“…Colby (2013), in a provocative paper, describes the accepted curricular design of MSW programs as stagnant, with most graduate instruction following a 2-year, foundation-specialization model that is grounded in Richmond’s 1897 vision for social work education. Colby and colleagues at the University of Houston put forth a new vision for MSW curricula that included a focus on advanced specialization through a one-semester foundation and a three-semester specialization approach (Colby, 2013). Moreover, the one-semester foundation encompassed a new design and pedagogic approach, including a 2-day intensive instruction in the history, professional organization, and basic concepts of social work, followed by a 6-week in-classroom module focused on social work content identified by CSWE (e.g., human behavior and social welfare policy), a semester-long practice lab, a semester-long research seminar, and a 180-hr fieldwork practicum (Colby, 2013).…”