The Social Work
Program at Saint Mary's College is accredited by the Council
on Social Work Education (CSWE)
From
the Saint Mary's College Social Work Program Mission Statement:
"With
a firm grounding in social work values and ethics, students
will work for social and economic justice with oppressed
populations in society, in the workplace, and in civic,
home and spiritual communities."
Social
Work specifically prepares students to provide professional
social services across a spectrum of social systems. By
employing a generalist orientation, students apply problem-solving
techniques to help people with all types of problems.
Benefits
of an Accredited Baccalaureate Degree in Social Work include:
- Employment
in generalist social work practice as a full professional
- Opportunity
for advanced placement in a Master of Social Work (M.S.W.)
program:
up to one year of advanced standing in graduate school
- Access
to licensure in the state in which you wish to practice
- A
professional curriculum based on national standards
Why
should I Become a Professional Social Worker?
Social
workers make a difference by working with
- Families
- Older
adults
- People
who are ill
- People
living in poverty
- Children
and adolescents
- People
who suffer from discrimination
Become
an Effective Leader for Social Justice and Cultural Change
-
Create
social and economic justice
-
Advocate
for change
-
Empower
yourself and others
-
Encounter
local and global cultures
-
Become
a leader in your world
