社会工作实践通过在个人，家庭，组织，社区和整个社会中发挥优势来积极寻求并发展人们的适应力。社会工作基于坚定的信念，即所有人具有同等价值，每个人都有面对挑战，成长与变化的能力。人们会经历历史，制度，生理，社会经济，人际或人际内的挑战。社会工作专业一直处于在更广泛的社会环境中促进积极的社会变革，赋予我们最弱势公民权力的最前沿。在本科生和研究生中，来自不同背景，生活方式和传统的学生众多，这为获得社会工作实践和社会变革所需的知识，技能和价值提供了多元化的环境。
The social work profession is an exciting field of study and practice with countless career possibilities. We invite you to join our community during this critical time as we work to address complex issues such as poverty, social and economic disparities, health, mental health, housing, race, gender, and environmental justice, and the overall well-being of societies. We need professionally trained social workers to make a positive difference in the lives of individuals and communities. A degree in social work will prepare you to address local, state, national, and global issues through healing-centered, empowerment, and justice practice approaches, among others.<br><br>The BSW program, which is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), prepares you for beginning a professional generalist social work practice. A generalist approach requires that social workers have a foundation of knowledge and skills to engage, critically analyze, plan, evaluate, and support individuals and communities from diverse backgrounds in diverse settings and systems. In addition, as part of a professional undergraduate degree program, students in their senior year complete an internship in a non-profit organization or a health, education, or government institution. The program combines a comprehensive curriculum with practical experience in the community so future social workers wishing to work with individuals, families, groups, and communities have the tools needed to create positive change.