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MSW Course Curriculum for Two Year Program

Generalist Year 1

1st Semester – Fall	Summer Term	2nd Semester – Spring
SOWK 5000: Human Behavior and the Social Environment		SOWK 5050: Research Methods in Social Work
SOWK 5010: Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups		SOWK 5060: Direct Practice Skills Lab
SOWK 5020: Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice in New Mexico		SOWK 5070: Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities
SOWK 5030: Social Work History, Ethics, & Professionalism		SOWK 5090: Generalist Social Work Practicum and Seminar II
SOWK 5040: Generalist Social Work Practicum and Seminar I	SOWK 5080: Social Work Policy and Advocacy (asynchronous)

Clinical Social Work Specialization – Year 2

1st Semester – Fall	Summer Term	2nd Semester – Spring
SOWK 6000: Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care in Social Work		SOWK 6070: Advanced Policy for Social Workers
SOWK 6010: Crisis Intervention Skills in Social Work		SOWK 6080: Applied Research in Social Work (asynchronous)
SOWK 6020: DSM & Psychopharmacology		SOWK 6090: Differential Diagnosis and Complex Cases in Clinical Social Work
SOWK 6030 – Clinical Social Work Therapy Skills and Techniques for Youth and Adults		SOWK 6110 – Special Topics in Clinical Social Work
SOWK 6050 – Clinical Social Work Practicum and Seminar I		SOWK 6130 – Clinical Social Work Practicum and Seminar II

Medical Social Work Specialization – Fall Cohort Year 2

1st Semester – Fall	Summer Term	2nd Semester – Spring
SOWK 6000: Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care in Social Work		SOWK 6070: Advanced Policy for Social Workers
SOWK 6010: Crisis Intervention Skills in Social Work		SOWK 6080: Applied Research in Social Work (asynchronous)
SOWK 6020: DSM & Psychopharmacology		SOWK 6100 – Social Work Interventions in Death and Dying
SOWK 6040 – Medical Social Work Practice Across the Lifespan		SOWK 6120 – Special Topics in Medical Social Work
SOWK 6050 – Clinical Social Work Practicum and Seminar I		SOWK 6140 – Medical Social Work Practicum and Seminar II

Spring Cohort
Generalist Year 1

1st Semester – Spring	Summer Term	2nd Semester – Fall
SOWK 5000: Human Behavior and the Social Environment	SOWK 5080: Social Work Policy and Advocacy (asynchronous)	SOWK 5050: Research Methods in Social Work
SOWK 5010: Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups	SOWK 5040: Generalist Social Work Practicum and Seminar I	SOWK 5060: Direct Practice Skills Lab
SOWK 5020: Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice in New Mexico		SOWK 5070: Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities
SOWK 5030: Social Work History, Ethics, & Professionalism		SOWK 5090: Generalist Social Work Practicum and Seminar II

Clinical Social Work Specialization – Year 2

1st Semester – Spring	Summer Term	2nd Semester – Fall
SOWK 6000: Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care in Social Work	SOWK 6020: DSM & Psychopharmacology	SOWK 6070: Advanced Policy for Social Workers
SOWK 6010: Crisis Intervention Skills in Social Work	SOWK 6050 – Clinical Social Work Practicum and Seminar I	SOWK 6080: Applied Research in Social Work (asynchronous)
SOWK 6030 – Clinical Social Work Therapy Skills and Techniques for Youth and Adults		SOWK 6090: Differential Diagnosis and Complex Cases in Clinical Social Work
		SOWK 6110 – Special Topics in Clinical Social Work
		SOWK 6130 – Clinical Social Work Practicum and Seminar II

Medical Social Work Specialization – Spring Cohort Year 2

1st Semester – Spring	Summer Term	2nd Semester – Fall
SOWK 6000: Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care in Social Work	SOWK 6060 – Medical Social Work Practicum and Seminar I	SOWK 6070: Advanced Policy for Social Workers
SOWK 6010: Crisis Intervention Skills in Social Work	SOWK 6020: DSM & Psychopharmacology	SOWK 6080: Applied Research in Social Work (asynchronous)
SOWK 6040 – Medical Social Work Practice Across the Lifespan		SOWK 6100 – Social Work Interventions in Death and Dying
		SOWK 6120 – Special Topics in Medical Social Work
		SOWK 6140 – Medical Social Work Practicum and Seminar II

Jen Panhorst
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
2400 Tucker Ave. N.E.
1 University of New Mexico
MSC09-5030

Albuquerque, NM 87131
mswprogram@salud.unm.edu
505-272-2360