With roots dating back to 1918, Boston University School of Social Work has nearly 100 years of social work education history, a dynamic faculty leading innovative research on pressing social justice issues, and a student body engaged in programs across five campuses and online.

Our mission is to develop dynamic and diverse social work practitioners, leaders, and scholars through rigorous teaching, innovative research, and transformative community engagement.

Our vision is to advance a just and compassionate society that promotes health and well-being and the empowerment of all oppressed groups, especially those affected by racial, social, and economic inequities.

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The Behavioral Health specialization combines theory and skill development to enable MSW graduates to promote behavioral and mental health in multiple domains, including co-occurring substance abuse and trauma, with a special focus on the current opioid overdose crisis and other public health concerns in various community-based settings. Students learn to advance health equity as members of interdisciplinary teams and prepare for professional leadership to assure behavioral health systems address social determinants of health, as well as the needs of specific individuals, families, and communities. Program graduates enter the workforce understanding the unique role of social work to enhance addiction prevention and intervention with racial/ethnic and economically diverse populations facing multiple challenges in an ever-changing practice environment. The specialization emphasizes a broad definition of behavioral health, including physical, emotional, psychological, environmental, and other social dimensions, not just the absence of injury or disease, and seeks to reinforce core social work values including social justice, human dignity, and respect for and empowerment of individua

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Master's Degree - Specialization in BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

The Children, Youth, and Families specialization recognize the integration of the development of children and youth within the family unit and the larger social environment. Families, in all forms, are integral to human development and manifest numerous cultural values and attributes that are transmitted to the next generation. Children and youth are foundational target populations in social work, with a particular focus on the promotion of their healthy growth and development. Additionally, the protection of children, addressing child and family mental health through prevention and treatment programs, and community-based youth initiatives are among major practice areas within the social work profession.

Master's Degree - Specialization in CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES

Trauma exposure is nearly universal. The field of trauma has exploded in the last several decades with advances in neurobiology, increased attention to evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions in trauma, and widespread recognition of violence across multiple contexts. Because trauma is a rapidly evolving field, social workers need integrated and cutting-edge training to work with and on behalf of diverse populations who are affected by wide-ranging traumatic experiences, including gender- and race-based violence, interpersonal and/or community violence, natural disasters, combat trauma, and terrorism. Specialization students will learn the foundations of trauma-informed and multi-level practice and policy, and apply this knowledge to prevention, intervention, and policymaking to mitigate the impact of violence and trauma on individuals, families, communities, and societies.

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