Social work expert Dr. Amanda Keys explains.
When someone is in the hospital it can be an overwhelming experience: there are many professionals in and out of the room giving different pieces of advice focused on their own area of expertise.
Since working within a team is a real-world skill that students need to be prepared to apply, three departments within the College of Health and Human Services are putting their students to the test.
Only a small portion of degreed social workers are employed by the nationwide as well as local Missouri Children’s Division (CD), which provides services to at-risk children and families.
In an effort to address this issue, Missouri State University’s School of Social Work (SSW) received a grant to provide a partnership between the school and the Missouri CD.
The Missouri State University School of Social Work received a continuation of the Title IV-E MSW program grant. This will provide approximately $31,000 to the department to cover costs for eligible students.