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University of Missouri-Kansas City
School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Sciences
Department of Social Work
For more information regarding the School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Sciences, please visit: https://seswps.umkc.edu/
Job Description
The UMKC School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Sciences, Department of Social Work invites applications for a part-time adjunct instructor in its Advanced Generalist MSW Degree Program. This position involves working with the MSW Program Director where there are not multiple sections in the construction of the course syllabus, including the requisite assessment criteria and measures.
The courses that are taught by social work adjuncts vary each semester and include both required courses and elective courses. Required courses focus on general social work practice, advanced social work practice, human development and theories, organization and community development and theories, research, program evaluation, policy, systemic imbalances, and Capstone. Electives vary more so and generally are in a specific service sector, with a specific population or a specific topic, these can include social work practice in schools, health care, substance use disorders, gerontology, mental health, trauma, child welfare, ethics, violence, grief & loss, disabilities, immigrants & refugees, psychopathology, or groups. Applicants are strongly encouraged in their cover letter to articulate their social work practice areas of expertise.
The Department of Social Work Mission is: Vision Statement: UMKC Department of Social Work will become a model urban, professional school recognized for its partnership within diverse communities to effectively collaborate and sustain a safe, more economically secure quality of life. Mission Statement: To prepare competent, advance generalist social work practitioners to meet the needs of multi-cultural populations in a dynamic mid-western metropolitan context; to be culturally proficient, ethical leaders and service providers engaged in knowledge-driven, inter-professional, multi-systemic, community-based practice; enhance human wellbeing, and support individual’s capacity to address their own needs.
Goals:
- To prepare culturally proficient advanced generalist social work leaders and practitioners to provide human services for multi-cultural populations.
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