M.S.W. Distance Option - Salem Site
While only an hour's drive from our main campus, the Salem Distance Option offers students in the Mid Valley area a chance to have a predictable schedule for three years and to shorten her/his travel time to/from classes in the second and third years.
Classes during the first year of the program are on the main PSU campus in Portland four times each school term on Fridays from 1 pm-9 pm and Saturdays 9 am-5 pm.
Classes during the second and third years are held at the Chemeketa Center for Business and Industry in Salem every Friday, generally from 8:30 am-4 pm. The majority of the coursework is taught by PSU School of Social Work faculty.
Field placements during the second and third years complete the program. Students work with the Site Coordinator to choose frm existing sites in their home community, or to help identify new sites for development, when possible. Most placements can be made in or near the students' home community.
Upcoming Events
The MSW Salem Distance Option is pleased to announce that it will be holding its annual Field Placement Fair in on Thursday, February 23rd from 10:00 am until 12 noon at 626 NE High Street (Fourth Floor) Salem, OR 97301 (parking is free at the Marion Parkade located directly across the street.). This event is a chance for MSW current students to learn about placement opportunities for the upcoming 2012-12 academic year. The Field Placement Fair is a valuable networking forum for agency representatives and students alike; we hope to see you there!
For any additional information, please contact Salem Site Coordinator, Michele Martinez Thompson.
Admissions
We are currently recruiting for the fall, 2012 cohort. The application is available is here. The application deadline is Feb. 1, 2012.
Salem Site Coordinator
Michele Martinez Thompson, MSW, CSWA, C-ASWCM, joined our Distance Option team this summer, 2011. She is a graduate of Arizona State University. She has practiced social work in a variety of community settings serving indivduals though their life span focusing on case management, counseling, policy and social service administration. Her current focus is individual and family counseling through chronic illness, end of life death and the provision of culturally effective services within the medical field.
