Bachelor of Social Work program

• 4 year program of study
  • leading to the Bachelor of Social Work degree (BSW)
  • prepares for entry level generalist practice
• Graduates of the ISU BSW program are well prepared to
  • enter the workforce as a generalist social work practitioner
  • pursue the Master of Social Work degree (MSW)
• Accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
• Guided by the CSWE Curriculum Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) (Appendix A).
• Students are to familiarize themselves with this document, which sets forth the conditions for accreditation but most importantly, drives the curriculum of the ISU BSW Program.
• The Program’s mission, goals, and objectives clearly reflect concurrence with the EPAS’s view of social work baccalaureate education.
• The EPAS set the parameters for all social work programs,
  • provide guidelines for course work as well as the practica
• The ISU Program’s curriculum supports a strong liberal arts foundation.
• The curriculum integrates:
  • Social work values and ethics and principles of ethical decision-making as presented by the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics
  • Understanding, affirmation, and respect for people from diverse backgrounds
  • The promotion of social and economic justice
  • Populations-at-risk, examining the factors that contribute to and constitute being at risk
  • Foundation content areas of
    • Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE)
    • Social welfare policy and services
    • Social work research
    • Social work practice
    • Field education

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