Healthcare Education in Action Newsletter - Spring 2018

HEALTHCARE

EDUCATION in action

A Publication of the Healthcare Programs at Ramapo College ISSUE 1: SPRING 2018

New Adler Center for Nursing Excellence Skyrockets Ramapo to Greater Excellence in Healthcare

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amapo College’s nursing program has grown incrementally in recent years as the demand for nurses in New Jersey, New York, and nationwide has skyrocketed. According to statistics from the New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing, it was projected that there will be a shortage of 40,000 registered nurses in the Garden State by the year 2020.

It is imperative that colleges and universities throughout New Jersey either begin their own nursing schools or make additions to existing ones in order to educate more nurses to satisfy the ever-increasing demand. Already offering a comprehensive program in nursing, including an excellent master’s degree program, Ramapo College of New Jersey now welcomes students to the Adler Center for Nursing Excellence.

The Center expands classroom, research and simulation laboratory space, enabling students to assess patient scenarios and to determine a possible course of treatment.

and classrooms with state-of-the-art technological capabilities with capacity for 24 to 40 students, all linked to the electronic medical record system at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, providing students with a basis for everimportant clinical simulations.

Further enhancing the learning experience at the Nursing Learning Center is the addition of a patient simulator, which is programmed with various specific signs, symptoms, and responses requiring specific interventions on the part of students. This takes learning beyond the theoretical examination process and applies specific concepts and ideas learned in the professor’s lecture to a real-world scenario.

The Ramapo College Nursing Program currently enrolls more than 500 students in undergraduate and advanced degree programs in three major academic tracks: a traditional pre-licensure BSN track, the RN-to-BSN track for nurses returning for a BSN degree, and a Master’s of Science in Nursing.

“Nursing involves more than just acquiring expertise in a discipline,” said Ramapo College President Peter P. Mercer.

“Treating those in a vulnerable physical or emotional state, with compassion and dignity, is what sets apart the very best.”

Those interested in learning more about Ramapo College’s Master of Science in Nursing program are encouraged to visit http://www.ramapo.edu/nursing for more information.

The 36,000-square foot facility, designed with today’s nursing students, current and future nursing professionals in mind, features eight patient learning stations, including high-fidelity patient simulation rooms for critical care, medical/surgical and maternal/child patient care situations,

Source: New Jersey Collaborative Center for Nursing, cited in “The Nursing Shortage and New Jersey.” Retrieved from http://www.njni.org/resourceitem/the-nursing-shortage-and-new-jersey

Preparing For the Future MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

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t Ramapo College of New Jersey, our students engage in hands-on learning, undergraduate research, civic and professional activities to prepare them for highly successful careers in healthcare.

At the core of our College’s programs in Nursing and Social Work is a rich and diversified liberal arts curriculum. For many years, research has found that a liberal education is essential to “prepare critically thoughtful, reflective, humanistic professional nurses” (Hermann, 2004). Similarly, “throughout the history of professional social work education, the liberal arts have been regarded as not simply the most suitable basis for professional education but as the essential basis” (Reid & Peebles-Wilkins, 2013).

At Ramapo, opportunities abound for students to engage in undergraduate research and credit-bearing clinical experiences. The results of this work are frequently presented at regional and national conferences. In addition, nursing and social work students participate in subject-specific student-led clubs that partner with faculty, healthcare organizations and employers to deliver co-curricular programs for students on and off campus. Here are two examples:

Associate Professor of Biology Yan Xu advises the Ramapo College Chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS). NSCS recently recognized Professor Xu and nursing student Jennifer Trabucco, commending their service as members of a delegation on medicine and science in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, where Trabucco studied first-hand Australian healthcare and health disparities among the native Aboriginal people.

While studying social work with Ramapo, Tammy Smith’s ‘16 research was selected for publication in the peer-reviewed Journal of Undergraduate Research. Tammy also served as keynote speaker at Meadowview Psychiatric Hospital’s wellness and recovery conference in Secaucus, N.J., and is currently employed as a case manager in a mental health clinic.

Jennifer and Tammy’s experiences, while unique, are not uncommon. Our students and faculty are routinely commended for their thoughtful and distinctive contributions to the healthcare industry. Such commendations are a point of pride and motivation for so many of us who invest our time, energy, and resources to ensuring that the liberal arts continue to provide a strong foundation for a lifetime of success.

Sincerely,

Peter P. Mercer, Ph.D. President, Ramapo College of New Jersey

Ramapo College nursing students, their families and guests celebrated the White Coat Ceremony. The ceremony marks the transition to hands-on training and clinical assessment for nursing students in their studies.

