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Social Work
Dunton Tower 509
Telephone(613) : 520-5601
Fax:(613) 520-7496
Web site: www.carleton.ca/ssw/
The School
Director of the School: Colleen Lundy
Supervisor of Graduate Studies: Roy Hanes
The School of Social Work, accredited by the Canadian
Association of Schools of Social Work, offers a graduate
program leading to the degree of Master of Social Work. Year I
will normally be completed over two terms of full-time study.
Year II will normally be completed over three terms or twelve
months of full-time study. Part-time study is also offered.
Year I will normally be completed over two to three years, and
Year II will normally be completed over three to four
years.
Master of Social Work
The Master of Social Work program is based on an analytical
and critical approach to social work practice, and to knowledge
related to practice. The program examines the structural
context of personal and social problems and of social work
practice itself. The structural context refers to the
interaction between individuals and the social, political, and
economic dimensions of society. The program focuses on the
development of social work practices that change the
interactions between people and structural contexts. The
curriculum is organized into three concentrations representing
the foundations of social work practice: Direct Intervention
with Individuals, Families and Small Groups; Social
Administration and Policy; and Community Work and Social
Development.
The orientation of the School explicitly includes approaches
to social policy development and social change that involve
working collaboratively with individuals, groups, and
communities. Strong emphasis is placed on sensitivity to the
individual, and on the development of new and innovative
strategies for working with individuals in the context of their
everyday lives. The School also stresses community work and
social development that raises awareness of social problems
that affect the lives of all people in our society. Analysis of
the material conditions of life in Canadian society and the
production of class, gender, and race is considered central to
all aspects of the curriculum.
The School of Social Work is committed to educational
equity. The society in which we live and of which social work
is a constituent part is composed of groups of people
distinguished by their differential access to power - economic,
political, and social. The School affirms the principle that
all these groups should have the opportunity to learn in a
supportive environment. Educational equity is consistent with a
continuing commitment to meeting high standards of academic and
practice competence.
The central purpose of the graduate program is to provide
students with the opportunity to build on their knowledge and
experience. Students will be able to use the program to deepen
their understanding of both the methods and contexts of
practice, to build new knowledge, and to apply this new
knowledge in a practical way. The program requirements are
designed to be as flexible as possible while at the same time
ensuring that all students master core social work knowledge
and practice skills. Graduates may expect to use their
experience in the School as the basis for continuing to expand
their personal knowledge in a society undergoing rapid
change.
Admission Requirements
The School of Social Work provides two points of entry into
the Master of Social Work program.
Applications are accepted to the first year of a two year
M.S.W. program from candidates who hold an Honours bachelor's
degree, or the equivalent, with at least high honours standing
(normally B+ or better in honours subject; B- or better
overall) in a discipline other than social work.
Applications are accepted to the one year M.S.W. program
from candidates who hold an accredited Bachelor of Social Work
degree with honours standing (normally B+ or better in honours
subject; B- or better overall).
Applications are accepted to the one year M.S.W. program
from candidates who are in the final year of a Bachelor of
Social Work program, and who have maintained a B+ or better in
social work and B- or better overall. Applicants with social
work experience who hold undergraduate or graduate applied
social science degrees from a university or other degree
granting institution are directed to apply to the two year
M.S.W. program. The School will review the equivalence of such
degrees to a Bachelor of Social Work.
Work experience in social work or a related field is
considered as one of several selection criteria for both M.S.W.
Year I and M.S.W. Year II.
Persons who have a Bachelor of Arts degree and human service
experience may also wish to apply to the Bachelor of Social
Work program. Please refer to the Undergraduate Calendar for
further information.
Applicants must have completed 1.0 credit in research
methods in their undergraduate program. The School of Social
Work will not normally grant advanced standing for course work
completed prior to entry into the M.S.W. program. Students
accepted into M.S.W. Year I will be expected to complete 5.0
credits of course work in Year I and 6.0 credits of course work
in Year II. Students accepted into M.S.W. Year II will be
expected to complete 6.0 credits of course work. Work
experience may not be substituted for research or other
academic requirements, including the practicum.
