NY State Program Code: 44132
HEGIS Code: 2104.00
CIP Code: 44.0701
54 credits
This graduate-level program leads to a Doctorate in Social Work (D.S.W.), which seeks to develop advanced social work leader-practitioners in clinical, community and organizational settings.
This practice-based doctorate, grounded in a trauma-informed and anti-racist lens, will prepare social workers to be leaders in effective, affirming and ethical practice within clinical, administrative and/or community settings. Graduates will be capable of addressing social issues and furthering social justice through policy development and implementation, and will be prepared to integrate theory, evidence and critical thought to develop and implement socially just innovative solutions for complex issues at the local, regional, national and or global levels
This nine-semester program offers a rich, supportive, community engaged learning environment to enable a diverse group of students to reach their academic, professional, clinical and/or leadership goals in three years of study in consecutive semesters. Designed for working professionals who have been in the field for a minimum of three years post-masters, this student-centered hybrid program blends monthly on-campus classes at the School of Social Work’s Hudson Valley campus in addition to synchronous and asynchronous online classes. The majority of the first two years are spent in practice and leadership-based coursework, and the third year focuses on preparation, development and implementation of a final Capstone Project.