Social Work - Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Social Work from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a Campus Master Sociology degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. Program Overview The Master of Social Work Program at Kutztown University focuses on the needs of the family in its social environment. During their study, MSW students are actively engaged with faculty experts in both exploring and enhancing their knowledge as it related to the strengths and needs of the family in all its diverse forms. Students, faculty and human service providers collaborate to provide service to families at risk, intervene with families in crisis, connect clients to causes and change the social environment to support the families of today and the families of tomorrow. The length of study is two years for full time study and a maximum of four years for a structured part time study. Students develop a clear understanding and ability to practice generalist social work in their foundation year of study. The advanced year provides a concentration, developing depth, breadth, and specificity in knowledge on the family in its social environment. Students develop further specialization through elective course offerings and a 960-hour agency-based practicum experience. This specialized program of study is achieved through each student's choice of six, 1-credit elective courses from a broad range of topics, from therapeutic interventions to agency administration and policy development. Mission The Master of Social Work Program at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is dedicated to elevating the quality of life for Pennsylvania's families in all their diverse forms and backgrounds. Through the program's curricular and programmatic activities, it aspires to prepare competent, autonomous professionals?grounded in core social work values?to develop social work knowledge and skills and to provide leadership in the development of policy for service delivery systems. Overall, the program works with and on behalf of families to create a social environment in which the family?as a pivotal social institution?functions to assist individuals to realize their fullest potential for accomplishing goals, for developing resources, for preventing and alleviating personal distress and social injustice, for finding personal fulfillment, and for making social contribution. Program Goals Goal 1?Integrate Theory into Practice: To help graduates use critical thinking and integrate liberal arts and professional knowledge, values and skills into the development of a generalist perspective for social work practice with individuals, families, groups, communities and organizations. Goal 2?Celebrate Diversity: To help graduates recognize the value of human diversity, acquire knowledge related to diverse populations for professional practice, and acquire skills for change to redress economic and social injustice. Goal 3?Conduct Policy Practice: To prepare graduates to understand social policy and its impact upon professional practice and to participate in efforts to assure that policy responds to human needs. Goal 4?Assume Professional Identity: To motivate graduates to assume responsibility for continuing professional growth and development. Goal 5?Incorporate Family-in-Environment Practice Perspective: To produce advanced generalist practitioners with a knowledge concentration in family in environment who are able to respond with multi-level practice to the needs of the institution of the family so that its members realize their fullest potential for personal fulfillment and social contribution. Goal 6?Gain Specialized Knowledge: To promote an effective, efficient and humane social service delivery network in the program service area through community need-driven, specialized knowledge. Goal 7?Conduct Autonomous Practice: To graduate autonomous practitioners with a clear professional identity, including commitment to the NASW Code of Ethics and identified needs for future professional growth. View more details on Kutztown University of Pennsylvania . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Sociology courses.