Social Work - Savannah State University

Social Work from Savannah State University is a Campus Bachelor Sociology degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. Mission The mission of the Department of Social Work prepares students to excel in social work practice. The BSW programs prepares students for generalist practice and the MSW program builds on the generalist foundation and prepares students for advanced practice in Clinical and Social Administration. The Department promotes student focused learning, affirms the African American legacy and fosters a unique multicultural environment through its BSW and MSW curriculum and advocacy roles in community change. The department graduates students who are culturally competent to practice social work in rural, urban and global settings. Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) Program The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree is a carefully articulated program that provides a generalist academic and experiential foundation for students seeking a career in the varied and expanding profession of social work. The BSW program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education through 2019. The major requires a selective liberal arts base of knowledge from social , behavioral, and natural sciences (e.g. psychology, sociology and biology) together with group social work skills, values and methodologies of intervention at the individual, family, group, institution, and community levels. BSW graduates are educated to respond in an informed way to identifiable social work needs in a variety of settings, including rural, urban and international. The social work major is structured around four interrelated components: theoretical foundations/intervention strategies; client population/cultural diversity, research/evaluation and skills development/fieldwork. View more details on Savannah State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Sociology courses.