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School of Social Work College of Health and Human Services Catalog Information || Faculty || Mission Statement || Goals || Degree Requirements || Program Requirements || Admission || Retention || Transfer Students || Special Features || Faculty Sarah van Belle, M.S.W., program director Michael H. Freund, M.S.W., L.S.W., C.M.F.C., BSW field coordinator Dawn Brennan, M.S.W., L.S.W., field coordinator* Lori Chieffallo, M.S.W., L.S.W.* Joseph Donohue, M.S.W. Lea Dougherty, M.S.W. *Part-time Mission Statement The Bachelor of Social Work Program at Marywood University is a professional degree program which prepares students for beginning, entry level professional practice. The program provides educational experiences designed to assure the acquisition of knowledge, values, ethics, and skills necessary to be a generalist practitioner. The BSW Program develops practitioners who are committed to social and economic justice, and are able to take action with and on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed populations. The program prepares students for responsible leadership and service in meeting human needs. As part of its mission, the program seeks to enhance social work education and practice as well as contribute to community well being.   Goals The student who majors in Social Work will: acquire the knowledge, values, ethics, and skills necessary for beginning professional generalist social work practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities; attain a firm grounding in the essential and instrumental values of the profession: the rights of clients; the conscious, ethical, and professional use of self in providing helping services; respect for the unique characteristics of diverse populations, and the humanizing of social institutions; integrate the ideals of social justice and be able to take action with and on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed populations; develop a commitment to a process of ongoing professional growth and development; contribute to community well being through field experiences and Caritas Club, the BSW student organization. Social work in contemporary society is a dynamic and challenging profession, rich in a tradition of helping individuals, families, small groups, organizations and communities in many ways, ranging from direct service to policy formulation. The principal goal of the Bachelor of Social Work Program is to prepare students for beginning generalist social work practice. The Social Work curriculum which consists of liberal arts, social-behavioral science, and professional social work courses, provides the student with an educational experience designed to assure the acquisition of knowledge, values, ethics, and skills necessary for entering into social work practice at the beginning level. The student is prepared as a generalist social work practitioner, who is able to help various size client systems–individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. The Bachelor of Social Work Program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The BSW Program is affiliated with the School of Social Work. Degree Requirements Major Core Competencies Electives To Graduate Social Work 63 51 7 6 127       Program Requirements Specific Liberal Arts requirements for Social Work majors: BIOL 130 Principles of Anatomy and Physiology (3) MATH 216 Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (3) HIST 105 Ethnicity and Diversity in the Modern World (3) PSY 211 General Psychology (3) SOC 211 Introductory Sociology (3) Professional Core (63 credits) SW 145 Foundations of Social Work (3) SW 150 Introductory Social Work Field Experience (1) SW 250 Analysis of Social welfare Policy (3) SW 310 Social Work Research I (3) SW 311 Social Work Research II (3) SW 345 Junior Field Experience (1) SW 350 Human Behavior and the Social Environment (3) SW 400 Social Work with Individuals, and Families: Theory and Practice (3) SW 401 Social Work with Neighborhoods, Communities and Organizations: Theory and Practice (3) SW 402 Social Work with Groups (3) SW 420 Social Work Research II (3) SW XXX Social Work Restricted Elective (3) SW 490 Field Instruction (9) SW 491 Integrative Seminar (3) SW 495 Senior Seminar (1) SOC 214 Social Problems (3) PSY 251 Developmental Psychology (3) PS 210 American Government and Politics (3) Electives 9 credits Admission Formal admission to the Bachelor of Social Work Program occurs at the end of sophomore year. Students make formal application to the program at this time. Admission to the program is based upon: attainment of a QPA of 2.50 in SW 145, Foundations of Social Work, and SW 230 Contemporary Social Work Practice; and SW 230, Analysis of Social Welfare Policy; attainment of an S (satisfactory) grade in SW 240, Introductory Social Work Field Experience; attainment of a cumulative QPA of 2.00 or better; adherence to standards of conduct as contained in the NASW Code of Ethics; recommendation by SW program faculty. Retention Throughout the course of their professional studies, students are expected to maintain a minimum overall quality point average of 2.00, a minimum quality point average of 2.50 in the major, and give evidence of continued skill development and adherence to standards of conduct as contained in the NASW Code of Ethics.. Transfer Students Students who transfer to the BSW Program have an interview with the program director. The BSW Program and its policies and requirements are discussed. Evaluation of the student's curriculum and equivalent transfer credits occurs. Special Features Social Work majors participate in all aspects of the BSW Program and in extracurricular community service through Caritas Club, the Social Work student organization. BSW majors who meet the nationally established criteria are invited to membership in Alpha Delta Mu, National Social Work Honor Society, in their junior or senior year, through its resident chapter on campus. In addition, qualified BSW graduates may, upon acceptance by the Marywood School of Social Work, receive advanced standing in the Master of Social Work Degree Program.

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