PP＆A集中课程是一项基于基金会课程的学习计划，为学生在人类服务组织中的领导地位作准备。PP＆A集中度是基于方法的，重点是PP＆A从业人员在政府，非营利组织和社区组织中扮演各种角色所需的知识和技能。学生调整课程任务，并利用他们的现场实习经验来追求自己对特定实践领域，人群或社会问题的兴趣。此外，学生可以使用他们的选修课来注册大学内的跨学科专业，例如，非营利性领导机构或医疗保健管理局。
The Master of Social Work program in professional social work is designed to prepare students for direct service and leadership positions in the field of social work. The program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The curriculum is structured as an integrated and sequential set of conceptual and practicum educational experiences. In preparing students for practice, the School of Social Work recognizes a variety of theoretical paradigms and values and welcomes the challenge and benefits of intellectual and philosophical diversity. It supports students in their personal synthesis of these paradigms and values. In addition, the School stresses development and dissemination of social work knowledge and practice skills. <br><br>All students must demonstrate mastery of a set of competencies and practice behaviors, as required by our accrediting body, the Council on Social Work Education. The graduate program prepares students for specialized and advanced levels of practice. It also incorporates a foundation curriculum, built on a liberal arts base. The foundation has two goals: 1) To provide students with the knowledge, values, and skills leading to an informed perspective on the profession of social work, and its service delivery systems, and 2) to prepare students for entry into the concentrations.<br><br>The Clinical Social Work concentration prepares students to become informed practitioners and leaders in working with individuals, families, and groups. Practice courses in the concentration are designed to provide expert competencies in Clinical Social Work. Such competencies include the ability to assess situations, carry out appropriate interventions, and evaluate one's own practice framework, strategies, and results when working with clients.