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Council on Social Work Education

1701 Duke Street, Suite 200 , Alexandria , Virginia 22314

The  Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)  is a nonprofit national association representing more than 2,500 individual members, as well as graduate and undergraduate programs of professional social work education. Founded in 1952, this partnership of educational and professional institutions, social welfare agencies, and private citizens is recognized by the e as the sole accrediting agency for social work education in the United States.

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Baccalaureate and master’s degree programs in social work in the United States and its territories. (2012)

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The institutions (programs) listed here have been accredited as of February 2018, as reported by the accrediting organization . As information about institutions (programs) that have obtained or lost their accreditation subsequent to this date has become available and verified, these institutions (programs) have been added or deleted.

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Council on Social Work Education

Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)  is the national association representing social work education in the United States. CSWE’s Commission on Accreditation is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation as the sole accrediting agency for social work education in the United States and its territories.

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Social Work Program Mission

The mission of the Master of Social Work Program at Kennesaw State University is to produce innovative social workers who facilitate and enhance the well-being of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.

The Master of Social Work (MSW) degree is designed to prepare students for entry-level professional practice in social work. Upon graduation, students are eligible to take the Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) exam, and they may also pursue further clinical supervision requirements to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). The KSU MSW degree is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. 

Our social work degree offers a full-time program of study with a focus in clinical social work practice. The program consists of four academic semesters (two years) of 60 credit hours with 48 of these credit hours spent in the classroom and 12 in supervised field practicum sites located throughout the Atlanta area. It should be noted that the MSW Program is offering Advanced Standing as of spring 2023.

Council on Social Work Education Accreditation

As of February 2021, the Master in Social Work Program in the Wellstar College has been reaccredited by the Council on Social Work Education for the next eight years. The CSWE’s Commission on Accreditation (COA) is responsible for developing accreditation standards that define competent preparation and ensuring that social work programs meet these standards. The CSWE Office of Social Work Accreditation administers a multistep accreditation process that involves program self-studies, site visits, and COA reviews.

To learn more about the Council on Social Work Education accreditation process visit  cswe.org/accreditation .

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Social Work Workforce Coalition

The Social Work Workforce Coalition includes a range of U.S. and Canadian social work organizations that represent diverse perspectives. This coalition has provided input on emerging trends in social work practice, helped structure community conversations, and contributed questions to the Social Work Census. The census will launch in March 2024 with coalition support.

Coalition meetings

• April 21–23, 2022, Tysons Corner, VA
• August 18–20, 2022, Washington, DC
• March 3, 2023, online
• August 25, 2023, online
• January 11, 2024, online
• September 20-21, 2024, Metro DC area

Coalition members

Denitha Breau, Association of Social Work Boards, Canadian Council of Social Work Regulators

Carole Carpot, Canadian Association for Social Work Education

Sandra Crewe, Howard University

Adrian Delgado, Latino Social Workers Organization

Anthony Estreet, National Association of Social Workers

Catherine Gayle, Baccalaureate Program Directors

Melissa Haley, National Association of Black Social Workers

Siu Ming Kwok, Canadian Council of Social Work Regulators

Miguel LeBlanc, Association of Social Work Boards

Fred Phelps, Canadian Association of Social Workers

Kendra Roberson, Clinical Social Work Association

Joi Showell, Clinical Social Work Association

Jennifer Silva, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Halaevalu Vakalahi, Council on Social Work Education

Dexter Voisin, National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work

Scott Wilkes, Association of Social Work Boards

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Master of Social Work Course Sequence

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Specialization in Health Care

The program's hybrid curriculum is designed with two options: a 16-month (four trimesters, 55 units) program for students with any undergraduate degree, and a 12-month (three trimesters, 32 units) advanced standing option for students with a BSW from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The curriculum is full-time and cohort-based, with significant embedded experiential learning and interprofessional education opportunities.

See the curricular plans below and course descriptions in the  University Catalog .