Candidates must apply by December 1 for September
admission.
Part-Time Studies
The School offers part-time studies to a limited number of
qualified candidates who cannot participate in a program of
full-time study. The requirements for part-time studies are
identical to those of the regular program, except that
part-time students are limited to a maximum of 1.0 credit of
course work per term.
Students registered on a part-time basis must maintain
continuous registration for a minimum of two terms per year
until all course requirements are completed.
In their first fall term, part-time students in the M.S.W.
Year I must register in SOWK 5501 or SOWK 5502 and one of SOWK
5308, SOWK 5408, or SOWK 5608. Part-time students in the M.S.W.
year II register in SOWK 5305 plus an additional 0.5 credit of
course work in their first fall term.
Change of Status
Students contemplating changing their full-time or part-time
status should consult the General Regulations section of this
Calendar.
Program Requirements
Students with an Honours undergraduate degree other than a
B.S.W. or the equivalent who are admitted into the two-year
M.S.W. program must complete Year I and Year II.
Students with a B.S.W. or equivalent who are admitted into
the one-year M.S.W. program must complete Year II.
Year I of the M.S.W. consists of the following 5.0
credits:
- SOWK 5308
- SOWK 5408
- SOWK 5608
- SOWK 5501
- SOWK 5502
- SOWK 5606
- 0.5 credit to be taken from graduate-level course
offerings in the School.
Year II of the M.S.W. consists of the following 6.0
credits:
- SOWK 5305
- SOWK 5405
- And any of the following options:
Thesis/Course Work Option
- SOWK 5909
- 2.0 credits of course work Thesis/Practicum Option
- SOWK 5909
- SOWK 5607
Research Essay/Course Work/Practicum Option
- SOWK 5903
- SOWK 5607
- 1.0 credit of graduate level course work in social work
or
- SOWK 5904 (0.5credit)
- SOWK 5607
- 1.5 Credits Graduate level course work in Social
Work
Practicum/Course Work Option
- SOWK 5607
- 2.0 credits of course work
For all course options listed above, a minimum of 1.0 credit
must be taken from graduate-level course offerings, in the
School of Social Work, a maximum of 1.0 credit may be taken
outside the School of Social Work, and a maximum of 0.5 credit
may be taken at the 4000-level.
All students in SOWK 5903, SOWK 5909, SOWK 5606, SOWK 5607
must maintain continuous registration until completion of the
course in accordance with the General Regulations as stated in
this calendar.
Students in the Master's Program Before 1995
The program requirements established on admission for
students who were registered in the two-year M.S.W. program
prior to 1995 continue to apply; however, negotiation of course
offerings to satisfy program requirements will be established
on an individual basis. Completion of a practicum and either a
Thesis or an Independent Inquiry Project (SOWK 5900) will
continue to be required.
Academic Standing
Candidates for the M.S.W. degree must complete all course
work (or the equivalent) counted towards the degree with a
grade of B- or better. The School of Social Work does not
permit the C+ option.
Graduate Courses
- Not all of the following courses are offered in a given
year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for
2003-2004 and to determine the term of offering, consult
the Registration Instructions and Class Schedule booklet,
published in the summer and also available online at
www.carleton.ca/cu/programs/sched_dates/
Course Designation System
Carleton's course designation system has been restructured.
The first entry of each course description below is the new
alphanumeric Carleton course code, followed by its credit value
in brackets. The old Carleton course number (in parentheses) is
included for reference, where applicable.
Note: All seminar courses, directed studies, workshops,
independent study courses, and community practice courses are
governed by Section 7.7, Tutorials, of the General
Regulations.
M.S.W. Year I - Required Courses
- SOWK 5308 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.538)
- Direct Intervention
- Presentation of a structural framework for social work
theory and practice examining assessment and interventive
approaches, analytical and interaction skills, helping
process and social transformation. Explores interventions
with individuals, families, small groups based on an
understanding of class, gender, race, age, ability and
sexual orientation.
- Precludes additional credit for SOWK 5304.
- Prerequisite: registration in M.S.W. Year I.
