社会工作
The goals of the social work program are:
- to prepare students for beginning-level generalist social work practice who are well-equipped with theory and skill and socialized into the profession;
- to prepare students with a solid foundation for graduate training in social work;
- to enhance the professional development of social service workers of the region.
社会工作 practice is licensed in Ohio as in many other states. 社会工作学位 at either the master or baccalaureate level is required to be eligible for a license. Bluffton's baccalaureate social work degree meets the standards for accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education.
社会工作 is concerned with helping people improve their lives through direct and 间接服务. 社会工作ers work with individuals, groups, communities and social policy issues to enable people to deal with their problems. 社会工作者带来 their practice an examined value orientation and a unique knowledge base that focuses on the interaction of person and environment.
Licensed social workers are employed in many types of settings by public and private 机构. Fields of practice include services to children, medical, mental health, services for elderly, criminal justice, schools, recreational and character-building programs, community planning and organization, overseas relief and development, public 福利及其他. B的角色.A.-level social workers include case management, supportive counseling and beginning level program development and administrative roles.
A generalist approach at the baccalaureate level provides skills enabling graduates to take employment in most fields of social work practice or to go on to graduate 研究. The program seeks competent students who are concerned about people and social problems, who want to help people and desire to work on improving the social environment 他们生活的地方. A strong emphasis is placed on understanding issues of human diversity 在我们的社会中. Cross-cultural and off-campus experiences are strongly encouraged.
Field work is an important feature of social work education. 学生参与 one semester of in-agency practicum within a broad choice of settings. 这提供了 opportunity for the student to integrate knowledge with practice and demonstrate skills and competencies learned throughout the curriculum.
Entrance to the upper-level 课程 requires a written application into the program
and a formal interview with program faculty. 转学 are asked to submit
推荐信. 看到 Social Work Program Student Manual 欲知更多资料.
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社会工作专业
(58小时)
基础课程: (9小时)
PSY 110 Introduction to Psychology (3)
PSY 250 Abnormal Psychology (3)
SOC 152 Introduction to Sociology (3)
Required social work 课程: (46小时)
SWK 120 Introduction to Social Work (3)
SWK 141社交 & 经济正义 (3)
SWK 240 Interviewing: Theoretical and Skill Based Approaches (3)
PSY 235 Developmental Psychology (3)
SWK 264 Human Behavior and Social Environment (3)
SWK 301 Social Work Practice 1: Micro (3)
SWK 302 Social Work Practice 2: Mezzo (3)
SWK 303 Social Work Practice 3: Macro (3)
SWK 360 Basics of Social Research 1 (3)
SWK 372 Social Welfare Policy and Analysis (3)
swk401野外工作 (12)
SWK 404 Field Work Seminar (1)
SWK 405 Social Work Seminar (3)
One of the following Behavioral and Social Science 课程:
CRJ /SOC 275犯罪学 (3)
PSY 310性格 (3)
PSY 325 Special 前ics in Psychology (3)
PSY 403研究研讨会 (3)
SOC/SWK 185 Women in Society (3)
SOC 210 Social Stratification (3)
SOC 225 Race and Ethnicity in American Society (3)
SOC 240 Ethnography and Culture (3)
SOC 258 Social Psychology (3)
SOC 264社会理论 (3)
SOC 310 Environmental Sociology (3)
SOC 330 Social Justice and Social Change (3)
SOC 350城市社会学 (3)
Optional concentration in art: (12小时)
ART 135 Introduction to Art (3)
ART 202设计1 (3)
ART 242 Digital Photography 1 (3)
ART 245 Introduction to Computer Graphic Design (3)
The major can begin in the first, sophomore or even in the junior year, although the later beginnings presume substantial prior work on the general education and foundation 课程. While breadth in the liberal arts is encouraged, some students may wish to combine the social work major with the peace and conflict studies minor, 西班牙语 or other majors or minors depending on particular career interests.
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