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Programs

Educational Objectives

Values

  1. Students will acquire and apply professional social work values and standards of ethical behavior.
  2. Students will be committed to and involved in improving the lives of vulnerable populations, including the oppressed, poor, disabled and other social minorities—racial, ethnic, and cultural--and promoting social and economic justice.
  3. Students will be involved in promoting social and economic justice locally, nationally and globaly.
  4. Graduates will value and pursue opportunities for continued professional growth and development.

Knowledge and Skills

  1. Students will acquire and apply a broad range of theoretical perspectives and empirical knowledge to better understand human suffering and develop ways to prevent and intervene to reduce suffering.
  2. Students will acquire and apply knowledge of the relationships among different levels of social intervention (community, family, individual, organization,  policy, program).
  3. Students will acquire and apply knowledge and skills necessary for effective practice with diverse populations.
  4. Students will learn to examine critically the theoretical, empirical, and value base that supports their fields of practice and to examine their own practice.

To accomplish these educational objectives, the School's program is organized into a core curriculum and an elective concentration in either clinical practice or social administration. All students have a field placement in their first year and another placement in their second year. No academic credit is awarded for life or work experience.