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Advising

A variety of advising resources are available to help guide students in the School of Social Welfare through the MSW and PhD programs. There are three basic components:


 Procedural and Administrative Advising

Graduate Advising

Barbara Haden is the administrative graduate adviser for the School of Social Welfare.
She can be reached via email at bhaden@berkeley.edu, or by phone at (510) 642-4406. She meets with students in her office (118 Haviland Hall) during open hours: 9:00 a.m. to Noon, and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. daily, except for Fridays (leaves at 2 p.m.).

Her job is to assist all MSW and PhD students with the administrative complexities of the graduate program-- Tele-BEARS, course enrollment, degree requirements and progress, petitions, and school, Graduate Division, and university policies in general. The Graduate Assistant, in addition, compiles and distributes the school's MSW e-mail newsletter providing regular information on school and professional activities.

 


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Undergraduate Advising

Sherman Boyson is the Undergraduate Advisor for the School of Social Welfare.


He can be reached via email at boyson@berkeley.edu, or by phone at (510) 642-4407. He meets with students in his office (219 Haviland Hall) during open hours: 9:00 a.m. to Noon, and 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. daily.


If you are interested in the Social Welfare Undergraduate Group Major, you should visit Sherman, ideally during your Freshman year. The Social Welfare major is impacted and students are admitted on a first-come, first-serve basis so it is always better to meet with him sooner than later.

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Concentration Group Advising

Teaching and field faculty in each program area (MAP, Children and Families, Community Mental Health, Health, Aging) compose Concentration Advising Groups whose primary role is academic advising. It is the responsibility of these groups to guide MSW students through the four semesters of the degree program. Through group meetings and special events, they:
  • interpret the academic and field work requirements of the concentration, the School, and the university,
  • assist students in selecting appropriate elective courses,
  • advise on procedures for program changes, course exemptions, and special programs,
  • sponsor and publicize special events and activities related to academic career, and professional development, and
  • facilitate faculty-student communications on curriculum and professional issues.
Concentration Advising Groups meet periodically throughout the academic year. They convene during Orientation Week each August and generally meet during mid-semester in the Fall and Spring prior to Tele-BEARS course enrollment period. Below is a list of program concentration faculty, and each group's co-chair:



MSW Faculty Advisors 2005-2006

MAP Group
Michael Austin 216 Haviland Hall mjaustin@berkeley.edu 642-7066
Julian Chow 319 Haviland Hall jchow99@berkeley.edu 643-9288
Bari Cornet* 314 Haviland Hall bari@berkeley.edu 643-6663
Neil Gilbert* 327 Haviland Hall ngilbert@berkeley.edu 642-4362
Jim Midgley 123 Haviland Hall midg@berkeley.edu 642-5039

Child and Family Services Group
Robert Ayasse 332 Haviland Hall rayasse@berkeley.edu 642-0303
Jill Duerr Berrick* 328 Haviland Hall dberrick@berkeley.edu 643-7016
Eileen Gambrill 207 Haviland Hall gambrill@berkeley.edu 642-4450
Shaaron Gilson 304 Haviland Hall shaaron@berkeley.edu

642-2424
Bart Grossman 331 Haviland Hall bg47@socrates.berkeley.edu 642-0722
Cathy Ralph* 302 Haviland Hall cjralph@berkeley.edu 642-8251
Susan Stone 222 Haviland Hall sistone@berkeley.edu
643-6662

CMH Services Group
Valerie Edwards 316 Haviland Hall vedwards@berkeley.edu 643-2786
Peter Manoleas* 330 Haviland Hall pgm@socrates.berkeley.edu 642-0929
Kurt Organista 224 Haviland Hall drkco@berkeley.edu 643-6671
William M. Runyan 315 Haviland Hall runyan@berkeley.edu 643-6667
Steve Segal* 303 Haviland Hall spsegal@berkeley.edu 642-3949
Lonnie Snowden 221 Haviland Hall snowden@berkeley.edu 642-1252
Yu-Wen Ying 217 Haviland Hall ywying10@socrates.berkeley.edu 643-6672

Heath Services Group
Julia Hastings* 319 Haviland Hall Jhasting@berkeley.edu 642-5584
Greg Merrill* 313 Haviand Hall gregmerrill@berkeley.edu 643-6397
Lorraine Midanik* 326 Haviland Hall lmidanik@berkeley.edu 642-7974

Gerontology Services Group
Barrie Robinson* 313 Haviland Hall bkr@berkeley.edu 642-7176
Andy Scharlach* 329 Haviland Hall scharlac@berkeley.edu 642-0126
* = co-chairs

Individual Academic Advising

Individual faculty members in each concentration group are assigned to students to provide personal one-on-one advising on academic, professional, and career issues and to provide information, as necessary, to address special academic needs or problems. Faculty meet with their advisees in the Fall semester and periodically thereafter.

Students can make appointments with their advisors at any time to explore issues affecting their progress in the MSW program, the requirements of the school and the Graduate Division, or their individual concentration area. The school, as an institution concerned with professional and academic education in the field of social welfare, focuses its advising on matters relating to educational issues and professional development. The school does not provide personal counseling or social services to students. Students needing help with personal or emotional problems should contact UC Counseling and Psychological Services at the Tang Center. (See http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/)

When students fail to make adequate progress toward the completion of their MSW program, their individual advisors will help to assess the situation, make recommendations, and supply requisite information to the Dean's Office or the University. The Associate Dean for Instruction is available to discuss individual student concerns needing special attention.

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