BSW Program Overview

  • Integrate cultural knowledge and sensitivity with skills necessary for effective practice with diverse groups
  • Understand current and historical social, economic, and political forces that affect disadvantaged, vulnerable, and oppressed persons, with particular emphasis on the service needs in the state of Georgia and the region
  • Employ change strategies that promote client empowerment and social justice, with particular emphasis on the strengths of disadvantaged, vulnerable, and oppressed populations
  • Apply knowledge of the ecosystems perspective, including individual development within micro, mezzo, and macro settings
  • Understand historical and current institutional policies that serve as a framework for the provision of services
  • Apply policy knowledge and advocacy strategies to employ social change at the local, state, and federal levels
  • Understand the research process as it applies to the conduct of systematic inquiry in social work practice and monitor the effectiveness of social work practice through appropriate application of research methodologies
  • Engage clients in exploring problems, completing ecosystemic assessments, planning and carrying out change-oriented strategies, terminating services, and evaluating the effectiveness of the process
  • Use supervision to support effective practice and demonstrate the skills necessary for constructive work within organizations
  • Plan for continued professional growth by identifying a strategy for lifelong learning and career development and for managing stress related to professional life
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