HPU的社会工作
使命宣言
The mission statement of the Bachelor of Social Work program at Howard Payne University is committed to being a Christ-centered academic community dedicated to excellence, offering generalist social work education to a diverse student body grounded in faith and the essential knowledge, 值, 以及专业技能.
项目的目标
项目的目标 evolve from the program’s mission and reflect the intent of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Curriculum Policy Statement. The goals of the Howard Payne University Social Work Program are:
- To ensure that students are committed to the social work profession, 它的价值基础和道德规范.
- To enhance student awareness of the social context of practice, 这些环境不断变化的本质, the behavior of organizations and the dynamics of change.
- To equip students to work with sensitivity and understanding of dissimilar populations while embracing the diversity that exists in their cultural milieu.
- To develop graduates who possess the knowledge, skills and abilities required to promote the dignity and worth of the person, 人际关系的重要性, 以及社会公正.
- To produce professionals who will provide leadership in advocating for and empowering those who experience discrimination and oppression
课程
Social work courses at HPU are designed to give students the knowledge and skills to meet the objectives of the Social Work Program. Each course within the professional foundation contains content pertaining to diversity, 社会工作价值观和道德规范, 促进社会和经济正义, and populations at risk in order to complete the social work professional foundation.
Social work core curriculum is made up of thirty-six (36) semester hours of courses, 包括社会工作概论, Human Behavior in the Social Environment I and II, 农村地区的社会服务, 社会福利政策, 研究理论与技术, 社会工作实务一, II, 和第三, 现场指导一, and the capstone seminar of 现场指导一I.
The social work core curriculum is made up of thirty-six (36) semester hours with a systems perspective and generalist methods infused throughout. Values and ethics are also an integral part of each course. Additionally, each course addresses work with persons of diversity. Course work reflects a strong emphasis on the themes of social and economic justice, 减轻歧视和压迫, and the multiple roles and responsibilities that effective social workers must master for empowering individuals, 家庭, 组, 组织和社区. The importance of understanding the role of public sector resources and services for empowering oppressed populations is emphasized, while also noting oppressive elements within public systems.
现场指导
The two courses which make up the 现场指导 sequence, 实地指导一和二, 是学生在最后一年修的吗. The sequence is designed to incorporate all learning from courses in the program and to afford an opportunity for the student to apply generalist social work knowledge, 值 and skills in an 年龄ncy setting with actual clients of the 年龄ncy. The second semester of 现场指导 contains the capstone seminar of our program and the student at this time is expected to be functioning at near-entry-level competency.
野外实习
The field practicum in the Social Work Program is a two semester Field experience designed to integrate the concepts from previous and current program components and to afford an opportunity for the student to perform generalist social work practice. Students spend a minimum of 410 hours in the placement; 180 hours during the fall semester and 230 hours during spring semester. Seminar meets weekly for two hours to introduce new learning and to provide an opportunity for students to discuss field experiences in order to synthesize those experiences.
Students entering field are in their final year of study. They have completed all required course work through the third year and, upon successful completion of the course work, 第四年是哪一年, 会是毕业候选人吗. 在这最后一年的教育中, 当他们完成实地实习, students are able to put into action the social work knowledge, 值 and skills developed in the classroom. Field practicum provides the opportunity for students to demonstrate that they are ready to enter professional social work as well prepared generalist practitioners.