Learn, Guide, Transform
This is a survey course that will assist students in developing the ability to help people and communities improve their quality of life through the field of Social Work. Students will gain an understanding of the social work profession, focusing on its mission to promote social and economic justice and enhance human well-being. Get excited to learn about social work careers in various settings. In this course students will engage in:
- Dialogue
- Journal Reflection
- Role-Playing
- Skill-Building Exercises
- Community Service Projects
- Local Resource Mapping
Sessions Offered
Hartford
June 29, 2026 - July 3, 2026
Course Fees
Format
Non-Credit
This class is meant to be immersive.
Course outcomes include:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the core values and ethical principles that guide the social work practice
- Recognize various fields of social work and the populations social workers serve
- Build core skills necessary in the field of social work
- Connect with professionals and community partners that support the work of social workers
Meet the Professor
Tynisha Tyson, LMSW
Professor at UConn's School of Social Work
Tynisha Tyson, LMSW, is a School Social Worker with Hartford Public Schools, providing direct individual and group counseling services to students in grades 6-8. She has 17 years of experience providing micro and macro level social work services to youth and families within the public and private (clinical day) school sectors. In addition to her role as a School Social Worker, she is an Adjunct Faculty at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work, teaching the Direct Practice in Schools graduate-level course to students interested in pursuing a career in social work within the school setting.
Tynisha's prior work experience in the field of social work also includes providing direct therapeutic services (counseling, group and family therapy) and care to individuals (ages 6-18 years old) and families with mental health and substance use/abuse challenges or impacted by substance use/abuse within the family unit in the following congregate settings: partial hospital, residential program, group home. Her background knowledge, training, and current interests in the field of social work include: Trauma-Informed Care and Practice, Mindfulness Practice, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Strengths-Based Therapy, Trained in the Seven Challenges Program, Trained in the Girls Circle Curriculum, Trained in the Voices Curriculum.
Tynisha received her B.A. in Psychology from Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Master's of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Connecticut School of Social Work.
