School of Social Work

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• School of Social Work
• College of Health and Human Services
• www.marywood.edu/ssw/main.stm

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• Marywood has a 115-acre campus with ten major
  academic centers and two dozen campus buildings
• Marywood has an enrollment of approximately 3,000
  students enrollment at the graduate level is
  1,300 students
• The School of Social Work maintains a total
  enrollment of approximately 360 students in four
  locations

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Scranton Programs At Marywood University

• Part-time and full-time schedules with day time
  classes on Thursdays and Fridays
• Part-time schedule with Saturday classes

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Lehigh Valley Program At DeSales University
Part-time and full-time schedules with
evening classes on Mondays and Wednesdays
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Reading Program At Alvernia College
Part-time schedule with evening classes on
Tuesdays and Thursdays in the spring and fall
semesters.
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Central PA. Program At Bloomsburg University
Part-time schedule with Saturday classes in
the spring and fall semesters
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Faculty Profile

• LLOYD L. LYTER
• Professor Ph.D. Rutgers University M.P.A.,
  Temple University M.S.W., Marywood University
• Research Interests Chemical Dependence,
  Psychopathology, Ethics, and HIV/AIDS

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Be a mentor
Be an advocate
Social Work at Marywood University
Be an agent of change
Be a healer
Be a companion
Be an agent of change
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The mission of the School of Social Work is
grounded in the core values of the National
Association of Social Workers

• Service
• Social Justice
• Dignity and Worth of the Person
• Importance of Human Relationships
• Integrity
• Competence

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Faculty Profile

• CHRISTINE KESSEN
• Assistant Professor D.S.W., Columbia University
  M.S.W., University of Illinois
• Research Interests Mental Health, Ethics

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Choose your path . . .
Graduates of the School of Social Work at
Marywood University are found throughout the
region and U.S. in settings as diverse as
schools, social welfare agencies, courts,
international organizations, major universities,
executive offices, hospitals, and private
practice.
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Faculty Profile

• GEORGE HASKETT
• Associate Professor
• D.S.W., Columbia University M.P.A. Virginia
  Commonwealth University M.S.W. University of
  North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Interests Social Policy and Critical Thinking,
  Child Welfare, Privatization

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Our Curriculum Emphasizes

• Versatility and flexibility
• Concentrations in advanced practice with client
  systems or administration in social work
• Opportunities to develop skills and in-depth
  knowledge through electives and field education
  placements throughout Pennsylvania, New York,
  and New Jersey
• Access to international experiences

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Foundation Content

• Social Work Research Design and Methodology
• Social Work Research Implementation and Analysis
• Introduction to Social Welfare
• Ethical Issues in Social Work Practice

• Theory and Practice of Social Work I II
• Field Education Instruction I II
• Human Behavior I Psychosocial Analysis of Human
  Behavior
• Human Behavior II Social Science Perspectives on
  Human Behavior

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Advanced Content

• Advanced Social Work Practice with Client Systems
• Advanced Social Work Practice with Organizations
  and Communities
• Field Education III Advanced Practice with
  Client Systems Concentration or Administration in
  Social Work Concentration

• Field Education IV Advanced Practice with Client
  Systems Concentration or Administration in Social
  Work Concentration
• Administration in Social Work Practice I II
• Social Welfare Policy and Services II

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Faculty Profile

• Doris Chechotka-McQuade
• Assistant Professor M.S.W., Adelphi University
  Ph.D., Fordham University
• Research Interests Centenarians, Rural Adult Day
  Services, Spirituality Aging.

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Electives enable the study of a particular area
of social work and include

• Chemical Dependence
• Social Work Thesis
• Gerontology
• Independent Study
• International Independent Study
• Practice with Children
• Spiritual Religious Dimensions of Social Work
  Practice

• Child Welfare
• Practice with Families
• Practice with Groups
• Supervision in Social Work Practice
• Psychopathology
• Critical Issues in Racial and Ethnic Experience
• Human Sexuality
• Womens Issues

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Faculty Profile

• GERALDINE DAWSON
• Associate Professor M.D., Einstein (Yeshiva)
  M.S.W., Smith College
• Research Interests Psychopharmacology,
  Resiliency in Childhood, Biopsychosocial Models
  of Assessment

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Field EducationField is the heart of Social
Work

• Field Education Placement is 16 hours a week for
  two academic years
• First hand experience in the practice of social
  work
• Placements matched with students interests and
  abilities
• Hundreds of established relationships with
  agencies throughout Pennsylvania, New York and
  New Jersey

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Field Education is designed to teach

• The fundamental role of social work values and
  ethics
• Recognition of the value of systematic modes of
  inquiry as they inform practice
• Identification of issues of social justice for
  all individuals and groups experiencing the
  effects of oppression
• Development of a professional identity

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Field Education Settings

• Public human service agencies such as local or
  state departments of social services, community
  health programs, hospitals, mental health
  centers, counseling centers, and public schools.
• Private, nonprofit placements include family
  agencies, homeless shelters, and womens
  shelters.

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Faculty Profile

• MICHELLE DILAURO
• Assistant Professor D.S.W., Fordham University
  M.S.W., Fordham University
• Research Interests Psychosocial Factors
  Associated with Child Maltreatment, Social Work
  in Ambulatory Care

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Dual Degree Programs

• MSW/MPA
• MSW/M.Div. and MSW/MAPC in cooperation with
  Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem, PA.

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Certificate Programs

• Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Art
  Therapy
• Home and School Visitor Certification
  (Pennsylvania Department of Education)
• Certificate of Specialization in Gerontology
• Certificate of Specialization in Behavioral
  Health

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Faculty Profile

• JANE STROBINO
• Professor, D.S.W., Catholic University M.S.W.,
  Washington University
• Research Interests Student Evaluations of
  Teaching, Instructional Innovations, and Teaching
  Strategies

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International Experiences
Students can earn independent study credit and
international experience through summer volunteer
placements at Toynbee Hall in London, England,
working with underprivileged youth in camp
programs or senior citizens in an elders program,
or Shimna House in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland,
working in an addictions treatment program.
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Toynbee Hall
London, England
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Shimna House
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
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The MSW program provided me a firm foundation in
the field of social work and an excellent
opportunity to continue my education. Currently,
I am getting a research Ph.D. at Queens
University in Belfast, Ireland, and am evaluating
drug and alcohol treatment programs. -Deb
Wilson, MSW, 2001
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Faculty Profile

• CYNTHIA J. WEAVER
• Associate Professor M.Div., D.Min., Eastern
  Baptist Theological Seminary M.S.W., Temple
  University
• Research Interests Practice, Family Studies,
  Disabilities, Death and Dying, Spirituality

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Financial Assistance

• A number of scholarships are awarded each year to
  graduate students on the basis of financial need
• Incentive scholarships are offered to encourage
  work with the economically disadvantaged

• Full- and Part-time Graduate Assistantships are
  available
• Federal Stafford Loans are available to graduate
  students enrolled on at least a half-time basis

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Faculty Profile

• SARAH VAN BELLE
• Assistant Professor M.S.W., Marywood University.
  Doctoral Studies at Bryn Mawr College
• Research Interests Childhood Attachment and
  Adolescent Pregnancy, Domestic Violence, Research
  Methodology and Statistics

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Choose Social Work at Marywood University.