School Social Work
Overview
作为学校社工对学生的生活产生影响.
学校社工与教育行政人员合作, teachers, counselors, psychologists, nurses, speech and language pathologists, and other staff. 他们帮助制定个性化教育计划(IEPs)来满足学生的需求.
As a school social worker, you will provide counseling services for individuals, groups, and families.
Students often require resources outside of their school. 在这些情况下,你将作为他们需求的倡导者.
这个硕士后证书需要三门学校社会工作课程和700小时的学校实习工作,与你的研讨会课程同时进行. The specialization is offered part-time over two years.
Point of Pride
伊利诺斯州立儿童福利和收养研究中心成立了 First Start Academy in 2017 帮助被寄养的高中生为上大学做准备. There are only a handful of First Star academies in the U.S.
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How to Apply
University Admission Requirements
申请硕士后研究生证书课程的学生必须:
- 已获得由适当地区认证协会认可的学院或大学的硕士学位
- 提供除365bat以外的所有学院或大学的非正式成绩单, undergraduate, or non-degree credit was earned. 非正式成绩单应易于阅读,并清楚地表明所授予的学位, courses and course grades for each term. 如果被录取,官方成绩单可以从大学通过电子邮件发送到 GraduateAdmissions@IllinoisState.edu or mailed in a sealed envelope to: Illinois State University, Graduate School, 209 Hovey Hall, Campus Box 4040, Normal, IL 61790-4040.
国际学生可以通过访问网站了解更多具体申请要求 Office of Admissions.
Additional Program Admission Requirements
A student applying to this program must have a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in any previous work in a master's program. 如果学生从社会工作教育委员会(CSWE)认可的课程中获得社会工作硕士学位,则有资格获得研究生证书.
Applicants need to submit:
- a resume
- letters of recommendation
- statement of interest
- a video response
Letters of Recommendation
两封推荐信应由熟悉申请人学术或专业潜力和成就的个人提交. 申请人在过去两年内完成实习, 其中一封推荐信应该来自该机构的实地指导老师. Recommendation letters should address the following:
- 推荐人认识申请人多久,以何种身份认识申请人
- 申请人与不同人群一起工作的能力或潜力, level of comfort with cultural differences, and commitment to social justice
- 具备研究生教育的能力,适合社会工作领域的实践
- Potential for professional growth and development, capacity for self-awareness, and sensitivity to the needs and feelings of others
- 有助于或阻碍申请人发展成为一名有效的社会工作者的特征
- Other comments that might inform the committee decision
Statement of Interest
个人陈述不超过7页, following the current edition of APA format, using headings for each question. 书面陈述应涉及以下六个项目中的每一个:
- 请从NASW职业道德准则(服务)的6项价值观中选择一项, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, 能力),并描述你是如何将这种价值融入到你的个人生活中的, professional, or volunteer experiences.
- 分享你是如何观察或经历个人或周围系统中的压迫或特权的. Describe examples of your actions to understand, confront, 和/或撤销你所观察或经历的压迫或特权制度.
- 你认为你的身份会如何影响你作为社会工作者的角色? 你如何在与社会工作专业相关的问题上自我教育?
- What is your history of academic and/or professional success? How have you addressed academic or professional challenges?
- 在课堂之外,你追求了哪些机会来促进你的专业成长和领导能力?
- What is your plan to be successful in graduate school? 请提供一份详细的计划,说明你打算如何满足严格的研究生课程的要求, including financially, 同时管理你的额外责任和义务.
Video Response
提交的视频长度不超过5分钟. 你可能希望事先仔细地写好你的想法,以确保你彻底地回应了以下三个提示:
- 解释一下你为什么选择在这个时候攻读学校社会工作毕业证书.
- What are your intended career goals?
- 描述一个对你追求学校社会工作作为职业道路有重大影响的经历.
视频提交说明:我们建议您将视频上传到第三方网站(YouTube), Google, etc.). You will include the link in your application. Please ensure that your link is visible by others.
Additional Requirements
进入社会工作项目和专业也是基于法律要求的. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics 概述有关获得执照和在该领域执业的法律.
International Degrees in Social Work
如果申请城市垃圾后学校社会工作证书课程的申请人拥有国际课程的研究生社会工作学位, 申请人需要通过国际社会工作学位认可和评估服务(ISWDRES)对其学位进行评估。, an office of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
The applicant will need to follow the Application Instructions 由ISWDRES提供,包括提交和支付筛选和申请费用. If the degree is recognized, the applicant must 将确定信与申请一起上传至证书课程. ISWDRES的决定书并不自动保证申请人进入证书课程.
申请人被鼓励尽早开始这个过程,因为它可能需要长达45天. The process must be completed, 以及在向证书课程提交申请之前从ISWDRES收到的决定. 等待ISWDRES的回复并不会延长申请人申请证书课程的截止日期.
Application Deadlines
- Fall (August) Term — April 1
- Spring (January) Term — No admission
- Summer (May/June) Term — No admission
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