Ph.D.: Research Practicum
Leading to and including the dissertation, the Research Practicum consists of independent studies with ICSW faculty. Independent studies usually consist of exploration of the literature, methodologies and theoretical issues relevant to the dissertation proposal. The dissertation committee and two readers accept the research proposal, guide the study, and give final approval of the dissertation document.
Research at ICSW
A range of topics have been explored by students using numerous research methods and based on a variety of epistemologies. We are very proud of the common threads that run through all the dissertations produced at ICSW: They are grounded in clinical practice and tend to be highly useful in furthering our understanding of human beings. Many scholarly papers, numerous presentations, and several books based on our students’ dissertations have been added to the corpus of clinical social work knowledge.