Online Bachelor of Social Work: Healthcare Social Work Concentration
Apply Social Work Practice in Healthcare
- Comprehensive Curriculum
- Experienced Faculty
- Learn to Serve Diverse Populations
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- Duration 2-4 years
- Cost per Credit $495
- Credit Hours 120
Program Benefits
- Learn Unique Knowledge and Skills for Social Work in Healthcare
- Acquire Fundamental Medical Terminology
- Gain Skills to Serve the Needs of Populations in Health-Related Situations
Become an Advocate for Patients and Families
In the Healthcare Social Work concentration of Carlow’s online BSW, you’ll gain a conceptual, ethical and practical framework for social work practice in healthcare. With your understanding of the United States healthcare system, the biopsychosocial/spiritual impact of illness and the psychosocial needs of populations most often served in health-related social work, you’ll be able to empower patients and their families.
The Healthcare Social Work Concentration Will Allow You To:
- Gain a competitive edge and become more marketable for bachelor’s-level positions in healthcare social work.
- Learn to encourage patients and their families on their journey to holistic health.
- Help vulnerable populations access healthcare resources.
Prepare for a Social Work Career in Healthcare
Online
11 credits
The online BSW: Healthcare Social Work concentration includes course topics in healthcare social work pathways, social work practice in healthcare, grief and loss and medical terminology. Utilize concentration credits to gain an edge in your area of interest with the BSW: Healthcare Social Work concentration.
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This course is designed to develop the knowledge, skills and values necessary for effective healthcare social work practice with patients and families. Advocating for and ensuring patients and families have access to the necessary resources, as well as addressing emotional and psychosocial needs are emphasized. The technological, social, political, ethical and financial factors affecting patient care are explored. Case studies and exercises emphasize the importance of practicing social workers’ attentiveness to both patient and organizational needs. Emerging trends in healthcare policy and delivery are addressed as well as social work practice across the continuum of care. PREREQUISITE: SW 302
This course provides students with a working knowledge of medical terminology by exploring the root words, suffixes and prefixes of the vocabulary used in healthcare settings. Students review the nervous, skeletal, cardiovascular, muscle and other major systems of the human body, and they discuss terms related to physiology, anatomy and pathological conditions.
Career Outlook: Healthcare Social Work Concentration
With the Healthcare Social Work concentration, you’ll be a competitive candidate for bachelor’s-level careers at the intersection of social work and healthcare. You could become a public health social worker, substance abuse social worker, community health worker, medical social worker, discharge plan manager and more.
Healthcare Social Worker $62,310 per year1
Medical and Public Health Social Worker $57,886 per year2
Discharge Planner $50,270 per year3
Customize Your Area of Study
Enhance your knowledge and skills in your social work degree by choosing from optional concentrations in Crisis and Trauma, Forensic Social Work, Restorative Justice and Healthcare Social Work.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. The BSW program is CSWE accredited.
No entrance exam is required.
Our BSW online program prepares you to start on several social work career paths. Your dream social work career might be in a nonprofit agency or organization, behavioral health agency, a family services center, healthcare setting, a long-term care agency, a foster care program, the criminal justice system and more. Careers in the social work filed are growing fast. For example, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that careers for social workers are projected to grow faster than average at 9 percent from 2021 to 2031.
Many BSW students continue their education with online graduate studies, such as a master’s in social work.
Coursework consists of 120 total credit hours. Find out more about our curriculum.
Yes. The program can be completed in a part-time or full-time format, depending on your needs. Full-time students take 12 to 15 credits per semester, while part-time students can take less.
Carlow offers institutional scholarships to students who are enrolled full-time. There are other scholarships offered by outside organizations for which students can also apply. Speak to an enrollment counselor about scholarship opportunities.