MSW Preview Day

Preview Days are designed for prospective residential MSW students and their families to learn more about the opportunities available at GSSW through breakout sessions, student panels, a campus tour, and an informational overview of the program.  Please sign up here to ensure you are receiving the most up-to-date information.

Attend two different events and receive $1,000 in financial assistance through scholarships and tuition remission. Attend a third separate event and receive an additional $500 in financial assistance through scholarships and tuition remission. This incentive will be applied to the 2023-2024 academic year for students who are admitted and enrolled at our Waco campus. *This incentive does not apply to individual campus visits

Fall MSW Preview Day (In-person)

• Friday, November 4th, 10:00am - 3:30 pm CST - Click here to Register 

Schedule 

• Check In/Registration      
• Welcome, from the Director of Enrollment, Career & Alumni Services 
• Conversation with the Dean: A Vision for The Garland School’s impact on the field
• Breakout Sessions
  • Best practices for mitigating the impact of developmental trauma in children
    • Students will review the causes and impact of developmental trauma and engage a brief introduction of skills used in a trauma-informed interaction model. This trauma-informed interaction model is the foundation skills for learning a full therapy model to use in working with children, parent child interaction therapy.
  • Revolution & Resurrection: How to assess old systems to transform them into more Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive entities from the inside out.
  • Center for Church and Community Impact (C3i)
    • At C3i, we aim to discover how both the visible and invisible struggles of our lives such as poverty, stress, mental health, and trauma affect our communities and the congregations serving them. At our core, we aim to teach congregations how to measure their impact in positively creating change alongside their communities. In addition to the ongoing work of C3i, we are currently in the first year of a 3-year research grant where we will consult with congregations around the following topics: Accompaniment (congregational case management), Trauma Care, and LGBTQ+ Inclusion Discernment. During this session, we'll discuss the long-term outcomes of the grant and how it has helped develop research-informed, evidence-based online certificate programs in each of these focus areas to make congregations safe and inclusive for all people.
• Lunch with faculty and staff and student organizations 
• Alumni Panel: Waco’s Thriving Community
• Field Experience Overview                            
• Current MSW Student Panel
• Application Process & Financial Aid FAQs      
• Wrap-Up!

Virtual Spring MSW Preview Day (online)

• Friday, February 10th , 11:00am - 2:30 pm CST - Click here to Register