- SOWK 5408 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.548)
- Social Administration and Policy
- Knowledge and skills required for understanding,
analyzing and practicing social policy development and
administration in social work. Political, economic, and
social context of policymaking, theoretical perspectives
for developing policy, and contemporary social policy
issues.
- Precludes additional credit for SOWK 5304.
- Prerequisite: registration in M.S.W. Year I.
- SOWK 5501 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.551)
- Theories in Social Science and Social Work
- Examines relationships between theories in social
science and in social work exploring connections to social
work practice and emphasizing theories of inequality.
- Precludes additional credit for SOWK 5500.
- Prerequisite: registration in M.S.W. Year I.
- SOWK 5502 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.552)
- History of Social Welfare and Social Work
- Historical development of social welfare policies and
the Canadian welfare state. History of relationship of
economy, family, welfare institutions and Canadian state.
Focus on the origins and development of social work as a
profession.
- Precludes additional credit for SOWK 5500.
- Prerequisite: registration in M.S.W. Year I.
- SOWK 5606 (2.0 credits) (formerly 52.566)
- Practicum I
- Integration of academic and practical aspects of
social-work education. 500 hours of guided learning in a
community-based setting. Field seminar required.
- Prerequisite: registration in M.S.W. Year I, and
completion of or concurrent registration in SOWK 5308, SOWK
5408, SOWK 5501, SOWK 5502, and SOWK 5608.
- SOWK 5608 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.568)
- Community Work
- Models and methods of community organization.
Social-economic contexts and ideological approaches to
social change work; social change efforts;
globalization and corporate rule.
M.S.W. Year II - Required Courses and Program
Options
- SOWK 5305 (formerly 52.535)
- Advanced Theory for Social Work Practice
- Advanced theory of the intersection of practice in
direct intervention, community work, and social
administration and policy, from a perspective of a range of
structural inequalities.
- Prerequisite: registration in M.S.W. Year II.
- SOWK 5405 (formerly 52.545)
- Research and Evaluation in Social Work
- Addresses the logic of inquiry, and assesses
quantitative and qualitative techniques. Attention to
program and direct intervention evaluation especially with
the use of action and participatory research approaches.
May include research or evaluation project with community
agencies and practitioners, or individual research
proposal.
- Prerequisite: registration in M.S.W. Year II.
- SOWK 5600 [2.0 credits] (formerly 52.560)
- Practicum II
- 500 hours integrating advanced social work theories and
practice. Students are expected to build on and to develop
beyond present knowledge and skills. Field seminar
required. Not usually available in the first term of
registration.
- Prerequisites: Initial registration in the M.S.W.
program in either 1995-96 or 1996-97.
- SOWK 5607 [2.0 credits] (formerly 52.567)
- Practicum II
- 500 hours integrating advanced social work theories and
practice. Field seminar required. Not usually available in
the first term of registration.
- Prerequisite: B.S.W. or completion of M.S.W. Year I,
and completion or concurrent registration in SOWK
5305.
- SOWK 5909 [2.0 credits] (formerly 52.599)
- Thesis
- Prerequisite: registration in M.S.W. Year II.
Optional Courses
- SOWK 5006 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.506)
- Social Work, Gender and the State
- This seminar course examines the construction of the
"social" sphere and making the "social" work as it applies
to the development of social welfare and the social work
profession. An analysis of the gendered character of state
provisions, women's participation in their formation, and
their implications with regard to race and class is used to
examine the current restructuring of social welfare.
- SOWK 5101 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.511)
- Social Policy Analysis
- Conceptual, theoretical, and empirical tools for the
analysis of social policies in Canadian society.
- SOWK 5102 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.512)
- Political Economy of Health
- Distinctions and connections between health and health
care. Who receives care, who provides it, who pays for it,
and who makes the decisions affecting it.
- SOWK 5105 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.515)
- Poverty and Income Security
- Examination of theories of poverty and wealth,
conflicting understandings of poverty and the unequal
distribution of income and wealth in Canada. Theories of
poverty and wealth as they influence social policy, notably
universal programs, social welfare services, income
redistribution, and taxation.
