• provide students with the analytical skills and substantive knowledge essential for clinical social work practice, for assessing the effectiveness of current social work methods and for developing more effective practice procedures.
• develop in students the knowledge and understanding of how to work with diverse cultural, class and ethnic groups and to adapt one's own social work practice to the needs of the specified groups.
• develop in students the capacity and capability for leadership in public and private social service agencies.
• promote and support research and knowledge development to improve the effectiveness of social work practice, policies and programs.

GRSW 603 Methods of Clinical Social Work I
GRSW 604 Methods of Clinical Social Work II
GRSW 607 Field Practicum and Seminar III
GRSW 608 Field Practicum and Seminar IV
GRSW 620 Clinical Supervision and Program Management
GRSW 645 Psychopathology and Human Behavior
GRSW 681 Social Work Practice Research
GRSW 682 Applied Research Seminar (Clinical Research Paper)
GRSW 691 Social Policy and Planning

GRSW 514 School Social Work
GRSW 515 Social Work and the Law
GRSW 516 Child Welfare
GRSW 523 Social Work Practice with the Elderly
GRSW 541 Family Resilience and Diversity
GRSW 590 Topics
GRSW 609 The Spiritual Dimension of Social Work Practice
GRSW 612 Grief Counseling and Therapy
GRSW 614 Clinical Practice with Children
GRSW 615 Clinical Practice with Couples and Families
GRSW 616 Clinical Practice with Groups
GRSW 619 Integrative Psychotherapy
GRSW 621 Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy
GRSW 622 Clinical Practice with Adolescents
GRSW 623 Clinical Practice with the Elderly
GRSW 690 Topics
GRSW 605 Progressive Social Work Practice
GRSW XXX Mental Illness: Clinical Issues and Practice
IDSW 660 Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Healthcare Ethics

Janice Andrews, Professor of Social Work. B.A., Augsburg; M.S.W., Washington University; Ph.D., University of Maryland.

Diane Bauer, Field Liaison and Supervisor. B.A., Hamline; M.S.W., University of Minnesota.

Barbara Berger, Associate Director of Field Education and Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.A., Southern Illinois University; M.S.W., University of Minnesota.

Mary Ann Brenden, Associate Professor of Social Work. B.A., Cornell University; M.S.W., University of Minnesota - Duluth.

Mike Chovanec, Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.S.W., M.S.W., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Lake Dziengel, Field Liaison and Supervisor. B.S.W., The College of St. Catherine; M.S.W., University of Minnesota.

Peter Freeman, Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.S., Tulane University; M.S.W., University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Kendra Garrett, Associate Professor of Social Work. B.A., M.S.W., University of Iowa; D.S.W., The Catholic University of America.

Mari Ann Graham, MSW Program Director and Associate Professor of Social Work. B.A., M.S.W., University of Nebraska at Omaha; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University.

Marla Martin Hanley, Director of Field Education and Associate Professor of Social Work. B.A., M.S.W., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., St. Louis University.

W. Randolph Herman, Associate Professor of Social Work. B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.S.W., University of Maryland; M.Ph., Massey University; Ed.D., University of St. Thomas.

Ralph Holcomb, Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.A., University of the Pacific; M.A., M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Colin Hollidge, Associate Professor of Social Work. B.A., University of Waterloo; M.S.W., Wilfrid Laurier University; Ph.D., Smith College for Social Work.

Al Holloway, Associate Professor of Social Work. B.S.W., University of Nebraska - Omaha; M.S.W., University of Minnesota; Psy.D., Southern California University for Professional Studies.

Tamara Kaiser, Associate Professor of Social Work. B.A., M.S., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Carol Kuechler, Associate Professor of Social Work. B.A., Marquette University; M.S.W., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Judith A. Miller, Professor of Social Work. B.A., The College of St. Catherine; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Sandy Parnell, Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.A., St. Mary's; M.S.W., University of Minnesota.

Rochelle Rottenberg, Field Liaison and Supervisor. B.A., University of Michigan; M.S., Simmons College; M.S.W., Hunter College.

Barbara Shank, Dean of the School of Social Work and Associate Professor of Social Work. B.A., Macalester College; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Serene Thornton, B.S.W. Program Director and Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.A., Concordia College; M.S.W., University of Denver.