Doctor of Social Work

The Doctor of Social Work or PhD in Social Work or PhD in Social Policy and Social Work is a higher academic degree for social workers who wish to further their careers. The PhD candidate gains experience at doctoral level in education, training in advanced practice, teaching, supervision, research and/or policy analysis and development. The Doctor of Social Work degree or DSW is usually advanced clinical practice or research with emphasis on some specialized fields. The DSW degree also allows current practitioners to gain specific knowledge or receive more specialized training in an area of practice. The curricula of the courses differ from country to country and from university to university. It can be a professional degree where the PhD candidate is interested in being a more qualified social worker or a research degree (probably the most common) in which s/he is probably more interested in research settings in social work practice, education, research and development. The degree typically leads to academic teaching and research or to more leadership roles in practice and policy developments at a local or international level.

Some of the Universities that provide PhD programs in social work

Australia

• University of Melbourne
• University of Sydney

Canada

• University of Toronto
• York University
• University of Calgary
• University of Windsor

Estonia

• Tallinn University

Finland

• Finnish National University Network for Social Work

Norway

• Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Sweden

• University of Gothenburg
• Umea University

UK

• University of Manchester
• University of York
• Goldsmiths, University of London
• University of Southampton
• University of Edinburgh

US

• University of California, Berkeley
• Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
• University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
• University of Michigan
• University of Pennsylvania
• Columbia University
• New York University
• University of Connecticut
• Fordham University, the Jesuit University of New York
• University of Pittsburgh
• University of Iowa
• Barry University
• University of Houston
• University of Maryland
• University of Missouri
• University of South Carolina
• University of Illinois
• University of Texas
• University of Kansas
• University of Utah
• Capella University
• University of Denver
• University of Tennessee
• University of Alabama
• Indiana University

See also

• Bachelor of Social Work
• History of Social Work
• Master of Social Work

External links

• Social Work
• National Association of Social Workers