of
foundation practicum)
2. ADVANCED PRACTICUM
(area of concentration)
(SCU/UST example: 600 hours of clinical
practicum)
Graduate Social Work Education
Additional content:
ETHICAL PRACTICE HTTP://WWW.SOCIALWORKERS.ORG/PUBS/CODE
/CODE.ASP
CROSS CULTURAL WORK
GROUP WORK
Graduate Social Work Education
ACCREDITED MSW PROGRAMS IN MN
AND THEIR CONCENTRATIONS
1. Augsburg College (multicultural clinical practice or
multicultural macro practice)
2. Minnesota State University, Mankato (advanced
generalist)
3. St. Catherine University and the University of St.
Thomas (clinical social work practice)
4. St. Cloud State University (advanced generalist)
5. University of Minnesota – Duluth (advanced
generalist)
6. University of Minnesota – Twin Cities (clinical
mental health; community practice; families and
children; health, disability and aging)
Social Work Licensure
MINNESOTA BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK
LSW (BSW degree + exam 1)
LGSW (MSW degree + exam 2)
LISW(MSW degree + exam 3+ supervised practice)
LICSW (MSW degree + exam 4+ supervised
practice + graduate/post graduate specified
curriculum content)
LICSW qualifies as Mental Health Professional
MN BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK HTTP://WWW.SOCIALWORK.STATE.MN.US/
Social Work Licensure
MINNESOTA BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK
2013 STATUES: SCOPE: 148E.015 SCOPE.
“This chapter applies to all applicants and
licensees, all persons who use the title social
worker, and all persons in or out of this state who
provide social work services to clients who reside
in this state unless there are specific applicable
exemptions provided by law.”
(Minnesota Legislature, 2013)
Social Work Licensure
MINNESOTA BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK
148E.010 DEFINITIONS.
SUBD. 6.CLINICAL PRACTICE.
“"Clinical practice" means applying professional
social work knowledge, skills, and values in the
differential diagnosis and treatment of
psychosocial function, disability, or impairment,
including addictions and emotional, mental, and
behavioral disorders. Treatment includes a plan
based on a differential diagnosis. Treatment may
include, but is not limited to, the provision of
psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families,
and groups across the life span. Clinical social
workers may also provide the services described in
subdivision 11.” (Minnesota Legislature, 2013)
Social Work Licensure
MINNESOTA BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK
148E.010 DEFINITIONS.
SUBD. 11.PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK.
“(A) "practice of social work" means working to
maintain, restore, or improve behavioral,
cognitive, emotional, mental, or social functioning
of clients, in a manner that applies accepted
professional social work knowledge, skills, and
values, including the person-in-environment
perspective…”
(Minnesota Legislature, 2013)
Clinical Social Work
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK DEFINITION
“Clinical social work is the professional application of
advanced social work theory and methods to help
restore, maintain, and enhance bio-psycho-socialspiritual functioning in individuals, groups, families,
and communities. It is built upon the foundation of
generalist social work including respect for diversity,
empowerment of client systems, and advocacy of social
and economic justice for vulnerable populations. It
utilizes the application of clinical knowledge and skills
in multi-dimensional assessment, diagnosis and
treatment of emotional, mental and behavioral
disorders, conditions, and addictions with special
attention devoted to a strengths and person-inenvironment perspective.”
(SCU/UST SSW, 2014, p. 17)
Social Work Education
Responses and Innovations
• Interprofessional Education – IPC, IPW
• Integrated Healthcare - SAMHSA, NCCBH,
CSWE
• Gerontology – Geriatric Social Work
Initiative since 1999. Hartford funded,
housed at CSWE
• Diversity Social Work Advancement Program
(DSWAP) – MN DHS
• SCU/UST SSW MSW Areas of Emphasis in:
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Aging
Military Practice
Clinical Practice with Immigrants and Refugees
Resources
WEBSITES
MN BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK HTTP://WWW.SOCIALWORK.STATE.MN.US/
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS HTTP://WWW.SOCIALWORKERS.ORG/
COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION HTTP://WWW.CSWE.ORG/
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORK BOARDS HTTP://WWW.ASWB.ORG/
MINNESOTA HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS (MHCP)
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION & ENROLLMENT
REQUIREMENTS
HTTP://WWW.DHS.STATE.MN.US/MAIN/IDCPLG?IDCSERVIC
E=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&REVISIONSELECTIONMET
HOD=LATESTRELEASED&DDOCNAME=DHS16_136562#LICSW
Resources
HANDOUTS
SCU/UST MSW PROGRAM COURSES:
HTTP://WWW.STTHOMAS.EDU/SOCIALWORK/FILES/MSW%2
0PROGRAM%20HANDOUT.PDF
SCU/UST MSW PROGRAM COMPETENCIES:
HTTP://WWW.STTHOMAS.EDU/SOCIALWORK/FILES/MSWCO
MPETENCIESPRACT.PDF
References
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS.
(2014). SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION. RETRIEVED
FROM
HTTP://WWW.SOCIALWORKERS.ORG/PRESSROOM/FEA
TURES/GENERAL/PROFESSION.ASP
MINNESOTA STATE LEGISLATURE. (2013). THE OFFICE
OF THE REVISOR OF STATUTES. RETRIEVED FROM
HTTPS://WWW.REVISOR.MN.GOV/STATUTES/?ID=148E
.010
ST. CATHERINE UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF
ST. THOMAS SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK. (2013). 2013 –
2014 MSW STUDENT HANDBOOK. RETRIEVED FROM
HTTP://WWW.STTHOMAS.EDU/SOCIALWORK/FILES/20
132014%20HANDBOOK_FI.PDF
Contact Information
LISA M. RICHARDSON, MSS, LICSW
DIRECTOR OF MSW FIELD EDUCATION
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
ST. CATHERINE UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF
ST. THOMAS
MAILING ADDRESS:
2004 RANDOLPH AVE., MAIL: F-15
SAINT PAUL, MN 55105
OFFICE PHONE: 651-690-6825
OFFICE FAX: 651-690-8821
EMAIL: [email protected]
URL: HTTP://WWW.STTHOMAS.EDU/SOCIALWORK