2018-2019 Undergraduate & 研究生目录
Social Work - Program Description
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的 Grand Valley State University School of Social Work exists to train competent social workers at the BSW 和MSW levels. 为此目的, 我们积极合作, consistently and intentionally with constituents to provide rigorous, ethical coursework and field experiences consistent with the 2015 Council on Social Work Education standards. 的se standards require that social work students at the foundation and advanced levels competently demonstrate the nine CSWE core competencies 和ir associated dimensions and observable behaviors. B.S.W. 和M.S.W. curricula combine with our ongoing, dynamic assessment process to assure that our graduates are competent, 按CSWE标准, and in the contexts in which they practice. Our model is one of comprehensiveness, as we employ the Generalist and Advanced Generalist models. 的se assure that social workers trained at GVSU are prepared to practice across contexts, within multiple systems simultaneously, and maintain a developmental, inclusive and ecological stance. Our faculty and staff are committed to a learning environment that continuously challenges each of us to uphold the ethics of our profession, promotes diversity of all forms, incites a spirit of inquiry, and an environment of student mentoring and support. 为此目的, we share accountability for exchange of information and our behaviors as professionals and students; the pages that follow as our guide in this pursuit. Our policies are designed to be in service to our profession and our constituents in an effort to assure a competently trained workforce. 的 社会工作硕士 和 Bachelor of Social Work programs are accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
的 School of Social Work B.S.W. 和M.S.W. programs do not award academic credit for students' life experiences or previous work experiences.
学生 enrolled in the School of Social Work curriculum must be cognizant of the fact that past or future criminal conduct may limit or prevent placement in a field practice agency. Because field practice is a B.S.W. 和一个M.S.W. 课程必须, the social work degree is awarded only after successful completion of all requirements. 此外, past or present criminal conduct may render an individual ineligible to secure a state license 和 privilege to practice social work.
A National Honor Society for Social Work 学生
Phi Alpha Honor Society is a national social work academic honor society that is dedicated to high standards of scholarship and distinctive achievements within social work. Find out more information at the National website, http://phialpha.org/.
的 purposes of Phi Alpha Honor Society are to provide a closer bond among students of social work and promote humanitarian goals and ideals. Chi, the Grand Valley State University (GVSU) chapter, offers membership to B.S.W. 和M.S.W. students to be inducted based on your academic achievement and credit hours spent within the social work program.
的 following programs are available: