Social Work - Jacksonville State University

Social Work from Jacksonville State University is a Campus Bachelor Sociology degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. Social work is the helping profession sanctioned by society to ensure the maximum independent social functioning of all people. This purpose of social work practice is achieved in two approaches: first, social workers work toward changing social institutions, organizations, and communities to better meet the needs of people; second, social workers work toward helping people to cope better with life and utilize resources in the social environment. Emphasis on the ethics and values of social work occurs throughout the social work curriculum. Students in the introductory social work course are introduced to the Code of Ethics of NASW, and adherence to and belief in that Code of Ethics is reinforced in all other social work courses. PROGRAM GOALS AND EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES Mission Statement The mission of the Bachelor of Social Work degree program is to provide students with the knowledge, skills, values, and interests to promote human and community well-being through public service and entry-level generalist social work practice. The JSU BSW Program will guide students with a person and environment construct, a global perspective, respect for human diversity, and knowledge based on scientific inquiry. The JSU BSW Program will instill in students the quest for social and economic justice, the prevention of conditions that limit human rights, the elimination of poverty, and the enhancement of the quality of life for all persons. Through partnerships of service and with a central focus of being a regionally responsive, community-based, and practice-centered program guided by social work ethics and values, the program also seeks to provide leadership to social work practice and education in the community, the state, the region, and the nation. The purpose of the social work profession is to promote human and community well-being. Guided by a person and environment construct, a global perspective, respect for human diversity, and knowledge based on scientific inquiry, social work's purpose is actualized through its quest for social and economic justice, the prevention of conditions that limit human rights, the elimination of poverty, and the enhancement of the quality of life for all persons. Social work educators serve the profession through their teaching, scholarship, and service. Social work education, at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels, shapes the profession's future through the education of competent professionals, the generation of knowledge, and the exercise of leadership within the professional community. BSW Program Goals 1. To prepare students for entry level generalist social work practice with diverse client systems of various sizes and types. 2. To enhance service delivery in social service agencies by providing trained generalist social workers to work in agencies and organizations. 3. To prepare students to develop a professional identity which will incorporate the values and ethics of the social work profession. 4. To prepare students for life-long learning and critical thinking through an educational process which combines a liberal arts perspective with professional social work education. 5. To prepare students who demonstrate a commitment to continue their own professional growth and development which may include graduate social work education. 6. To provide students with content about a person and environment construct, a global perspective, respect for human diversity, and knowledge based on scientific inquiry. 7. To prepare students for social work practice with a quest for social and economic justice, the prevention of conditions that limit human rights, the elimination of poverty, and the enhancement of the quality of life for all persons. BSW Program Educational Objectives 1. Apply critical thinking skills within the context of professional social work practice. 2. Practice within the values and ethics of the social work profession and with an understanding of and respect for the positive value of diversity. 3. Demonstrate the professional use of self. 4. Understand the forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination and the strategies of change that advance social and economic justice. 5. Understand the history of the social work profession and its current structures and issues. 6. Apply the knowledge and skills of generalist social work practice with systems of all sizes. 7. Apply knowledge of bio-psycho-social variables that affect individual development and behavior, use theoretical frameworks to understand the interactions among individuals and between individuals and social systems (i.e., families, groups, organizations, and communities). 8. Analyze the impact of social policies on client systems, workers, and agencies. 9. Evaluate research studies and apply findings to practice, and under supervision, to evaluate their own practice interventions and those of other relevant systems. 10. Use communication skills differently with a variety of client populations, colleagues, and members of the community. 11. Use supervision appropriate to generalist practice. 12. Function within the structure of organizations and service delivery systems, and under supervision, seek necessary organizational change. 13. Demonstrate a commitment to continue their professional growth and development. 14. Increase understanding of and commitment to the social worker's role in promoting social and economic justice. 15. Become empowered so that they, in turn, work to empower client groups. 16. Employ an ethnically sensitive social work practice with diverse and oppressed populations within a social justice perspective. 17. Develop skills in working with clients and colleagues towards social change efforts in response to community needs. 18. Develop skills in integrating and applying knowledge and theory related to economic and social justice issues that were acquired in academic courses to actual social work situations. View more details on Jacksonville State University . 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