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New York UNiversitY BUlletiN Silver School of Social Work | 2013-2014 N E W Y O R K U N I V E R S I T Y B U L L E T I N 2013 - 2014 8 Silver School of Social Work ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE 61ST SESSION EHRENKRANZ CENTER ONE WASHINGTON SQUARE NORTH NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10003-6654 TABLE OF CONTENTS Silver School of Social Work . 2 Administration . 4 Faculty . 5 An Introduction to New York University . 7 Master of Social Work Program . 11 Field Instruction in Social Service Agencies . 27 Bachelor of Science Program . 33 Doctor of Philosophy Program . 48 General Information for All Programs . 54 Student Activities/School and University Services . 59 Community Service . 61 University Administration/Board of Trustees . 62 Calendar . 64 Washington Square Map . 66 New York University Centers Map . 68 Travel Directions . 69 Index . 70 Notice: The policies, requirements, course offerings, schedules, activities, tuition, fees, and calendar of the school and its departments and programs set forth in this bulletin are subject to change without notice at any time at the sole discretion of the administration. Such changes may be of any nature, including, but not limited to, the elimination of the school or college, programs, classes, or activities; the relocation of or modification of the content of any of the foregoing; and the cancellation of scheduled classes or other academic activities. Payment of tuition or attendance at any classes shall constitute a student’s acceptance of the administration’s rights as set forth in the above paragraph. 8 Silver School of Social Work he Silver School of Social Work provides experience and excellent teaching skills. They bring a rich environment for the education of to the School a wide range of knowledge and social professional social workers, offering under- work orientations—spanning contemporary psycho- Tgraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees. The dynamic, psychological, and social-theory perspectives School also serves as a major postgraduate training and related research. Members of the faculty assist local center where hundreds of area social workers deepen social-service, mental-health, and health-care agencies their professional knowledge and skills and earn in program planning and evaluation through consul- continuing education units each year. The School is tation and research. Scholarly work by the School’s a key source of scholarly research and publications faculty spans a wide range of questions, problems, and directed at improving the practice of social work, populations, including trauma, poverty reduction, evaluating social service and mental-health programs, public health interventions, the conceptual and philo- and developing new alternatives for meeting the needs sophical foundations of clinical practice, assessment of of underserved populations. The School’s B.S. and social work education, and needs of vulnerable popula- M.S.W. programs are fully accredited by the Council tions. Faculty members are also called on to help shape on Social Work Education (CSWE). (CSWE does not nationwide programs in social services, education, and accredit doctoral programs .) mental health. Direct Practice and Research Excellence. Flexible Professional Education. A hallmark The Silver School is one of the leading centers of pro- of the Silver School is its continuing effort to make fessional training in direct social work practice and the high-quality professional training accessible. The development of future social work scholars. Graduates School has developed flexible approaches to profes- at the undergraduate and master’s levels acquire the sional education without compromising its rigorous core knowledge and skills necessary to work directly training. In response to differing student needs and with individuals, families, groups, and communities. circumstances, three options are available for full- Doctoral students are trained to pursue careers at insti- time students in the School’s M.S.W. program: the tutions of higher education as independent researchers, traditional two-year program; a 16-month accelerated educators, and social work leaders. Both undergraduate program; and an advanced standing option; along and master’s level students receive concurrent practi- with a part-time, 32-month program for graduates cal experience with clients in agency settings, closely of accredited undergraduate social work programs. supervised in a supportive environment, as an integral The M.S.W. program also recognizes the educational component of their social work education. Doctoral and career needs of individuals who have family and students are mentored by senior faculty with well- work responsibilities by offering them the opportunity established programs of research, and successful track to receive a full professional education over a longer records of peer review publications in high-impact period of time through the extended M.S.W. program scientific journals and receipt of extramural grant sup- and the extended one-year residence program (OYR). port. The School draws on the extraordinary diversity M.S.W. students also have the option of pursuing a of health and social service agencies in the New York dual NYU degree program in law (with the School City metropolitan area and the tri-state region for its of Law); public administration (with the Robert F. student field learning placements and research oppor- Wagner Graduate School of Public Service); child tunities. Carefully selected field instructors are on-site development (with Sarah Lawrence College); or pub- in the more than 600 agencies in which students are lic health (with the NYU Global Institute of Public placed. The School also offers global social work prac- Health). The B.S. program offers undergraduates the tice and research opportunities to study abroad with an opportunity to combine a fine liberal arts education emerging emphasis on policy practice for students with with the development of basic social work skills. The community and policy interests. All programs have a Ph.D. program offers experienced professionals the strong social justice commitment. opportunity to pursue further professional training Faculty members have extensive professional and research. SILVER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK 2 The School offers programs at sphere allows students to develop undergraduate through the doc- three locations. All programs are professionally in a supportive and toral levels. It was the first school available at New York University’s comfortable environment—while of social work in New York City Washington Square campus. Part- having the resources of a major authorized by the New York State and full-time master’s programs are university (and a major city) at Education Department to offer a offered at our branch campuses in their disposal. Ph.D. degree. Rockland County at St. Thomas Diversity. Diversity along The 19th-century structures Aquinas College and in Bronxville, several dimensions characterizes the School calls home are located Westchester County, at Sarah Law- the Silver School: the background directly on historic Washington rence College. and experience of its faculty; the Square Park in Greenwich Village Continuing Education. age, race/ethnicity, and interests and have a distinguished his- Dedicated to excellence in work- of its student body; the extraordi- tory in New York City, housing force development and the promo- nary range of its field-placement a succession of mayors, artists, tion of advanced clinical expertise, opportunities; and its emphasis poets, architects, and writers. The professional leadership, and orga- on developing services for many American artist Edward Hopper nizational effectiveness, the Silver different underserved populations. lived and worked at Number Three School’s Office of Global and The School promotes socioeco- from 1913 to 1967. Portions of Lifelong Learning offers certificate nomic diversity in its student his studio are preserved to this day. programs, workshops, conferences, body through an active recruiting Renovation to create offices and online readings, and continuing strategy. Through research, timely classrooms preserved much of the professional education. The courses conferences, and the development interior architecture and detail of have been approved for continuing of specialized training programs, the original 19th-century homes. education units (CEUs). the School actively pursues im- In October 2007, the School To learn about noncredit- provements in direct-practice ap- of Social Work was named the based certificate programs and proaches and in social and mental- Silver School of Social Work at additional continuing education health services for many different NYU, in recognition of NYU programs, visit populations. Current initiatives alumni Constance and Martin www .socialwork .nyu .edu/alumni/ are directed at services for people Silver’s generous support of social continuing-education. with co-occurring mental illness work education. Their gift to the Intimate School Atmosphere. and substance abuse and children School, valued at $50 million, is the This is in many respects an inti- in foster care, work with homeless largest private donation to a school mate school—in its educational populations with mental illness, of social work in the United States. philosophy, program structure, immigrant children and adults in The gift has been used to: and physical setting. Faculty and need of mental-health care, social • support the Constance students interact within a teach- work supports