Social Work - Nyack College

Social Work from Nyack College is a Campus Bachelor Sociology degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. The mission of the Social Work Major is to prepare students in a Christian context to be social work professionals who can effectively enhance the well-being of diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities with competence, compassion and ethical integrity, and who are committed to promoting a just and caring society in a complex and interrelated world. In order to fulfill the mission, the Social Work Major has two goals: first, to prepare students to be generalist social work practitioners who integrate the knowledge, values, and skills of the social work profession in an educational context rooted in a Christian worldview; second, to prepare students for graduate education for social work, other professional disciplines, and lifelong learning. Student Learning Goals Graduates of Nyack College?s Social Work Major will: 1. Apply critical thinking skills within the context of professional social work practice. 2. Understand the value base and ethical standards & principles of the social work profession from the perspective of a Christian worldview, and practice accordingly. 3. Practice without discrimination, with respect, knowledge, and skills related to client?s age, class, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, family structure, gender, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation, and integrate a sound social work perspective on diversity with one\\\'s Christianity. 4. Understand the forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination, and apply strategies of advocacy and social change that advance social and economic justice. 5. Understand the history, current structures, issues of the Social Work profession, the contribution of Christianity to the profession, and achieve their identity as Social Work professionals with faith. 6. Apply the knowledge and skills of generalist Social Work practice with systems of all sizes. Use theoretical frameworks supported by empirical evidence to understand individual development and behavior across the life span and the interactions among and between individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities from a bio-psycho-social-spiritual perspective. 8. Analyze, formulate, and influence social policies that promote a just and caring society. 9. Understand research methodologies, evaluate research studies, apply research findings to practice, and evaluate their own practice interventions to advance the social work profession. 10. Use appropriate oral and written communication skills differently across client populations, colleagues, and communities. 11. Function effectively within the structure of organizations and service delivery systems, including those that are religious and seek necessary organizational change. 12. Understand themselves, environment, society, world and their Creator with a holistic perspective, and demonstrate reflective and professional use of self skills. 13. Continue personal and professional development utilizing supervision, consultation, literature, conferences, and/or advancing to graduate school. View more details on Nyack College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Sociology courses.