Integrative Social Work – Integrative Community Studies

Advance community-based approaches to health, justice, and progress through this Integrative Social Work – Integrative Community Studies degree at Saybrook University.

The Integrative Social Work – Integrative Community Studies degree at Saybrook University is a comprehensive pursuit of social change through the lens of community psychology, community development, and community leadership.

Within the Integrative Community Studies Specialization curriculum, you will learn how to examine equity, diversity, and inclusion within community settings, public health initiatives that deal with addictions, crises, and disasters, and how the interplay of psychology, sociology, public health, and organizational studies merges to face what ails communities. You will also study community-level trauma, intervention methods, facilitating community dialogues, mobilizing resources for community initiatives, all while gaining practical experience to apply to academic, community, corporate, and clinical settings.

Job Outcomes

Upon completion of the online doctoral Integrative Social Work degree with a specialization in integrative community studies, you will have an enhanced skill set and deepened perspective to augment your current practice or, with the appropriate licensure, expand into other roles, including:

• University professor

• Clinical social worker

• Social science researcher

• Medical social worker

• Programme director

• Public policy analyst

• Government official

• Environmental health scientist

• Behavioral scientist

• Community outreach director

Courses include:

• Disaster, Trauma, and Crisis Intervention

• Family Studies and Interventions

• Integrative Social Work and Addiction Studies