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The baccalaureate social work
program at the Texas Woman’s University was begun in 1946 and is accredited
by the
Council on Social Work Education. Based
on the generalist model, the program includes theoretical concepts, values, and
skills taught through participation in classroom, laboratory, and field settings. The
B.S.W. degree prepares majors for the beginning level of professional social work
practice.
Career choices include those in health settings, children’s and
family services, youth work, community mental health, public welfare and services
for the elderly.
Requirements for admission to the Social Work program include:
attendance at a program orientation, completion of the social work program application
form with approval by the social work faculty and, if the applicant has prior
college hours, a grade point average of 2.5. For more information about degree
requirements for the B.S.W. degree, please click on the link to your right. Note
that new degree requirements are effective for students entering
Fall 2005 or later. A copy can be found by clicking the link to your
right.
The curriculum is organized
around five areas of study: human behavior and the social environment, social
welfare and social policy, methods and skills of intervention, research, and field
experience. Content on values and ethics, diversity, populations at risk, and
social and economic justice is infused throughout the curriculum. Students are
provided with field experience by means of a 432-hour (minimum) block placement
in area social service agencies. Field practicum placement sites include Children's
Protective Services, Baylor University Medical Center, Big Brothers and Big Sisters,
and County Probate Court.
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There are many employment
opportunities available for Social Work graduates. These include Children's
Protective Services, Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services,
Women's Shelters, and Hospital/Medical Social Work.
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