The Social Work Internship Program (SWIP)

The US Army Social Work Internship Program (SWIP) is the Army’s formal training program for preparing recent Master’s in Social Work graduates for advanced clinical social work practice with Soldiers and Families. The goal of producing highly qualified military social workers capable of independent clinical practice in multiple practice areas. The SWIP student rotates though identified behavioral health practice areas and learns under the site-specific clinical preceptors. The SWIP student at a minimum will rotate though the following military practice areas:

• Behavioral Health
• Addictions Medicine
• Family Advocacy
• Social Work Leadership/Management

Interns completing the SWIP fulfill at the supervision requirements to apply for state licensure as an independent clinical social worker.

The SWIP incorporates formal licensing preparation prior to taking the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) licensing exam.