Imagine Yourself with an M.S.W. ...

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Imagine Yourself with an M.S.W. ...

What will you pursue? Who will you help? How will you use your degree?

These questions are a BIG part of exploring an M.S.W. program and they can be difficult to answer! Sometimes you are certain before you even begin exploring programs. Sometimes the answer might change as you pursue your degree and immerse yourself in your clinical practicums. To help you imagine the possibilities we've curated a series of profiles with current students and alumni to help you imagine how you might spend your days. 

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"This program is unlike any other. Smith still puts psychodynamic theory at the center."

Taylor Haaf   
M.S.W. 2022

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Sydney Voelbel works with a client during her second practicum placement.

“If people had mental health resources at the beginning of their diagnoses, conversations and treatment planning would be different. Patients need support navigating conversations around everything from finances to mortality and advanced care planning."

Sydney Voebel   
Student

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"Group work is my passion. It's a way to connect to something bigger than oneself."

Paul Gitterman
M.S.W. '94

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