ADVANCED STANDING (MSW) CHILD WELFARE IN SOCIAL WORK

Understand and address the impact of trauma on children and families, the resulting changes in behavior, on a developmental continuum, and on key relationships.

Help children make alternative and a new meaning of their trauma history on their current experiences.

Coordinate, collaborate and provide assistance/guidance to agencies in the system to maximize child’s safety; maximize the child’s sense of safety (both physical and psychological); understand and deal with the concept of trauma triggers; understand and assist children in reducing the overwhelming emotions associated with the trauma; utilize comprehensive assessments in order to assess the child’s traumatic experience, and use the assessment to guide services.

Assure strategic partnerships to transform child-serving systems to deal effectively with traumatized children; provide sustainability in approach and subsequent outcomes of trauma-informed systems; improve the awareness, knowledge, and skills of professionals dealing with trauma; raise public awareness about child trauma; influence public policy and funding for agencies in the system dealing with trauma; and, evaluate assessment and intervention strategies and provide feedback for change if necessary.

The University of Utah College of Social Work is dedicated to providing outstanding education and training to the professional social workers of tomorrow. Through education, research, and community engagement, the College of Social Work advances the transformation of policies, practices, and interventions to alleviate human suffering, enhance well-being, and promote social justice.

The University of Utah College of Social Work, established in 1937, is a leader in social work education in the Intermountain West. The College offers students an inclusive and challenging learning environment where students are encouraged to collaborate with faculty, peers, and community partners in analyzing and resolving critical social problems.