NCSSS Rome Social Work Institute

Introduction

Study social work in Italy! NCSSS offers an incredibly unique opportunity to take a summer course that convenes at our CUA Rome Center. In this elective summer course, students have the opportunity to take a hybrid course about international social work and be in a course with other social work students from other countries, including Italy, the Czech Republic, Peru, and Korea! Through this unique opportunity, students will learn about how different countries and cultures address social issues that social workers face across the globe. Each summer has a central theme and we explore how social workers understand and intervene in their communities around this theme. The theme for 2024 is community-based social work services, with a focus on how social workers can address issues of substance use disorders, children and safety, and aging.

The course begins with an asynchronous portion orienting students about international social work and to introduce them to how social work is practiced in other countries. Then students come to Rome to learn from faculty and students from various countries through group work, faculty presentations, panel discussions, and student presentations. This course is a three-credit elective summer course. 

Students are financially responsible for: course tuition, airfare to and from Rome, and their accommodations in Rome. Students will stay at the Rome Center, unless they are based in Rome.  It includes free laundry, wifi, and a partial meal plan. There are refrigerators and microwaves for student meals outside of the partial meal plan options.
 

Accommodation & Meals

The Catholic University Rome Center has space to house approximately 70 students. Participants in the campus residence halls have access to laundry, air conditioning, heating, and free wifi. Most students will share a bedroom with one or two other classmates, though limited single room accommodations may be available upon request. Pillows and blankets are provided for every resident, but students will need to provide their own bedsheets and towels. There is an optional meal plan with breakfast and dinner served Monday through Thursday and only breakfast served on Fridays.  There are also refrigerators and microwaves available for lunches and weekend meals. Residence hall staff are available 24/7 - at all times for emergencies and during the day for general assistance.