Two Tracks Added to the MSN Program Nursing Administration and Family Nurse PractitionerÂ

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amapo College’s Nursing Program has launched two new tracks in the Master of Science in Nursing Program: Nurse Administrator and Family Nurse Practitioner. These tracks are offered in addition to the MSN Nursing Education track.

The Nurse Administrator track prepares students for leadership and managerial positions in healthcare. According to the American Nurses Credentialing Center, hospital administration and nursing leaders are being called upon to lead and implement specific strategies to retain experienced nurses and to create a partnership environment that advances the practice of nursing by establishing appropriate management structures within the healthcare system.

The Nursing Administrator track addresses industry needs through its curriculum and experiences and offers nurses the knowledge and expertise necessary to achieve the goals of addressing the management of nursing teams, staff and other duties.

Half of the 20 U.S. occupations projected to grow the fastest over the next few years are in the health services fields. Employment in healthcare administration is expected to grow fastest in practitioners’ offices and in services for home healthcare. The job outlook for healthcare administrators is strong, with the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics projecting 22 percent growth nationally in the profession from 2010 to 2020, well above the 14 percent average for all

Ramapo College Nursing Pinning Ceremony Class of 2017

occupations. Consequently, more healthcare administrators will be needed to manage the increasing number of healthcare professionals and facilities.

The Family Nurse Practitioner track prepares students to serve in Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner positions in hospital and independent care settings.

Upon program completion, students may sit for advanced practice certification and state licensure.

In recent reports, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the federal agency focused on improving access to care and strengthening the healthcare workforce, stated that it is projecting a shortage of 20,400 primary care physicians in 2020.

The Family Nurse Practitioner track is offered to meet the demand for family and primary care physicians in the region. The program is offered in a flexible format and allows practicing nurses to achieve their career goals and take on new roles in the changing way family and primary care is provided now and in the future.

A study by Medical Care estimates that nurse practitioner jobs will rise 94 percent by 2025. Ramapo now offers three MSN tracks-Nursing Education, Administration and Family Nurse Practitioner.

Learn more. Visit www.ramapo.edu/msn

Ramapo College’s Nursing Graduates Pushing Boundaries

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he first nursing class that any student in Ramapo College’s nursing program takes is called EvidenceBased Practice and Nursing Research. If you think that sounds a little ambitious for an introductory curriculum, Kathy Burke might tell you that’s precisely the point.

“Everyone assumes a nurse is a nurse, not realizing that they’re continually engaged in lifelong learning, continually engaged in lifelong clinical inquiry,” says Burke, the Assistant Dean of Nursing. “We begin teaching them the process of clinical inquiry and how never to be satisfied with the status quo.”

and other students on an annual study abroad trip to Sierra Leone, a venture supported by Sa Leone Health Pride, headed by clinical professor (and two-time Ramapo nursing graduate) Florence Dorwie, who grew up in the war-torn African country. Back on campus, nursing students work in a simulation lab where computerized patient simulators can be programmed to emulate just about any medical condition. “Whatever a patient can do,” Burke says, “this simulator can do.”

In addition to Ramapo’s partnership with The Valley Hospital, the College has forged strong affiliations with Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, N.J.,

Valley Nurses Margaret Valenti ’12, Dona Meringer ’12 and Margaret Bischoff ’11

Burke has taught at Ramapo since 1996, long enough to see enrollment in the nursing program grow from 45 to nearly 500. She’s helped coordinate partnerships with New Jersey hospitals, which provide Ramapo nursing students with critical hands-on experience, and has seen the nursing program expand to include a master’s program and, a new home, the Adler Center for Nursing Excellence, designed specifically for future nursing students. For Burke, a special point of pride has been Ramapo’s longstanding emphasis on nurse-driven, clinical-based research associated with The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J. “I think the difference with Ramapo is that the faculty are always looking for innovative ways to include students in evidence and research at institutions that we affiliate with.

And we’re aggressive about it, we really are. So it rubs off on students.”

Ramapo nursing students take advantage of myriad opportunities to gain experience in the field. In 2008, Burke and nursing professor Elaine Patterson began taking nursing

and St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, N.J. The Valley Hospital’s credentialed nurses support the clinical learning of Ramapo students and serve as instructors and mentors for evidence-based projects. Additionally, Valley nurses use the Ramapo simulation lab for most of their annual competency evaluations. Ramapo professors serve on the Valley Nurse Research Council Steering Committee, which must approve research projects proposed by Valley nurses, including a regular number of Ramapo graduates.

