Social Work - Indiana University - Northwest

Social Work from Indiana University - Northwest is a Campus Master Sociology degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. In recognition of the time and geographic constraints of many students who seek professional social work education, the Indiana University School of Social Work offers six programs of study leading to the 60 credit hour M.S.W. degree . The Indianapolis campus offers a two-year full-time program, a three-year part- time weekday program, a three-year part-time evening program, a three-year part-time Saturday program, and an Advanced Standing Program. (The Advanced Standing Program is designed for students with a strong academic record who have earned a Bachelor of Social Work [B.S.W.] degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.) Students must complete their M.S.W. within five years of their B.S.W. graduation. Indiana University South Bend offers a three-year part-time evening program. Indiana University Northwest offers a three-year part-time program. The school offers a three-year part-time program at IPFW (Fort Wayne) administered by the main campus at IUPUI. The general goal of the program is preparation for advanced social work practice. In addition to generalist knowledge and skills, the programs provide an opportunity for development of special competence in child welfare, families, health, leadership, and mental health and addictions. Educational resources for students in the program include a substantial library, an audiovisual center, student computer modules, and diversified field instruction settings throughout the state. General Information The Division of Social Work is a collaborative effort of the Indiana University?Purdue University Indianapolis School of Social Work and Indiana University Northwest. As part of the School of Social Work at IUPUI, the IUN program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The division offers the Master of Social Work on a three-year or four-year part-time schedule designed to meet the needs of working professionals in Northwest Indiana. Mission The mission of the Indiana University School of Social Work is to educate students to be effective and knowledgeable professional social workers prepared for practice in the twenty-first century. Such practitioners are committed to the alleviation of poverty, oppression, and discrimination. The school is dedicated to the enhancement of the quality of life for all people, particularly the citizens of Indiana, and to the advancement of just social , political, and economic conditions through excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. Within the context of a diverse, multicultural, urbanized, global, and technologically oriented society, the school prepares social workers who will shape solutions to a wide range of interpersonal and social problems by developing and using knowledge critically while upholding the traditions, values, and ethics of the social work Program Goals The Master of Social Work program derives its program goals from the mission statement of the Indiana University School of Social Work . They are also informed by the Curriculum Policy Statement of the Council on Social Work Education (1992). The program goals are to: 1. Educate students to be effective and knowledgeable professionals prepared for advanced social work practice in the twenty-first century 2. Build upon a liberal arts perspective to prepare students to continue their professional growth and development through a lifetime of learning, scholarship, and service. 3. Educate students to understand and apply the fundamental values and ethics of the social work profession in their practice. 4. Prepare students for social work practice with diverse populations and with client systems of all sizes. 5. Educate students about the social context of social work practice, the changing nature of those contexts, the behavior of organizations, and the dynamics of change. 6. Engage in scholarly activity including the discovery, integration, application, dissemination, and evaluation of client-centered and solution- focused knowledge. 7. Conduct service that promotes the general welfare of all segments of society and promotes social and economic justice. View more details on Indiana University - Northwest . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Sociology courses.