- SOWK 5106 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.516)
- Women and Social Policy
- Structural analysis of social policy affecting women.
Relationship of feminist scholarship to the practical work
of developing policy and to policy outcomes for women.
Impact of the women's movement on the formal processes of
policy making.
- SOWK 5108 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.518)
- Seminar in Social Policy
- Social policy analysis of particular fields such as
corrections, mental health services, children's services,
or health care services. Current programs, historical
developments, and the major current issues, developments,
and challenges.
- SOWK 5207 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.527)
- Community Economic Development
- Critical understandings of sustainable Community
Economic Development (CED). Diverse local and international
CED initiatives. Skills necessary for facilitating CED
processes.
- SOWK 5301 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.531)
- Women, Male Violence and Social Change
- Focus on male violence against women. Theory, responses
of the state and the justice system, and practice
approaches to helping women and the men who abuse them, as
well as initiatives for social change.
- SOWK 5302 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.532)
- Mental Health Policy and Practice
- Historical development, legislative framework,
institutional and service structure, and practice issues
related to mental health services in Canada. The interface
between mental health and sexual abuse, family violence,
racism, corrections, aging and immigration.
- SOWK 5309 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.539)
- Foundations of Direct Intervention
- Philosophical and historical evolution of the competing
paradigms underlying contemporary social work practice,
with individuals, families, and community analyzed using
philosophy of science and the sociology of knowledge.
- SOWK 5503 [1.0 credit] (formerly 52.553)
- Directed Studies - Group
- Exploration of selected theoretical perspectives
relevant for social work practice that are offered subject
to the availability of faculty. Arranged for small groups
of students who are interested in a similar substantive
area.
- SOWK 5504 [1.0 credit] (formerly 52.554)
- Directed Studies - Individual
- Individual exploration of selected theoretical
perspectives for social work practice under the direct
supervision of a member of faculty or visiting
scholar.
- SOWK 5505 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.555)
- Directed Studies - Group
- Exploration of selected theoretical perspectives
relevant for social work practice that are offered subject
to the availability of faculty. Arranged for small groups
of students who are interested in a similar substantive
area.
- SOWK 5506 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.556)
- Directed Studies - Individual
- Individual exploration of selected theoretical
perspectives for social work practice under the direct
supervision of a member of faculty or visiting
scholar.
- SOWK 5507 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.557)
- Workshop on Selected Topics in Social Work
Practice
- Approved workshops organized in the School and in the
community may be offered subject to the availability of
faculty. Evaluation of students is based on the student's
role in the workshop and the nature of the assignment(s)
required of the student.
- SOWK 5508 [1.0 credit] (formerly 52.558)
- Studies in Social Work
- May combine directed studies - group or individual -
workshops, research study, or community practice.
Registration is by permission of the supervisor of graduate
studies and will be granted only when the student has
negotiated an approved study agreement with the social work
instructor(s).
- SOWK 5509 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.559)
- Studies in Social Work
- May combine directed studies - group or individual -
workshops, research study, or community practice.
Registration is by permission of the supervisor of graduate
studies and is granted only when the student has negotiated
an approved study agreement with the social work
instructor(s).
- SOWK 5609 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.569)
- Studies in Community Practice
- May be offered subject to the availability of faculty.
Studies are supervised by faculty. A written proposal is
required that must include learning objectives, practice
objectives, time of completion, and criteria and method of
evaluation.
- SOWK 5700 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.570)
- Special Topics in Social Work
- The School will offer lecture courses on substantive
topics related to social work and social welfare. Topics
will vary each year depending on the interests of faculty
and students. Students from outside the School of Social
Work may register with permission of the School.
- SOWK 5701 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.571)
- Special Topics in Social Work
- The School will offer lecture courses on substantive
topics related to social work and social welfare. Topics
will vary each year depending on the interests of faculty
and students. Students from outside the School of Social
Work may register with permission of the School.
- SOWK 5702 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.572)
- Special Topics in Social Work
- The School will offer lecture courses on substantive
topics related to social work and social welfare. Topics
will vary each year depending on the interests of faculty
and students. Students from outside the School of Social
Work may register with permission of the School.