Ramapo professors also sit on research committees at Hackensack University Medical Center, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, and Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, N.Y. “The difference here is that we expect them to begin doing these projects, and we mentor them during their time here with the nurses at the hospital,” Burke says. “They clearly know that this continuing clinical inquiry is their professional responsibility.”

Three stories of Ramapo nursing alumnae and their ground-breaking research projects:

DONA MERINGER ’12 For Dona Meringer, nursing was a second career. She had earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from William Paterson University and worked for a decade as a computer programmer for IBM. Then, as the mother of three kids, she went back to school, earning a bachelor’s degree in nursing from William Paterson and a master’s in nursing education from Ramapo.

During her research project, Meringer was responsible for eliciting the responses of new mothers on the postpartum unit.

“Dr. Burke mentored us through the entire process,” Meringer says, “and as a result of our research, it is a policy within our organization that nurses must write the time of the next available pain medication on the patient’s whiteboard. Having the impact to change policy is significant.”

Today, Meringer’s daughter, Patti, also works as a nurse at The Valley Hospital. “I think watching me go through it, it definitely influenced her,” Meringer says. “That’s the thing with nursing, you have the opportunity to impact so many people.”

Dona Meringer ‘12

GINA DOVI ’07, ’14

As a pediatric nurse at Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC), Gina Dovi treated some of the hospital’s most vulnerable patients: children with cancer, blood disorders and bone marrow transplants. Often she observed them afflicted with mucositis, inflammation and ulcerations in the mouth that can lead to pain, bleeding, infection and poor nutrition.

Dovi had read studies of adult mucositis patients who were treated with ice chips, which cooled their mouths during the infusion of chemotherapy and decreased the severity of mucositis. She wondered whether the treatment, known as cryotherapy, would help younger patients. She embarked on a oneyear study, to determine whether ice chips could help children who would be receiving chemotherapy prior to a stem cell transplant.

Dovi, who earned her degree in nursing from Ramapo in 2007, completed Ramapo’s master’s program in nursing education in 2014.

Dovi earned her CPHON (Certified Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Nurse) certification in 2011, was the 2014 recipient of the Nursing Excellence Award in Clinical Care at Hackensack Medical Center, and was a Regional Finalist for the National NURSE.com GEM Award for Education and Mentorship in 2016. She currently is an Education Specialist at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital, Hackensack-Meridian Health in Hackensack, N.J.

Petra Tepper ’04 and Gina Dovi ’07

MARGARET BISCHOFF ’12 As a nurse in the neonatal unit at The Valley Hospital, Margaret Bischoff works with premature babies and their anxious moms. Two years ago she began a research project to determine whether a light-touch therapy known as the M technique, typically used on adult patients in an intensive-care unit, could be applied to newborns.

Bischoff conducted a 13-month study involving 100 babies. Fifty received the light-touch therapy. Fifty did not. Bischoff hoped the treatment would help reduce stress in the newborns—some were born after just 24 weeks of gestation—and thus encourage their healing and maturation. While the babies received the lighttouch therapy, Bischoff monitored their heart rates and oxygen saturation levels (most neonates breathe with the aid of a ventilator). “Babies can’t raise their hand and tell me that they’re stressed,” Bischoff says. “But I can look at their heart rate and breathing rate to tell if they’re stressed.”

While the study did not provide conclusive results, Bischoff says, the findings did reveal some noteworthy differences—for example, in the effects of the treatment on boys versus girls. In October she traveled to Palm Springs, California, to present her findings to the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.

Ramapo College’s Katerina Korunovski Named March of Dimes’ Student Nurse of the Year

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amapo College of New Jersey student Katerina Korunovski was named The March of Dimes’ Student Nurse of the Year at a recent ceremony.

Katerina, a Garfield, New Jersey, native, completed her undergraduate studies in May 2017. She was the only student awardee in a field that included more than 200 total nominations for various categories.

“I was so surprised when my name was called,” said Katerina, who hopes to continue a nursing career in critical care. “Since I was a little girl, I never changed my career path. I always wanted to be a nurse. I didn’t think I would fit anywhere else.”

Katerina was nominated for the award by Julia Fitzgerald, Assistant Professor of Nursing at Ramapo College.

“I nominated Katerina based on her academic and clinical performance,” said Fitzgerald, explaining

that requirements were a GPA of at least 3.5 and involvement with the community. “Katerina definitely qualified and we couldn’t be more proud of her.”

In the summer of 2016, Katerina completed a 10-week externship with Hackensack University Medical Center, which consisted of 12-hour shifts that took her to the surgical intensive care unit to work with the rapid response teams. She said it was “the best experience of my life.”

“Each unit has its own dynamic but I love the excitement of the ER and trauma unit,” said Katerina.

