Department of Social Work

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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)

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

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

Assistant Professor

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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