Accelerated Hybrid Program — 16 months (55 units)

Sample Elective Courses

• Trauma-Informed Social Work (course under development, hybrid, 3 units)
• Substance Abuse Assessment and Treatment 
• Loss and Grief Across the Lifespan (SOCW, hybrid, 3 units)
• Gerontological Social Work (SOCW 233, hybrid, 3 units)
• Social Work and Diabetes Care

Advanced Standing Program — 12 months (32 units)

1 One of the two required electives may be taken in Trimester 1 from another program in the School of Health Sciences if available.

• Substance Abuse Assessment and Treatment (SOCW 231, hybrid, 3 units)

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BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The U.S. Department of Education awarded funding to United Tribes Technical College to help pay for continued education classes.

The $239,904 grant goes towards UTTC’s Meadowlark Project, which helps train future American Indian Special Education teachers.

“And so there will be some course development. And then also, these personal prep grants from the Office of Special Ed, they require that 60 percent of the funding go directly to student support— like providing resources for students, some in the area of scholarships and other things that will help the students be successful and graduate with their degree,” said Lisa Azure, vice president of academic affairs at UTTC.

The funding will also be used to help underrepresented groups graduate.

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BALTIMORE (AP) — The body of the last missing construction worker killed in the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March has been recovered, officials announced Tuesday as demolition crews prepared to use explosives in the ongoing cleanup effort.

Officials said the crew of the Dali will remain on board the grounded container ship while crews conduct a controlled demolition to break down the largest remaining span of the fallen bridge.

The steel span landed on the ship’s bow after  the Dali  lost power and  crashed into  one of the bridge’s support columns on March 26. Since then, the ship has been stuck amid the wreckage, and Baltimore’s busy port has been closed to most maritime traffic.

Six construction workers were killed in the collapse. The body of Jose Mynor Lopez, 37, was recovered Tuesday, officials said in a statement that evening. All the victims were Latino immigrants who were working an overnight shift filling potholes on the bridge. Police officers were able to stop traffic moments before the collapse, but they didn’t have enough time to alert the workers.

Lopez moved to the United States from Guatemala. During a  vigil last month  honoring the victims whose families were still awaiting closure, mourners used a crane to hoist a Guatemalan flag in his memory.

Officials said salvage divers located his body and alerted state authorities.

“With heavy hearts, today marks a significant milestone in our recovery efforts and providing closure to the loved ones of the six workers who lost their lives in this tragic event,” Maryland State Police Superintendent Col. Roland Butler Jr. said in a statement.

The controlled demolition, which is expected to take place in the coming days, will allow the Dali to be refloated and guided back into the Port of Baltimore, officials said. Once the ship is removed, maritime traffic can begin returning to normal, which will provide relief for thousands of longshoremen, truckers and small business owners have seen their jobs impacted by the closure.

Officials previously said they hoped to  remove the Dali  by May 10 and reopen the port’s 50-foot (15.2-meter) main channel by the end of May.

The Dali’s 21-member crew will shelter in place aboard the ship while the explosives are detonated, said Petty Officer Ronald Hodges of the Coast Guard.

Engineers have been working for weeks to determine the best way to remove this last major piece of the fallen bridge. The explosives will send it tumbling into the water. Then a massive hydraulic grabber will lift the resulting sections of steel onto barges.

Video footage released by Coast Guard officials last week showed entire sections of roadway sitting on the ship’s deck.

Hodges said the crew’s safety was a top concern as officials considered whether they should remain on the ship during the demolition. He said engineers are using precision cuts to control how the trusses break down.

“The last thing anybody wants is for something to happen to the crew members,” Hodges said.

They haven’t been allowed to leave the Dali since the disaster. Officials said they’ve been busy maintaining the ship and assisting investigators. Of the crew members, 20 are from India and one is Sri Lankan.

A spokesperson for the crew didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment Tuesday afternoon.

The National Transportation Safety Board and the FBI are  conducting investigations  into the bridge collapse.

Danish shipping giant Maersk had chartered the Dali for a planned trip from Baltimore to Sri Lanka, but the ship didn’t get far. Its crew sent a mayday call saying they had lost power and had no control of the steering system. Minutes later, the ship rammed into the bridge.

Officials have said the safety board investigation will focus on the ship’s electrical system, including whether it experienced power issues before leaving Baltimore.

Maryland leaders said last week that they plan to  rebuild the bridge  by fall 2028.

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