Bachelor of Social Work
Our Bachelor of Social Work program:
- 4 year program of study
- 4 year plan
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- leading to the Bachelor of Social Work degree (BSW)
- prepares for entry level generalist practice
- Graduates of the Indiana State University BSW program are well prepared to
- enter the workforce as a generalist social work practitioner
- pursue the Master of Social Work degree (MSW)
- meet the Core Competencies and Practice Behaviors identified by the Department
- 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 Indiana State University 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 Indiana State University 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
Application Deadline
- February 15
- For application to the Bachelor of Social Work program, use either
Admission
Accreditation
The BSW program is Accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
Academic Fees
Contact Us
Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Phone: 812.237.3611
Fax: 812.237.8114
College of Health and Human Services Building
401 N 4th Street Room 435
Terre Haute, IN 47809
Google Map: Location of the Department of Social Work
  
  
Phone: 812.237.3611
Fax: 812.237.8114
College of Health and Human Services Building
401 N 4th Street Room 435
Terre Haute, IN 47809
Google Map: Location of the Department of Social Work