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Photo of Marva Carroll, MSW ’06: Marva’s strong sense of community and family fostered by her upbringing in the deep South made for a great fit with Buffalo, New York and the diversity of the UB campus. Upon receiving her MSW degree, she moved to Arizona, working to affect change and improve the welfare of Native American peoples.

Photo of Rebecca Boucher, MSW ’07: A native of Canada, Rebecca was able to compare the Canadian and American health care systems during her internship at an addiction facility and throughout her time at the School of Social Work. Interested in trauma, she completed the master’s program in Buffalo and returned to Canada as an outreach counselor for a sexual assault center

Photo of Robert Chapman, MSW ’03: With a full-time job in clinical practice, Robert was able to continue work while a student in the School of Social Work’s flexible part-time MSW program. In his evaluation of the program’s impact on his work as an addictions counselor, he credits the school with helping him polish the skills needed to affect change in his clients’ lives.

Photo of June Van Every-Huber, MSW ’02: June is the first and only school social worker in her district, working at a Native American elementary school in western New York. Involved in counseling, academic intervention, mental health issues, crisis intervention, and conflict resolution, she credits UB’s accelerated MSW program for her strong foundation.

Photo of David Crowther, JD/MSW ’05: Combining his interests in law and social work, David completed the school’s JD/MSW program to be an agent of social change. He found that the school’s dual-degree program taught him to celebrate diversity and see commonalities, and that it helped develop communication that enables a deeper understanding with his law clients.

Photo of Maria Perez-Cruz, MSW ’02: Maria uses her master’s education in social work to serve diverse clientele in an economically depressed community in one of the largest farming regions in New York State. She took advantage of the school’s part-time MSW extension program in Jamestown, New York, continuing her education while remaining to live and work in her area.

Photo of Robert Chapman, MSW ’03: Our graduates are living proof that we make a difference in people’s lives. The School of Social Work is fully accredited by the CSWE and offers full-time and part-time regular and advanced standing MSW programs, interdisciplinary programs (JD/MSW, BA/MSW, and MBA/MSW), post-MSW options (PhD and post-graduate certificate programs), and non-degree options (non-matriculated study and continuing education).

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PhD Program & Admissions

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PhD Program Brochure

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Vision, Mission, and Core Objectives

Qualifying Exams

The application deadline for the PhD program is February 15, 2010.

Steps to complete application to the PhD in Social Welfare Program:

Complete the online application.
Submit GRE scores (can use prior scores less than 5 years old).
Submit transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate programs you attended.
Complete a Personal Statement about why you should be admitted focusing on your professional goals and objectives and delineating the intended substantive area of your proposed course of study.
3 references that address your potential for advanced academic study and research.

Events

11/7/2009		DREAM - Girls Sports Foundation (GSF)
11/12/2009		MSW Information Session
11/12/2009		DREAM - Lutheran Church Home
11/12/2009		Colloquium, "Ethnography of Residential Hospice Care"
11/13/2009		Social Work Licensing Examination Preparation Program
11/13/2009		SSWGSA - Work and Play Day

Spotlights

		Become a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor
		Waldrop awarded NIH Challenge Grant to study Hospice
		Dr. David Patterson and colleagues receive funding from the National Center On Minority Health And Health Disparities
		WE DID IT!
		UB - School of Social Work - 75th Anniversary Gala
		Pakistan Domestic Violence Research Educates Student & Professor

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