社会工作硕士-法医社会工作

法医社工在指导客户通过艰巨和不断变化的法律体系方面提供了至关重要的公共服务。这些专业人员对民事，刑事和少年司法制度具有坚定的了解，并对客户的社会经济，文化，宗教和其他方面的生活可能会如何影响获得法律服务的深刻理解。为了满足国家对取证的日益增长的兴趣（物理科学，心理健康，技术和法律体系的应用）以及对社会，临床和法律服务之间复杂相互作用的日益认可，社会工作部提供了​​法医社会服务。工作集中在60学分的社会工作硕士（MSW）计划中。作为专注于法医社会工作的社会工作硕士课程的毕业生，您将异常准备将社会工作的原理应
The Forensic Social Work concentration prepares students to apply the principles of social work to the legal system, including applicable local, state and federal laws, civil and criminal courts and the juvenile justice system, law enforcement agencies, and correctional facilities. Your clients may be children or adults, individuals or families, organizations or communities. Their legal difficulties may involve child custody and parental rights issues due to domestic violence and neglect and crimes relating to mental illness and substance abuse. They may face arrest and incarceration, be imprisoned or hospitalized, or be on probation or parole. The Forensic Social Work concentration prepares students to serve all of these populations, by identifying societal issues and their impact on your clients, screening, assessing and counseling your clients, planning and implementing interventions, making client referrals, and otherwise serving as effective advocates for diverse and at-risk clients.