Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare

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Stony Brook UniversitySchool of Social Welfare

• Student-Community Development Specialization

Frances L. Brisbane, Ph.D. Dean, School of Social
Welfare
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WELCOME to the School of Social Welfare

• This slide show invites you to consider the
  School of Social Welfares unique specialization,
  Student-Community Development (SCD).

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What is the SCD Specialization?

• The SCD specialization offers a unique
  professional partnership between social work and
  student affairs that expands the arenas of social
  work practice, community organization, and
  systems development to include the contemporary
  college campus

Class of 2005
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More about the SCD Specialization

• Students are prepared to provide direct
  interventions in response to a range of social
  issues currently affecting national student
  communities. These issues include multicultural
  relations, mental and physical well-being, campus
  safety, and community building.

Leadership Symposium, 2001
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More about the SCD Specialization

• SCD is a one year specialization that begins in
  the second year of the MSW program.

Leadership Symposium, 2001
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Why Choose SCD?

• Established in 1996, SCD is the only such
  specialization in the US. MSW students are
  trained to be student-community development
  educators working in a wide range of roles
  including

• administration
• advocacy
• community organizing
• program and policy analysis
• research
• program coordination and planning
• student advising
• teaching and group facilitation

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What do SCD alumni have to say about their
experience in the specialization?

• Every part of my graduate experience was a
  positive learning experience.
• My closest friends were and still are members
  of my cohort.
• I think I felt much more connected with my
  overall academic experience than I would have
  without the specialization it lent a chance to
  have a more intimate learning experience and
  develop deeper connections.
• Within the cohort there seemed to be a bond
  that could not be broken. My learning experiences
  within the MSW program were enhanced by being in
  the cohort.
• I enjoyed the intimate group cohort because it
  provided room for great support and growth.

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What are some of the special features of the SCD
Curriculum?

• Team teaching by social work faculty and student
  affairs professionals
• A supportive cohort experience
• A low student-faculty ratio
• A unique curriculum

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What are some of the special features of the SCD
Curriculum?

• The curriculum focuses on
• crisis intervention strategies
• culturally competent practice
• community-based advocacy
• community building
• group advisement and group facilitation
• higher education administration
• legal issues and risk management
• organizational, group, and individual assessment
• research and presentation skills
• student development theory

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How is the curriculum of the Student-Community
Development (SCD) Specialization organized?

• Second year
• In addition to program requirements, students
  enroll in at least 9 credits of elective courses
  that include Issues in Higher Education (2
  credits), the SCD Seminar I, II (total of 6
  credits), and Community Building in Higher
  Education (1 credit)
• Participation in a sponsored University-wide
  Leadership Symposium
• Students are placed on a campus of higher
  education

• First year
• Students enroll in the required courses of the
  Foundation First Year MSW curriculum
• Participation in a sponsored University-wide
  Leadership Symposium
• Students are placed in a social work setting
  other than higher education

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What second year SCD field placements exist in
Higher Education?

• Campus Sites
• Stony Brook University
• CW Post-Long Island University
• Hofstra University
• Medgar Evers College
• Nassau Community College
• Pace University
• Suffolk Community College
• SUNY- Old Westbury

• Campus Departments
• Academic Advisement
• Alumni Affairs
• Career Center
• Campus Recreation
• Dean of Students Office
• EOP
• Health Center
• Multicultural Affairs
• Student Judiciary
• Student Counseling Center

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More quotes from SCD alumni

• I feel very fortunate to have worked with and
  studied under all the folks associated with my
  experience in the programI believe I am where I
  am today largely because of them.
• I am fortunate to have made the professional
  connections that I made during my tenure in the
  program. It has made all the difference.
• Our Community Development educators are
  building residential communities, learning
  communities, political communities,
  interest-based communities, wherever they are.
• The final presentation in the SCD Seminar was
  extremely beneficial because many hidden talents
  emerged.
• I enjoyed doing the research for the second
  year project and presentation. I also learned
  quite a bit about how to prepare a professional,
  research-based presentation, the organization of
  material, presentation format/style etc. It was
  a very positive learning tool.

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In what type of positions have Alumni been hired?

• Assistant Residence Manager
• Academic Advisor
• Admissions Counselor
• Affirmative Action Specialist
• Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs
• Assistant Director, Student Orientation and
  Family Programs
• Career Counselor
• Director of Student Development
• Director of Family Programs
• Residence Hall Director

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How do I find out more about SCD?

• See the enclosed letter in your admissions packet
  and contact
• Suzanne Velazquez, Assistant to the Associate
  Vice President of Student Affairs
• Suzannne.Velazquez_at_stonybrook.edu

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You may also contact

• Jeanne Finch, DSW
• Assistant Dean and Graduate Program Director
• Director, SCD Specialization
• jfinch_at_notes.cc.sunysb.edu
• [phone]
• L2-093 Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook, NY
  11794-8231