Social Work Program Mission
The mission of the MWSU Bachelor of Social Work Program is to prepare undergraduate students for ethical and effective generalist social work practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. The Social Work Program is grounded in the person-in-the-environment framework and utilizes an applied learning approach. Social work graduates will value dignity and worth of the person, social, economic, and environmental justice, and human rights. They will competently serve in Northwest Missouri and surrounding areas those individuals from diverse backgrounds including persons who are vulnerable and oppressed, and living in rural areas. Through advocacy, they will work to reduce poverty, oppression, and discrimination at the mezzo and macro levels. In addition to preparing competent social workers, MWSU’s Bachelor of Social Work Program is dedicated to offering its professional expertise and academic resources to support community efforts to enhance human well-being.
Program Goals
The BSW Program goals are derived from the program’s mission. The goals are:
1. The program will prepare students in a broad, liberal arts perspective.
2. The program will prepare students for generalist social work practice with individuals, families, small groups, organizations, communities, and society in changing social contexts.
3. The program will prepare students to be knowledgeable in the social work’s history, values, ethics, and theories.
4. The program will prepare students to be sensitive to issues regarding diversity, social and economic justice, social advocacy, social change, and populations-at-risk.
5. The program will prepare students to effectively apply knowledge and skills related to human behavior in the social environment, social work practice, social work ethics, policy, practice evaluation and research, and professional and personal development in practice with diverse populations.
6. The program will provide professional expertise and resources to community efforts designed to promote human well-being and social and economic justice.