“That’s where I’d really love to be.”

“I was so inspired by the nurses,” she said. “I was excited to wake up every day and go to work.”

In addition to course studies, Katerina’s practical

experience has so far rotated through the operating room, Labor and Delivery and mother/baby units, Cardiac Care Intensive Care Unit and the emergency room at HUMC. The mission of the Ramapo College Nursing Program is to expose students to diverse societies, offer them opportunities to expand their worlds and to shape their futures as leaders of global healthcare. The program currently enrolls more than 500 students in undergraduate and advanced degree programs. Current programs consist of three major academic tracks: a traditional pre-licensure BSN track in nursing, the RN-to-BSN track for nurses returning to school for a BSN degree and three Master of Science in Nursing programs: MSN Nursing Education, MSN Family Nurse Practitioner and MSN Nursing Administration.

Phi Alpha Honor Society

Social Workers: Keeping What Matters in Sight

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he social work profession is one of the most diverse in the world. It is also a critical one, as social workers provide invaluable services to those who most require them. Social workers in the 21st century, however, continue to face a number of challenges.

According to recent findings from the U.S. Census Bureau, “nearly 15 percent of Americans live below the poverty line,” an alarming statistic that requires social workers across the country to take note. Also, the U.S. Surgeon General estimates that approximately 20 percent of the population in the United States is impacted by mental illness in any given year. This demonstrates the increasing importance of social work activity in mental hospitals and other clinical service providers whose efforts focus on people struggling with “mood disorders, anxiety, psychoses, substance abuse, and other serious forms of mental illness.” In addition to mental health settings, social workers are in historically high demand in correctional institutions. For the first time in U.S. history, according to a report from the Pew Center on the States, more than every one in every 100 American adults is incarcerated. Therefore, social workers working in correctional facilities must be equipped to “mount ambitious crime prevention and restorative justice efforts, enhance the use of community-based services, and promote constructive sentencing reform.” These incredible statistics show that social workers are not only in high demand but play a pivotal role in the overall functioning of twenty-first century society.

Ramapo College has recognized this increased need for skilled, knowledgeable social workers and offers a comprehensive Master’s in Social Work (MSW) degree program designed to enhance the competence and compassionate tendencies of today’s social work professionals.

Ramapo College’s Master in Social Work program is a 64-credit graduate-level course of study comprised of hybrid courses - a combination of two hours of in-class meetings and a half-hour online component for each course on a weekly basis - and a hands-on learning component in which students must perform 1,200 hours of fieldwork, or 600 if they are in Advanced Standing, in order to apply the knowledge attained in the classroom under the guidance of expert field instructors. Upon completion of the field-learning component, students will have the knowledge base required for an effective career in social work in New Jersey, across the country, and around the world. Students also have the option to enroll in elective courses that will prepare them for the License in Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counseling, enabling them to become substance abuse counselors in the State of New Jersey. Classes are small and faculty are supportive, fostering relationships with students and providing them with the guidance they need to succeed in one of the most pivotal fields in today’s workforce.

There are full-time and part-time options for the program – part-time students typically complete the MSW program in either three or four years, while full-time students generally finish their studies within two years. A 32-credit Advanced Standing option is also available – students can complete a shorter version of the program in one year’s time.

A master’s degree in social work from Ramapo College will provide graduates with the necessary expertise to excel in the field within a variety of settings. There are opportunities not only in critical areas such as correctional facilities, mental health services, and programs designed to aid the poorest individuals, but also lucrative positions

in education, child welfare, abuse prevention, community planning and organizing, policy and procedure creation, and rehabilitation services, among other fields. In short, the Master of Social Work is one of the most versatile degrees designed in such a way that social workers have the versatility that is becoming more pivotal than ever before across various social work fields. With a more than adequate knowledge base built on a solid foundation of learning beyond the classroom in a variety of real-life scenarios, Ramapo’s education makes a difference in order to ensure that social workers can make a difference and keep what matters in sight.

As further dedication to the Social Work program, Ramapo is a member of Phi Alpha Honor Society, a national social work academic honor society that is dedicated to high standards of scholarship and distinctive achievements within social work.

To become a member, a student must be a junior with nine social work credits and a GPA of 3.7 in Social Work course. The purposes of Phi Alpha Honor Society are to provide a closer bond among students of social work and to promote humanitarian goals and ideals as exemplified by Ramapo students enrolled in the Master in Social Work program.

Those interested in learning more about the program can visit www.ramapo.edu/msw for more information.

