CaliforniaSocialWorkEDU.org<\/a>, which provides information about social work education and licensing. <\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s been amazing and fulfilling knowing that we have developed a program that is really going to be special,\u201d Franklin said. \u201cThe first cohort that can serve as a pipeline into our master\u2019s of social work program, and then onward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Franklin said the program will be structured around an integrative model, teaching students social work skills in three phases: the micro, mezzo and macro levels. She said there are 14 courses in the degree, two of which involve practicum work that allows students to apply skills learned in the classroom to real-world settings. <\/p>\n
\u201cStudents come back from being at their practicum site, and they\u2019re able to process what they have experienced with faculty members and their peers as well,\u201d Franklin said. \u201cStudents will have an opportunity to receive mentorship in peer to peer mentorship by the master students, and then also faculty to student mentorship as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sophomore Ruby Martinez, one of the 14 students in the program, said practicum work is important because it allows students to apply the skills they learn in the classroom.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith a job like social work where you\u2019re interacting with people and you\u2019re involved actively in their lives, there\u2019s no better way to learn than doing it,\u201d Martinez said.<\/p>\n
Sophomore Citlalli Vela, another student in the program, said students at the bachelor\u2019s level are learning the basics and history of the profession to prepare them for success if they pursue a master\u2019s degree in social work. <\/p>\n
Vela, who is on the pre-law track, said the personal skills she has learned through the program have also been helpful in preparing for a career in law. She said she sees the small size of the inaugural cohort as an asset.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think having a small cohort makes us all closer as a class, and also I feel like Professor Franklin has just been so supportive and continuously keeps up with us,\u201d Vela said.<\/p>\n
Omar L\u00f3pez, a teaching professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and assistant dean of recruitment and workforce development, said that while the program can prepare students for a master\u2019s degree in social work, students who do not plan to pursue that path can still benefit from the degree. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis four-year program gives you the soft skills and the critical thinking to operate with other human beings across different industries,\u201d L\u00f3pez said. \u201cIf you are a human being that wants to help another human being, regardless of the field that you\u2019re in, this degree will give you those skills. It forces you to look at yourself because before you could help somebody, you have to be able to help yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n
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