Department of Social Work

The Department Office is located on the 4th Floor in the Meiklejohn Hall building, Room 4064

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

Dept Phone: (510) 885-4916

Faculty

Professor Emerita

Holly Danforth Vugia, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, (LCSW, PPSC)

Professor

Sarah Taylor (Chair), Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley (MSW)

Associate Professors

Kristen Gustavson, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley (LCSW)

Toni Naccarato, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley (MSW)

Assistant Professor

John Paul Horn, Ph.D. Boston University (MSW)

Zixiaojie Yang, Ph.D. University of Illinois Chicago, Jane Addams College of Social Work (AM, MSW)

Department Statement

The Department of Social Work offers instruction at the graduate level to a diverse multicultural and multiracial student population, leading to the Master of Social Work (MSW) degree. Through teaching, advising and practicum experience, MSW faculty members promote a sense of activism, social justice, commitment to change, and a vision of professional competence for students admitted to the program. The Cal State East Bay MSW degree focuses on urban social work practice with vulnerable and/or oppressed populations. The program requires 60 units of coursework. There are two concentrations of choice: Children, Youth and Families or Community Mental Health. Within the program of study, students engage in both academic classes and practicum experience. This melding of coursework and practicum experience prepares students for effective social work practice in today’s increasingly diverse, complex multicultural and multiracial society.

About the Department

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Programs

• Social Work, M.S.W.: Children, Youth, and Families Concentration
• Social Work, M.S.W.: Community Mental Health Concentration

Courses

• SW 600 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment
• SW 601 - Race, Gender, and Inequality
• SW 602 - Introduction to Social Welfare Policy
• SW 603 - Introduction to Social Welfare Research
• SW 611 - Generalist Practice I
• SW 612 - Generalist Practice II
• SW 621A - Advanced Practice I: Children, Youth, and Families: Individuals and Families
• SW 621B - Advanced Practice II: Children, Youth, and Families: Groups, Organizations, and Communities
• SW 622A - Advanced Practice I: Community Mental Health: Individuals and Families
• SW 622B - Advanced Practice II: Community Mental Health: Groups, Organizations, and Communities
• SW 631 - Advanced Psychosocial Assessment and Diagnosis
• SW 632 - Family Violence Across the Lifespan
• SW 633 - Assessment and Treatment of Substance Abuse in Social Work Practice
• SW 634 - Legal Issues in Social Work Practice
• SW 689 - Community-Based Research in Social Work Practice
• SW 690 - Independent Study
• SW 691 - University Thesis
• SW 693 - Integrative Project
• SW 695A - Social Work Practicum I
• SW 695B - Social Work Practicum II
• SW 695C - Social Work Practicum III
• SW 695D - Social Work Practicum IV
• SW 697 - Issues in Social Work
• SW 699 - Departmental Thesis