Social Work - Minnesota State University Moorhead

Social Work from Minnesota State University Moorhead is a Campus Bachelor Sociology degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. Mission Statement Consistent with the mission of this upper Midwest teaching university, and the Education Policy and Accreditation Standards (2008) of the Council on Social Work Education, the MSUM School of Social Work educates competent entry-level social work professionals with the core knowledge, values, and skills necessary to engage in ethical and empowerment-based generalist practice with all people in a dynamic and diverse society. Graduates are prepared to promote planned change and advance social and economic justice, and human rights, locally, nationally, and globally. Program Goals With a liberal arts foundation, MSUM SSW graduates are prepared for entry-level professional social work practice. Further, graduates are prepared to continue their formal education in social work or other graduate discipline. Thus, MSUM SSW graduates will be prepared to: 1. Engage in evidence-based, entry-level social work practice with individual, families, groups, organizations, and communities within local, national, and global multicultural societies 2. Practice within the principles, values, and ethics that guide the social work profession 3. Influence social policies in order to alleviate poverty, oppression, and social and economic injustice as well as advocate for human rights 4. Identify and affect the bio-psycho-social, spiritual, and cultural functioning of people 5. Evidence practice from a culturally-sensitive perspective that recognizes and appreciates diverse cultures, particularly those that differ from one\\\'s own View more details on Minnesota State University Moorhead . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Sociology courses.