Source: Social Work Today - Why Our World Needs Social Work

by Frederic G. Reamer, http://www.socialworktoday.com/news/ enews_0312_01.shtml

Ramapo College’s Bachelor of Social Work Ranked Among Top Programs in the Nation

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amapo College of New Jersey has been ranked as one of the nation’s Best Bachelor’s in Social Work by College Choice. Ramapo, ranked Number 22, also is one of only two New Jersey institutions to make the prestigious list.

“The Social Work program at Ramapo College continues, as it has since its inception in the 1970s, to provide students the skills necessary to work in settings where social justice and respect for human diversity are paramount,” said Aaron Lorenz, Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Human Studies at Ramapo College. “To be mentioned with some of the other schools in the nation shows that the dedication our faculty have to our students does not go unnoticed.”

Ramapo College’s Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) provides undergraduate students with a degree that will prepare them to become social workers in any field they choose. The BSW program holds accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education.

Students in the social work program at Ramapo are exposed to an integrative and hands-on learning experience. Courses are taught in a variety of ways, including lectures, team projects and simulated exercises. Faculty also teach from case studies and invite guest lecturers who are current industry

professionals for special presentations and seminars. Students are required to fulfill 600 hours of fieldwork experience, which are supervised by licensed and certified social work professionals.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the social work profession will experience a faster than average growth rate at 10 percent between the years 2014 and 2024.

“We will continue with our mission to teach students how to be culturally competent social workers and advocate vociferously on behalf of their clients,” said Dean Lorenz.

To meet the increasing need for social work services, Ramapo College has recently established and now offers a Master’s in Social Work, which builds on the strong undergraduate reputation and further prepares students for advanced professional practice.

The College Choice rankings are derived from different sources, including data taken from a nationwide survey published by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA where students evaluated academic reputation as well as school costs and post-graduate achievements on the job market. The data are weighted with information from other public sources, including U.S. News & World Report, the National Center for Education Statistics, and PayScale.com.

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Ramapo College’s first MSW graduating class

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ocial work is a truly rewarding profession that enables you to make a difference in the lives of people in need. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov) projects a 19 percent increase in need for social workers by 2022. Subsequently, the need for advanced degrees in social work is also on the rise.

Recognizing the industry trend, Ramapo College of New Jersey established a two-year MSW program which combines a rigorous and innovative classroom education along with a community based practice experience transitioning students to professionals in the field of social work. Ramapo’s small classes and more personalized training have allowed greater interaction with professors and fellow students as these MSW students work towards their advanced degrees. In addition, students will gain extensive hands-on training through work with local mental health organizations and trips abroad to study public health, substance abuse and other issues that affect underserved populations. Visit www.ramapo/ edu/msw/ for information.

The Master of Social Work program continues to receive great interest.

• 150 applications were received for fall 2017.

• Currently, there are 95 students participating in the program.

• Ramapo’s small classes and more personalized training have allowed greater interaction with professors and each other as these MSW students work towards their advanced degrees.

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YOUR FUTURE MATTERS

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he future of healthcare is ever-changing and constantly innovating to improve the lives of individuals and society as a whole. Become an advanced professional in either nursing or social work and lead the charge in how we serve those in need. Ramapo’s cutting-edge facilities, partnerships with hospitals and other community organizations, and dedicated faculty ensure that students receive the support and resources necessary to succeed in these increasingly complex and important fields.

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GRADUATE PROGRAMS MSN (Master of Science in Nursing): MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING NURSING EDUCATION (MSN-ED)

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HYBRID LEARNING

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER (MSN-FNP)

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING NURSING ADMINISTRATION (MSN-NA)

FLEX PT 2-YEARS

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HYBRID LEARNING

FLEX 2-YEARS

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HYBRID LEARNING

FLEX PT 3-YEARS

CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY: Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) certification of the NLN

CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY: Advanced Nurse Administrator (NEA-BC) certification of the ANCC

CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY: FNP Certification of the AANPCP

For more information, visit: www.ramapo.edu/msn

For more information, visit: www.ramapo.edu/msn

For more information, visit: www.ramapo.edu/msn

MSW (Master of Social Work): Advanced Standing, Full time, Part time MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK ADVANCED STANDING (MSW-ADV)

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MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK (MSW FLEX 2-4 yr)

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IN SEAT LEARNING

FLEX 2-4 YEARS

CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY: ASWB licensing examination for the LSW in NJ and LMSW in NY, and License in Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counseling (LCADC) in the State of NJ upon completion of certain course options

CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY: ASWB licensing examination for the LSW in NJ and LMSW in NY, and License in Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counseling (LCADC) in the State of NJ upon completion of certain course options

For more information, visit: www.ramapo.edu/msw

For more information, visit: www.ramapo.edu/msw

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