- SOWK 5703 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.573)
- Special Topics in Social Work
- The School will offer lecture courses on substantive
topics related to social work and social welfare. Topics
will vary each year depending on the interests of faculty
and students. Students from outside the School of Social
Work may register with permission of the School.
- SOWK 5704 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.574)
- Race, Culture and Social Work Practice
- Anti-racist framework for social work practice to
analyze policy and practice issues. "Privilege" as a
critical and essential component for understanding
oppression based on race and culture. Complex intersections
of race and culture with class, gender, age, and other
dimensions.
- SOWK 5705 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.575)
- Child Protection Policies and Interventions
- Explores child welfare policy and the organization of
social work practice particularly in the Canadian context.
A range of welfare provisions affecting children and
families will be considered as will direct child protection
policies.
- SOWK 5801 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.581)
- Social Work Practice Seminar: Feminist Social Work
Practice with Individuals, Couples, and Families
- Theory and practice of feminist approaches to social
work with individuals, couples and families. Issues of
diversity, such as race and class, as well as gender.
Problem-based learning approach.
- SOWK 5802 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.582)
- Social Work Practice Seminar: Cross-cultural Studies
of the Self and Related Subjects
- Governance and care of the Self in different cultural
and historical contexts. Theoretically located in emergent
sociology and psychology of governance and care of the
self. Cross-cultural perspectives practices and policies of
different forms of governance and debates about social
regulation.
- SOWK 5804 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.584)
- Social Work Practice Seminar: Organizing for Social
Change
- Hands-on introduction to theories, models, and methods
of organizing for social change from grass roots groups to
national coalitions. Practical skills for helping people
mobilize to influence relevant social issues. Problem-based
learning approach.
- SOWK 5805 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.585)
- Social Work Practice Seminar: Social Development in
the International Context
- International social development policies and practices
from a cross-cultural perspective. Focus on international
social policies and practices, and on economic, health,
telecommunication, migration, and education policies and
practices.
- SOWK 5803 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.583)
- Social Work Practice Seminar
- Applied knowledge for social work practice utilizing
"problem-based learning". Examples drawn from the
experience of social work practitioners. Self-guided
individual and group study, directed by a faculty
tutor.
- SOWK 5806 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.586)
- Social Work Practice Seminar
- Applied knowledge for social work practice utilizing
"problem-based learning". Examples drawn from the
experience of social work practitioners. Self-guided
individual and group study, directed by a faculty
tutor.
- SOWK 5807 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.587)
- Social Work Practice Seminar
- Applied knowledge for social work practice utilizing
"problem-based learning". Examples drawn from the
experience of social work practitioners. Self-guided
individual and group study, directed by a faculty
tutor.
- SOWK 5808 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.588)
- Social Work Practice Seminar
- Applied knowledge for social work practice utilizing
"problem-based learning". Examples drawn from the
experience of social work practitioners. Self-guided
individual and group study, directed by a faculty
tutor.
- SOWK 5809 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.589)
- Social Work Practice Seminar
- Applied knowledge for social work practice utilizing
"problem-based learning". Examples drawn from the
experience of social work practitioners. Self-guided
individual and group study, directed by a faculty
tutor.
- SOWK 5900 [1.0 credit] (formerly 52.590)
- Independent Inquiry Project
- This course is available only for those students
registered in the previous two-year program.
- (See 1993-94 Graduate Calendar or consult the
School for description).
- SOWK 5903 [1.0 credit] (formerly 52.593)
- Independent Research Studies in Social Work
- Individually-arranged independent research study.
Requires a written proposal that outlines a research
project with clear learning objectives, and practice
objectives (where relevant).
- SOWK 5904 [0.5 credit] (formerly 52.594)
- Independent Research Studies in Social Work
- Individually-arranged independent research study.
Requires a written proposal that outlines a research
project with clear learning objectives, and practice
objectives (where relevant).
- SOWK 5909 (formerly 52.599)
- Thesis
- Prerequisite: registration in MSW Year II.
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