NGO Education Survey

Carleton University

Contact Information:

Paul B. Reed
Professor

Carleton University
School of Social Work
509 Dunton Tower
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottowa
Ontario K1S 5B6
Canada
Northern America
Americas
http://carleton.ca/socialwork/


Fundraising and Resource Generation

Explores the importance of philanthropy in Canada and provide participants with the ability to apply various methods and practies of seeking donations and generating resources.


Advanced Theory for Social Work Practice
Credit Bearing: Credit-Bearing
Level: Gradaute

Advanced theory of the intersection of practice in direct intervention, community work, and social administration and policy, from a perspective of a range of structural inequalities.


Community Work
Credit Bearing: Credit-Bearing
Level: Gradaute

Models and methods of community organization. Social-economic contexts and ideological approaches to social change work; social change efforts; globalization and corporate rule.


Practicum I
Credit Bearing: Credit-Bearing
Level: Gradaute

Integration of academic and practical aspects of social-work education. 500 hours of guided learning in a community-based setting. Field seminar required.


History of Social Work and Social Welfare
Credit Bearing: Credit-Bearing
Level: Graduate

Historical development of social welfare policies and the Canadian welfare state. History of relationship of economy, family, welfare institutions and Canadian state.


Poverty and Income Security
Credit Bearing: Credit-Bearing
Level: Graduate

Examination of theories of poverty and wealth, conflicting understandings of poverty and the unequal distribution of income and wealth in Canada.


Practicum II
Credit Bearing: Credit-Bearing
Level: Graduate

500 hours integrating advanced social work theories and practice. Students are expected to build on and to develop beyond present knowledge and skills. Field seminar required.


Research and Evaluation in Social Work
Credit Bearing: Credit-Bearing
Level: Graduate

Addresses the logic of inquiry, and assesses quantitative and qualitative techniques. Attention to program and direct intervention evaluation especially with the use of action and participatory research approaches.


Seminar in Social Policy
Credit Bearing: Credit-Bearing
Level: Graduate

Issues of housing in Canada


Social Administration and Policy
Credit Bearing: Credit-Bearing
Level: Graduate

Knowledge and skills required for understanding, analyzing and practicing social policy development and administration in social work. Political, economic, and social context of policymaking, theoretical perspectives for developing policy


Social Policy Analysis
Credit Bearing: Credit-Bearing
Level: Graduate

Conceptual, theoretical, and empirical tools for the analysis of social policies in Canadian society.


Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees
Credit Bearing: Credit-Bearing
Level: Graduate

social construction of immigrants


Theories in Social Science and Social Work
Credit Bearing: Credit-Bearing
Level: Graduate

Examines relationships between theories in social science and in social work exploring connections to social work practice and emphasizing theories of inequality


Thesis
Credit Bearing: Credit-Bearing
Level: Graduate

Prerequisite: registration in M.S.W. Year II.


Women and Social Policy
Credit Bearing: Credit-Bearing
Level: Graduate

Structural analysis of social policy affecting women. Relationship of feminist scholarship to the practical w ork of developing policy and to policy outcomes for women.


Program Information:

School of Social Work
Services

Practica
Technical Assistance

Degree and Certificate Information

Degrees

Degree: PhD Social Work
Level: Doctorate

Working Language: English


Degree: Master of Social Work
Level: Graduate

Working Language: English


Degree: Bachelor of Social Work
Level: Undergraduate

Working Language: English


No certificates listed.

Information on Training and Other Services

None listed

Additional Information

Graduate Studies The School of Social Work offers an accredited master’s and a PhD in Social Work. Our programs encourage critical thinking and analysis of the structural barriers that prevent people from reaching their full potential. We promote values of respect, dignity and the worth of all peoples to assist students in acquiring knowledge, skills, and values to work in diverse and cross-cultural environments and to support the development of social work as a field of critical practice and policy development. Master of Social Work Hand With TreesThe School of Social Work offers two points of entry into the Master of Social Work (MSW) program .Students who have a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree from an accredited program, or are in their final year of such a program, are eligible to apply to the Advanced Year of the program ( which takes 1 year to complete). Students who do not have a Bachelor of Social Work degree may apply to Foundation Year of the program (which takes 2 years to complete). The MSW program offers students an opportunity to focus on either direct intervention of social administration and policy or to combine these areas. As part of our program students may complete a practicum-based professional degree or take the more academically focused research option. We have connections with over 200 organizations that provide practicum opportunities for students. Students can also work with faculty members to develop to develop a research project exploring key theoretical and practical questions in social work. The MSW program is designed to orient students to a career in the field of social work.