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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   
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The number of months you will spend in our M.S.W. or Ph.D. programs. For Ph.D. candidates a post-residency period follows.
90%

Nearly 90 percent of students are placed in their first choice of geography for their practicum placements.
15%

The growth the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts social work will see from 2016 to 2026, much faster than the average rate for all occupations.
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M.S.W. Program

Nationally recognized for its dedication to and specialization in clinical social work, you will graduate from our program exceptionally well-prepared to work with individuals, families and groups in a clinical setting. 
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Ph.D. Program

For those ready to elevate clinical social work, our Ph.D. program prepares you to lead the conversation on some of the world's most pressing social issues.
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Professional Education

Smith College School for Social Work Professional Education is where the best thinkers come together to tackle the relevant issues in clinical social work today.
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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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