Experience That Prepares You

Hear from Dr. Branson About Social Work Preparation at SEMO

A Full Semester Focused on Field Work

Dr. Dana Branson was a practicing social worker for 21 years before coming to teach at SEMO. Together, the social work faculty bring more than 60 years of experience in the field, helping prepare you for the realities you will face day to day as a social worker.

Along with faculty guidance and expertise, students in the social work program complete a required practicum with a local agency during their final semester. This entails 448 hours of managing your own caseload, much like you will as a licensed, practicing social working. As Dr. Branson put it, "Our students aren't just at an agency shadowing, they're at an agency working."

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A Student Perspective on Pursuing Social Work at SEMO

Meet Anna! She is a social work major and shares all the inside scoop about the social work program through a quick question and answer format. She shares her passion for this career path, favorite class, and much more.

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From a Social Work Graduate

"While attending SEMO for my undergraduate education, I gained such valuable experience through quality instructors that taught the preamble, code of ethics and principals of social work practice. This was integral and of such benefit to prepare me for field work. This carried over into my eventual promotions and graduate studies."

- David Terrell, SEMO Alum and Executive Director of Bootheel Behavioral Health