Hauppauge Center

Bachelor of Social Work ANSWER Program

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, employment in social work will increase faster than the average for all occupations through 2018. Adelphi’s School of Social Work, with its flexible programs leading to B.S.W. and M.S.W. degrees, prepares students for careers in public, private, and not-for-profit organizations serving children, adults, and people coping with mental illness, substance abuse, domestic violence, poverty, illness, and other crises.

The Hauppauge Center in Suffolk County, Long Island, offers unique educational programs to traditional students and to those who might not otherwise have the opportunity to earn undergraduate and advanced degrees.

The ANSWER B.S.W. Program

This flexible B.S.W. program was orginally designed as a way to create opportunities for upward professional mobility for paraprofessionals working in social, community, and human service agencies. Adelphi’s ANSWER program accommodates community college students transferring to Adelphi as well students changing fields or returning to school to earn a bachelor’s degree after a lengthy hiatus.

Social work students may study full or part time, and courses meet once a week at our Hauppauge, Long Island, location. The student population, diverse in age, ethnic origin, and cultural background, presents an invigorating atmosphere for learning. Small size allows students, faculty, and administration to interact in a positive way.

ANSWER Curriculum

Designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the knowledge, values, and skills necessary for social work practice, the B.S.W. curriculum emphasizes a generalist orientation to the field. This educational approach enables graduates to pursue practice in a variety of areas with command of a range of strategies for intervention. It also serves as the springboard to advanced standing in the M.S.W. program for those students who meet the qualifications for graduate education.

Credit for Prior Work and Life Experience
ANSWER social work students may apply for a maximum of 10 elective college credits based on knowledge obtained outside the classroom.

• Six credits may be earned for prior full-time paid work experience in the social work field.
• Four credits may be earned for learning gained through successful completion of in-service training program, volunteer work, community activities, and significant personal experiences.

Work/life credits may not be used to waive any required liberal arts or social welfare courses. Students interested in applying for work/life credits should meet with the program director who will assess eligibility and discuss the application guidelines.

For additional program details, please refer to the Adelphi University School of Social Work website.

For additional information about the B.S.W. program, please contact:

Lynne Shulman, LCSW
Director, Hauppauge Center Social Work Program
p – 516.237.8608
e – shulman@adelphi.edu

Adelphi University Hauppauge Center
55 Kennedy Drive
Hauppauge, NY 11788