Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology

SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT

Social Work Mission

The social work program’s guiding philosophy is based on two broad traditions: generalist social work practice and the land-grant university heritage. The program mission is to prepare social workers for beginning practice in a diverse society and to equip students with the knowledge and skills essential to the general tasks of promoting social welfare in institutions such as education, health, employment, housing and criminal justice. The program provides grounding in the fundamental generalist skills, knowledge, and values of social work, such as critical thinking, clarification of personal values, awareness of diversity, professional use of self, and communication and interpersonal relationship skills.

Social Work Program Goals

The two fundamental goals that guide the Social Work Program are:

1.       To prepare students for employment as generalist social workers through education in a professional foundation curriculum and selected liberal arts education coursework.

2.       To prepare students for advanced professional education.

Next