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were invited. This three-day conference convened with widespread participation from across the United States and Canada. By the end of the conference, a list of 33 proposals had been generated. These proposals included the recruitment and retention of a more diverse support staff; the inclusion of diversity content throughout the curriculum; greater attention to "required" diversity content in the field curriculum; and the recruitment and retention of agencies and supervisors.
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Doctoral students are required to complete two nine-month clinical internships in addition to program of coursework and research. Similar to the master's program, the doctoral curriculum operates on a block plan of instruction in which periods of classroom study alternate with periods of clinical and
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were already using social workers to assist physicians in obtaining patients’ social histories. It was considered a necessary ingredient for sound diagnosis, and to aid the patients in their "social adjustment" back to their communities after release from care. The Smith
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place students in a social service agency for 30 hours per week (including two hours of individual supervision each week). More than 120 agencies in 20 states and Canada participate in Smith's field program. Internship sites include schools, family service and child welfare agencies, child guidance
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session of coursework held during summer months is followed by an eight-month, 30-hours-per-week field internship, followed by another ten-week didactic session held in the summer, followed by a second eight-month, 30-hours-per-week field internship. Students return for a third and final ten-week
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the associate director. The newly established Smith
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Anti-Racism Task Force formed in 1994, including campus-wide activities, exhibits, awareness-raising, and coalition building. The task force is open to all members of the Smith community and works with other organizations on
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