Overview

With this Social Work - Child and Family Practice program from Illinois State University you will have the opportunity to expand your knowledge in a variety of areas. Our electives and practicum experience center around special populations and social problems such as:

foster care and special needs adoption
substance use
family violence
sexual abuse
physical and mental illness
agency administration and program planning
supervision

Our agency-based practice gives you the opportunity to take what you learn in the classroom and apply it to working with children and families. Through this experience, you will learn how to develop, deliver, and manage services to meet the needs of clients.

Whatever your interest may be, we have just the spot for you. Agency locations include:

mental health facilities
child welfare agencies
substance use disorder treatment programs
youth centers
prevention agencies
hospitals
homeless programs
intimate partner violence centers
courts

community centers

Illinois State University's Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies established its First Start Academy in 2017 to help prepare high school-aged youth in foster care for college. There are only a handful of First Star academies in the U.S.

Programme Structure

Courses:

Generalist Social Work Practice III: Organizations and Communities

Generalist Practicum Seminar

Promoting Social Justice with Diverse Populations

Generalist Practicum

Child and Family Policy

Family Centered Practice

Specialized Practicum Seminar

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Normal, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

have earned a four-year bachelor's degree or its equivalent from a college or university that is accredited by the appropriate regional accrediting association, or do so within one academic year
present unofficial transcripts from each college or university other than Illinois State at which graduate, undergraduate, or non-degree credit was earned.
A student applying to this program must have a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework or any previous work in a master's program.
a resume
letters of recommendation
statement of interest
a video response

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

15798 USD / year

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Out-of-State

15798 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

7606 USD / year

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Living costs

Normal

United States

1100 - 1500 USD / month

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