1. Denver Campus MSW Concentration Overview
February 2019
Timeline & Resources
Denver Campus MSW Concentrations
Certificates
International Experiences
Field Considerations
Registration Tips
Question & Answer

2. 2019 Timeline & Resources Feb 4th – Feb 20th Advising Period
Feb 20th Registration for Spring
Feb 7th – July 1st Concentration Field Selection
March 4th Registration for Summer (July 22nd–Aug 16th)
April 1st – June 8th Spring Course Dates
May 27th Memorial Day Holiday – No classes!
May 8th Declaration of Concentration-Course Plan Due
April 29th – May 15th Advising Period with Concentration Groups
May 15th Registration for Fall (Sept 9th–Nov 16th)
June 12th Graduation!
Calendar Resources:
DU Registrar Calendar
GSSW Calendar in Portfolio

3. Curriculum Resources GSSW Portfolio Student Resources
Academic Services
Registration Toolkit
Handbook
Forms
Certificate, Dual Degree, etc.
MSW Curriculum
Description
Video Intro
Degree Requirements
Capstone
Field Education
International Opportunities
DU Online Schedule
DU Graduate Bulletin

4. People Resources Your Academic Advisor (listed in PioneerWeb)
(Financial Aid)
Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs:
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs:

5. Denver Campus Concentrations
Aging Services & Policy
Children & Youth
Child Welfare & Child Maltreatment
Family Systems Practice
Health & Wellness
Mental Health
Organizational Leadership & Policy Practice (OLPP)
Sustainable Development & Global Practice (SDGP)
Declare on May 8th when you complete the Course Planning Worksheet
Use Spring Quarter to ‘experiment’, find a concentration, take classes across concentrations to confirm your interest
If you want to change later, it is possible, but may impact courses needed to graduate

6. Concentration Structure
All students need 90 credits, B average, and to complete concentration requirements to graduate:
Mostly unique to concentration:
Theory for Practice / Overview (3 credits)
Methods / Skills (9 credits)
Policy & Program Advocacy (3 credits)
Mostly shared across concentrations:
Research (6 credits)
Values for Practice (3 credits)
Internship ( credits, hrs / week)
Capstone (0 credits)
Electives (12 credits, certificates require 9 credits)
Many Methods / Skills courses are require 3 – 6 credits, and have ‘required choice’ for 3 – 6 credits.
Many methods / skills courses are shared across concentrations (i.e., Assessment of MH, Grief & Loss, Leadership)
You get a choice of ‘Values’ course for most concentrations; however SDGP and CLIMB have requirements.
You need approval for a 18 credit internship from
Possible to waive requirement / substitute courses if you get advisor, concentration coordinator, and associate dean approval. Form available on GSSW Portfolio Academic Services Tab.

7. Concentrations Aging Services & Policy
Evolving Perspectives & Trends in Aging
Care Management Skills
Aging Policy
Intergenerational Justice (Values in Spring)
Children & Youth
Building Resiliency
Practice Elements in Interventions with Children & Youth
Positive & Community Youth Development
Policies & Programs for Children & Youth
Child Welfare & Child Maltreat-ment
Causes & Consequences of Child Maltreatment
Child Welfare Practice: Assessment & Intervention
Child Welfare Policies & Services
Aging Services & Policy, Child Welfare, SDGP small concentrations so most classes offered in academic year, and are offered only once.

8. Concentrations, part 2 Family Systems Practice Family Systems Theories
Multisystemic SW Practice & Advocacy with Families
Family Policy
Health & Wellness
Evolving Perspectives & Trends in Health & Wellness
SW Practice in Health Care
Health Care Policy
Mental Health
Intersections of Mental Health, Substance Use, & Trauma
Assessment of Mental Health in Adults / Assessment of Mental Health in Children / Youth
Suicide Assessment & Interventions
Mental Health & Substance Use Policy

9. Concentrations, part 3 OLPP Community & Organizational Change
Leadership & Supervision
Policy Analysis & Development
SDGP
Social-Ecological Resilience and One Health
Human Security: Intervention Strategies for Economic and Social Development
Social & Environmental Impact Assessment
Immigration Policy
Required values: Global Cultural Perspectives: Consensus & Conundrums

10. Certificates Animal Assisted SW
Integration of Animals into Therapeutic Settings
Animal Assisted SW Practice
Evidence-Supported Animal Assisted SW
Related field
Latinx SW
Social Development in Latin America
Critical Perspectives on the Latinx Context
Culturally Responsive Practice with LatinX
Chiapas Course
School SW
School SW Interventions
SW & the Law (Formerly Law of Family & Child)
School SW Assessments & Realities

11. Field-Related Stipend Programs
Child Welfare Stipend:
CLIMB Integrated Health
&

12. International & Other Experiences
International courses are subject to change
Explore options in GSSW Student Resources Portfolio
Register in Spring Quarter for Summer courses:
Bosnia & Cultural Connectedness
Prior experiences include:
Global Relations and Poverty in Mexico
Social Work in Kenya
Bosnia and Herzegovina
South Africa: Social Justice/Social Work Global Learning

13. Field Considerations
Register for 4 credits of foundation field in Spring, with your same liaison!
Concentration field internships must match your concentration
Many internships fit multiple concentrations
If you follow your interests, the internship most often fits your concentration
Concentration field begins in September!
If you need help,

14. Registration Tips
For Spring, explore concentrations, take electives, start certificates, and take a values course
Stay between credits for flat tuition rate
You can take 3 or 4 courses and still graduate in June 2020
If you still need a foundation course: EBP and Policy offered in Denver Campus, if not request to take course online
Pay attention to section numbers:
1+ = Denver Campus
100+ = Denver Campus evening, weekend, online
200+ = Four Corners Program in Durango
300+ = Western Colorado Program in Glenwood Springs
500+ = Online Program (need permission to take these courses)

15. Questions?