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Program Overview

Program's Mission: 

91ÊÓƵרÇø College’s Social Work Program is committed to preparing students for ethical generalist social work practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities, and larger systems consistent with 91ÊÓƵרÇø College’s motto Corde et Mente et Manu (Heart and Mind and Hand): 

Students connect with their hearts deepening respect for diversity and the pursuit of social, racial, economic, and environmental justice. They understand the intersections of human dignity and universal rights in numerous contexts, locally and globally.

Students develop competence for helping people in need, using their minds to deepen their knowledge of the person-in-environment perspective learning evidence-based methods for assessment and intervention across settings.

Students use their hands to demonstrate the importance of human relationships through experiential learning, integrating inclusive practice methods, and promoting holistic well-being and quality of life for systems of all sizes. 

Program's Goal: The social work program prepares students for competency at an entry-level of professional practice in social work. Graduates promote the well-being and quality of life for diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities, both locally and globally, with particular appreciation for the distinct strengths and differences of each client system.

To this end, our program is committed to facilitating a generalist education focused on experiential learning, grounded in a strong liberal arts foundation. The curriculum is integrated with the knowledge, evidence-based methods, skills, values and ethics of the social work profession based on a holistic, hands-on perspective and committed to universal human rights and social justice.

Program Structure: The social work program is a part of the Department of Sociology and Social Work, which is located in the Ruth Whitaker Holmes School of Behavioral Sciences. All academic departments at 91ÊÓƵרÇø College report to the Vice President for Academic Affairs/Provost. The College's organizational chart can be found here.

Emphasis on Competency with Older Adults: The social work field experience prepares students for practice with diverse client groups across the lifespan. Because of the growing number of older adults who will need social services in the 21st century, 91ÊÓƵרÇø College social work students graduate with basic competencies needed to practice with populations of all ages, regardless of the social work field of practice in which they plan to work.

Accreditation: 91ÊÓƵרÇø College is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Board of Accreditation (BOA).

• Accreditation of a baccalaureate or master’s social work program by the BOA indicates that it meets or exceeds standards of program quality evaluated through a peer review accreditation process. An accredited program has sufficient resources to meet its mission and goals and the BOA has verified that it demonstrates compliance with all sections of the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS).  Accreditation applies to all program options, which includes locations and delivery methods.
• Accreditation provides reasonable assurance about the quality of the program and the competence of students graduating from the program. Review our program’s accredited status in . 

 (Based on 2022 EPAS)