Social Work - Eastern University

Social Work from Eastern University is a Campus Bachelor Sociology degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. The mission of the Social Work major is to educate general social work practitioners who are knowledgeable, skilled and compassionate agents of God's mercy and justice in meeting common human needs, with particular attention to people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty. The goals of the Social Work major are: to prepare graduates for beginning professional social work practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities, from the perspective of a Christian understanding of humanity, society, and the world. to provide graduates with the educational background needed for graduate study in social work and to be considered for advanced standing. The objectives of the Social Work major are that graduates will: understand the history of the social welfare institution and the social work profession, including their current structures, issues, and interrelationship, as the context for their practice. practice within the values, ethics, and metatheories of the social work profession as understood from the perspective of a Christian world view. function within the structure of organizations and service delivery systems, and under supervision, utilize strategies for seeking necessary organizational and systemic change. utilize cognitive, empathic, analytic, and synthetic skills to understand their clients, individually and collectively, as well as the social systems that affect them. utilize knowledge of bio-psycho-social-spiritual variables that affect individual development and action, and utilize theoretical frameworks to understand the interactions among individuals and between individuals and social systems (e.g., families, groups, organizations, and communities), and to intervene in dysfunctional interactions. practice with an understanding of and respect for the positive value of human diversity. understand policy (federal, state, local, and agency) and its affect on clients, workers, and agencies, and intervene in policy in the interest of their clients. understand the forms and mechanisms of human discrimination and oppression, and utilize strategies that advance social and economic justice. utilize generalist social work values, knowledge, and skills differentially with human systems of all sizes and types, professional colleagues, agency support staff, and community members. understand and utilize their "self" professionally in relationship with clients, colleagues, and others related to their practice. evaluate empirical and theoretical findings and apply them to practice; participate in research processes; and, under supervision, evaluate their own practice interventions and those of other relevant systems. utilize supervision, consultation, literature, conferences, and other personal and professional support systems to further their own development and renewal. View more details on Eastern University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Sociology courses.