The Department of Social Work offers a two-year program in social services technology leading to the Associate of Applied Science. The primary purpose of this program is to provide a formal two-year degree for those currently employed social worker aides who wish to increase their professional qualifications, and for those who are entering the field of social work in the less complex positions. Students completing the SST requirements are eligible for licensing as a Social Service Assistant through the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board.
Welcome
A social services technology degree can be a first step in developing a career in the service of others. Many students achieving the SST degree apply their courses associated with the SST degree to the Bachelor of Social Work degree. You are encouraged to consider the Social Services Technology degree to begin a career in human services.
Contact Information
SST Advisor: Dr. Dennis Morawski: (330) 941-3774 dpmorawski@ysu.edu
Social Work Department Office: (330) 941-1598
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Prepare students for social service assistant roles.
- Provide students with the ability to integrate basic knowledge, values, and skills of the social work profession into basic practice with individuals.
- Develop the rudimentary ability of students to work with a diversity of clients within social services agencies.
- Facilitate the development of core values and ethics essential to competent work with clients.
- Increase students' awareness of issues concerning social and economic justice to include poverty, oppression, racism, and discrimination.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Only students admitted to Youngstown State University in good standing can be admitted to the Social Services Technology program.
The student must meet the general degree requirements and department course requirements as follows:
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| HAHS 1500 | Introduction to the Bitonte College of Health and Human Services | 2 |
| Social Work Support Courses | ||
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| SOC 1500 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| PSYC 1560 | General Psychology | 3 |
| ANTH 1500 | Introduction to Anthropology | 3 |
| POL 1560 | American Government | 3 |
| PHIL 1565 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| REL 2601 | Introduction to World Religions | 3 |
| Department Requirements for Social Services Technology | ||
| SCWK 1510 | Introduction to Social Work | 3 |
| SCWK 2600 | Health Issues for Social Work Practice | 3 |
| SCWK 2622 | Social Work Processes | 3 |
| SCWK 2641 | American Social Welfare | 3 |
| SCWK 2642 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment for Social Workers 1 | 3 |
| SCWK 2644 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment for Social Workers 2 | 3 |
| SCWK 3736 | Social Work Methods with Individuals (completion required for entry into SCWK 2695) | 3 |
| Select one of the following: (Required for entry into SCWK 2695) | 3 | |
| Child Welfare and Case Planning | ||
| Child Welfare Permanency Planning | ||
| Social Services and the Aged | ||
| Social Services and the Disabled | ||
| Seminar Special Topics in Social Work | ||
| SCWK 2695 | Applied Social Work | 6 |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 60 | |
To be eligible for the Social Service Technology degree students must earn a "C" or better in all support and major courses with an overall GPA of 2.5 or greater.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| HAHS 1500 | Introduction to the Bitonte College of Health and Human Services | 2 |
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3 |
| POL 1560 | American Government | 3 |
| SOC 1500 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| PSYC 1560 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PHIL 1565 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| ANTH 1500 | Introduction to Anthropology | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| SCWK 1510 | Introduction to Social Work | 3 |
| SCWK 2600 | Health Issues for Social Work Practice | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| REL 2601 | Introduction to World Religions | 3 |
| SCWK 2622 | Social Work Processes | 3 |
| SCWK 2641 | American Social Welfare | 3 |
| SCWK 2642 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment for Social Workers 1 | 3 |
| SCWK 3736 | Social Work Methods with Individuals | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| SCWK 2644 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment for Social Workers 2 | 3 |
| SCWK 2695 | Applied Social Work | 6 |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Special Topics Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| SCWK 3728 | Social Services for Children | 3 |
| SCWK 3730 | Social Services and the Aged | 3 |
| SCWK 3731 | Social Services and the Disabled | 3 |
| SCWK 4860 | Seminar Special Topics in Social Work (with prior permission) | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 13 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 60 | |