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School of Social Work 

Goals & Objectives

BSW Program Goals
(Approved by the Faculty: October, 2006)
  1. To engage ethically and critically in generalist social work practice.
  2. To engage in culturally competent practice that recognizes the importance of social and economic justice, diversity, and populations-at-risk.
  3. To prepare students to engage in public service and leadership that enhances the health and well-being of communities locally, nationally, and globally; and
  4. To ensure that students integrate the social work values and ethics as the cornerstone of the profession. 
  
BSW Program Objectives
(Approved by the Faculty: October, 2006)
  1. Apply the knowledge and skills of generalist social work practice with of all sizes;
  2. Apply critical thinking skills within the context of professional social work practice;
  3. Apply social work values and ethical principles and standards to generalist social work practice;
  4. Practice with respect, knowledge, and skills related to client’s social status, race, color, gender, creed, sexual orientation, political orientation, disability, veteran’s status, age, marital status or parental status;
  5. Identify forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination.
  6. Apply strategies of advocacy and social change at all systems levels that advance social and economic justice as well as empowerment of clients;
  7. Demonstrate a working understanding of the parallel evolutions of social welfare and the profession of social work and its contemporary structures and issues;
  8. Apply bio-psycho-social-spiritual theoretical frameworks supported by empirical evidence that explains behavior at the individual and family levels;
  9. Apply macro level theoretical frameworks supported by empirical evidence the group, organizational and community levels;
  10. Analyze, formulate, and influence social policies;
  11. Identify the interconnectedness between policy and practice;
  12. Evaluate research studies, apply evidence based research findings to practice, and evaluate practice interventions;
  13. Engage in applied social work research and program evaluation.
  14. Apply technology and technological resources in generalist social work practice;
  15. Use effective oral and written communication skills differentially across client populations, colleagues, and communities;
  16. Use supervision and consultation appropriate to generalist social work practice;
  17. Function within the structure of multidisciplinary organizations and service delivery systems and advocate for organizational change, when appropriate; and
  18. Develop knowledge and awareness of/and sensitivity to populations-at-risk, including rural communities, the working poor, religious minorities, new immigrants, Ozarkians, African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Persons, the elderly and persons with disabilities.