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Social Work Department

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Social work is a helping profession. Social workers assess human problems and engage in problem-solving. The social worker understands the process of individual development and interaction with the social environment. Student knowledge, values and skills are put to the test in a professionally supervised practicum inside a social agency during the senior year. This field experience of 450 clock hours is a significant dimension of the program.

The social work curriculum builds upon a general education foundation. It draws upon biological, psychological, and sociological knowledge, while developing the unique social work knowledge and skills needed for helping people manage problem situations.

The social work program has been accredited by the Council on Social Work Education since 1974.

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Degrees Offered

Social Work

The major in social work prepares generalist social workers at the undergraduate level for entry-level positions in social work and for graduate social work education. This program has been accredited by the Council on Social Work Education since 1974 and has 10 expected educational competencies.

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Gerontology (Minor)

This minor prepares students in any discipline to work in a rapidly changing population.

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Courses

SWRK 01 IS - Introduction to Field Work
SWRK 130 - Introduction to Social Work
SWRK 14 IS - Community Organization
SWRK 175 - Independent Social Work Study
SWRK 230 - History and General Method of Social Work
SWRK 275 - Study Abroad in Guatemala
SWRK 320 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment
SWRK 325 - Mental Health and Mental Illness
SWRK 345 - Child Welfare
SWRK 350 - Corrections
SWRK 355 - Child Welfare and the Law
SWRK 360 - Social Issues and Policy
SWRK 370 - Social Work Practice I
SWRK 370L - Social Work Practice I Lab
SWRK 375 - Social Work Practice II
SWRK 380 - Social Work Practice III
SWRK 390 - Grant Writing (Honors)
SWRK 443 - Field Work
SWRK 444 - Field Work Seminar
SWRK 465 - Gerontology
SWRK 475 - Independent Social Work Study II

Faculty

Heather Craig-Oldsen
Associate Professor, Social Work Program Chair and Director; Principal Investigator of the Siouxland Indian Child Welfare Traineeship Program
712-279-5489
Sister Shirley Fineran, O.S.F.
Director of Field Education; Assistant Professor of Social Work
712-279-5438

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