Social work is a profession committed to working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and the community to maximize well-being and to help resolve, minimize, or prevent problems in living. Sacred Heart University’s Social Work Programs consist of individualized learning, close faculty contact and advisement, and a highly personal focus.
Social Workers practice in a variety of settings such as, schools, hospitals, mental health clinics, substance abuse and rehabilitation agencies, juvenile and adult probation, and many other public and private agencies. For more information about careers in social work, visit the National Association of Social Workers website.
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Connecticut Health Horizons Grant
The School of Social Work (SSW), through the Health Horizons CT grant initiative, is excited to offer up to $10,000 in tuition assistance to qualified MSW students.
CT CARES (Connecticut Creates Advances to Recruiting and Retaining Education and Employment for Social Workers) answers the need for a holistic and sustainable continuum connecting social work students and graduates to employment and beyond. Through this SSW program innovation, eligible Connecticut-based MSW students will be able to receive up to $10,000 in tuition assistance and will participate in individualized professional development, licensure preparedness and evidence-based practice training, as well as having access to a community collective of recruiting employers.
Sacred Heart University proudly recognizes our faculty for their scholarly achievement through their outstanding publishing efforts and industry experience.
Jennifer Wilson is a clinical associate professor and inaugural director of the Ph.D. in Social Work program. Jennifer is excited to be working with faculty in the School of Social Work and across colleges to support Sacred Heart University's first cohort of Ph.D. students to advance to candidacy. This academic year, Jennifer is collaborating with the Center for Teaching & Learning and the director of Inclusive Excellence Education to plan and co-facilitate a Faculty Learning Community and an Inclusive Teaching symposium.
As a behavioral health researcher, Osborne has a focus on addictions and integration of behavioral health services in primary care settings, including health promotion and patient education. She is currently working on two workforce development grants–one as project director of a HRSA-funded behavioral health grant and one managing experiential training for a state-funded grant. Osborne is also creating a virtual reality simulation platform to enhance social work students’ skills.
I knew from the moment I started my first class at Sacred Heart University that I made the right decision to join their social work program. The professors and faculty treat each student as a person and not as a number. They stand by you every step of the way through your journey. The cohorts are small which allows you to really get to know your classmates and be able to lean on each other for support. SHU worked with me to develop a schedule that allowed me to still work full-time, go to school part-time, and finish the program in three years. The field office worked tirelessly to find me internships that worked with my schedule. I am honored to be a graduate of SHU and I know that this program prepared me well for my future career as a social worker.
Concerns include insurance costs and availability of health-care providers
School of Social Work
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The former GE global headquarters located down the street from SHU's main campus at 3135 Easton Turnpike in Fairfield serves as SHU's new West Campus - an innovation hub for the School of Social Work.
