MSW Advanced Standing: Individual and Family Clinical

What Will You Learn in Liberty University’s Advanced Standing MSW Online – Individual and Family Clinical?

• Applied research and ethics
• Diversity and cultural humility
• Mental health diagnoses and addictive behavior
• Social justice, policy, and advocacy
• Therapeutic practice for children and families
• Tools for working with individuals, families, and groups who struggle with mental health and substance abuse issues

To round out your social work education, you’ll complete at least 600 field experience hours under the supervision of a master’s-level social worker. This can help you gain hands-on skills that are applicable to schools, hospitals, adoption agencies, nursing homes, group homes, mental health clinics, and more. Additionally, your field experience can provide a valuable addition to your résumé and help equip you to earn your social work license – so you can get the credentials you need to succeed.

Potential Careers for MSW – Individual and Family Clinical Graduates

• Adoption consultant
• Agency director
• Child and family social worker
• Clinical social worker
• Elementary and secondary school social worker
• Nonprofit organization director
• Social work supervisor

Benefits of Pursuing Your Online Advanced Standing MSW – Individual and Family Clinical Cognate with Liberty University

As a leader in distance education since 1985, we understand what it takes to create a flexible and affordable education for busy people. Since we have been investing in distance and online learning for decades, our experience has taught us how to streamline our degree options so you can focus on what really matters to you. While many schools offer online degrees, we believe Liberty stands out.

Here’s what sets us apart:

• We are recognized by multiple institutions for our academic quality, affordability, and accessibility. Our commitment to excellence also helped us rank in the top 10% of Niche.com’s best online schools in America. Earning your online degree from a nonprofit university with this kind of recognition can help set you apart from others in your field.
• The majority of tuition for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs has not increased in 9 years. While many other online colleges have raised tuition, Liberty has been able to keep costs low as a nonprofit university.
• Gain at least 600 hours of field experience prior to graduation.
• Meet the requirements to sit for social work licensure exams.

Military Benefits

Service is important to us, so whether you’re currently serving in the Armed Forces, have served, or are married to someone who serves, we’re here to serve you. Liberty’s military benefits are available to:

• Active duty service members of the U.S. Armed Forces
• Reserve/National Guard
• Veterans/retirees
• Spouses of service members and veterans/retirees
• Current Department of Defense employees

We are proud to support you in your pursuit of a flexible and affordable online education by offering you the following benefits: 

• Tuition discounts – $275 per credit hour for graduate courses
• Additional discount for veterans who serve in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $625 per course)
• 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)