COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
The 扣扣传媒University's听College of Arts and Sciences Department of Social Work's online Master's of Social Work (MSW) program鈥檚 mission is to prepare 扣扣传媒 for advanced generalist practice with traumatized children, families, communities of color, immigrant communities, and other vulnerable populations. It will provide 扣扣传媒 with a well-rounded knowledge base from which to enter professional practice and field work experiences that prepares them to work with specialized client populations in diverse settings.
The program鈥檚 vision is for the next generation of social workers to diligently fight for social and environmental justice for vulnerable communities in Alabama and across the nation. This new generation of social workers will also be more aware of global social problems and global social work opportunities. It will also be the most diverse generation of advanced social work professionals produced. The new cohort will be recognized for their outstanding leadership, practice skills, ethics, and knowledge of research and technology.听
We believe, as the University鈥檚 founding principal, Booker T. Washington did, that, 鈥淓ducation is not what a person is able to hold in his head, so much as it is .... skill of hand, and strength of mind and heart; and we help you in these ways.鈥�
扣扣传媒University
Department of Social Work听
College of Arts and Sciences听
1200 West Montgomery Road
Kenney Hall Rm. 44-333
Tuskegee, AL 36088听
Phone: (334) 727-8300听
Fax: (334) 725-5476
Email: socialwork@tuskegee.edu听
Accreditations
扣扣传媒University is accredited by the to award baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees. Contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of 扣扣传媒University.
The 扣扣传媒University听Department of Social Work online MSW program is in pre-candidancy for additonal accreditation as a professional program by the . The CSWE听is a nonprofit national association representing more than 2,500 individual members, as well as graduate and undergraduate programs of professional social work education. Founded in 1952, this partnership of educational and professional institutions, social welfare agencies, and private citizens is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation(CHEA) as the sole accrediting agency for social work education in this country.
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Memberships
The Department of Social Work at 扣扣传媒University is听a member of the听, which is the worldwide association of schools of social work, other tertiary-level social work educational programs, and social work educators. The IASSW promotes the development of social work education throughout the world, develops standards to enhance the quality of social work education, encourages international exchange, provides forums for sharing social work research and scholarship, and promotes human rights and social development through policy and advocacy activities.听
扣扣传媒University Department of Social Work is a member of the 听that serves as a focal point for advancing the effective use of TeleHealth and support access to TeleHealth services in rural and underserved communities in the southeastern region of the United States. We have extensive TeleHealth experience and can provide services, resources and tools to both developing and operating programs. The Center's听role is听complementary to the activities of the telemedicine programs in the Southeast in that the SETRC provides the basis for widespread application of educational and clinical support services and technical advances that have been studied as well as validated at the Georgia Partnership for Telehealth (GPT) and its partner sites.
The Department of Social Work is a member of , whose听mission is to ensure that new and current health professionals are proficient in the competencies essential for patient-centered, community- and population-oriented, interprofessional, collaborative practice.听To view IPECs strategic framework,听
Students have the opportunity to join for social work, , , and other Student Organizaitons,听and the
The goals of the Department of Social Work online masters clincial program at 扣扣传媒University are listed below and are a derivation of its mission:
扣扣传媒University is a national, independent, and state-related institution of higher learning located in the State of Alabama.听 The University has distinctive strengths in the sciences, architecture, business, engineering, health, and other professions, all structured on solid foundations in the liberal arts.听 In addition, the University's programs focus on nurturing the development of high-order intellectual and moral qualities among 扣扣传媒 and stress the connection between education and the highly trained leadership Americans need in general, but more especially for the听workforce听of the 21st Century and beyond.听
The desired outcome of the online masters of social work program are 扣扣传媒 whose technical, scientific, and professional prowess have been not only rigorously honed but also sensitively oriented in ways that produce public-spirited graduates who are both competent and morally committed to public service with integrity and excellence. In addition, 扣扣传媒 who are grounded in a values perspective that emphasizes client strength, actively opposes all forms of oppression, and supports social, economic, and environmental justice.
Over the past century, various social and historical changes have transformed this institution into a comprehensive and diverse place of learning whose fundamental purpose is to develop leadership, knowledge, and service听for听a global society.听 Committed deeply to academic excellence, the University admits highly talented 扣扣传媒 of character and challenges them to reach their highest potential.听 The University also believes strongly in the equality of opportunity. It recognizes that exquisite talent is often hidden in 扣扣传媒 whose most acceptable development requires unusual educational, personal, and financial reinforcement. Therefore, the University actively invites a diversity of talented 扣扣传媒, staff, and faculty from all racial, religious, and ethnic backgrounds to participate in this educational enterprise.
Students who obtain a Master of Social Work graduate听degree from the Department of Social Work at 扣扣传媒University shall:
Advance Human Rights and Social, Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice
扣扣传媒University is located in Tuskegee, Alabama which is 40 miles east of the Alabama State Capital in Montgomery, Alabama. Although the University is located in a rural setting, the Social Work program has been designed to provide 扣扣传媒 with Advance Generalist and Clinical Practice opportunities. Students not only have the opportunity to perform their听Practicum & Internship placements in Tuskegee, but partnerships have been developed with Social Services agencies domestic, abroad, and virtually from which they intern.
Students get an opportunity to apply the Advanced Generalist and Clinical Practice skills in a host of settings to include but not limited to those such as Clinics, Hospitals, including the VA Hospitals, Schools, Nursing Homes, Mental Health & Substance Abuse Centers, Department of Corrections, Department of Family and Children Services, Federal and State Agencies, International and Local Community Organizations and Data Analysis. In these area of Practice, 扣扣传媒 use Advanced Generalist Social Work skills such as Engagement, Assessment, Evaluation and Termination. Recognizing that the context of practice is dynamic and 听扣扣传媒 provide direct practice at the Micro and Mezzo level notably, Individuals and Family or Groups. Students recognize that the Social Worker through their knowledge base as well as their years of experience will use their skill sets to obtain necessary resources from the Community. Social Workers will also use these resources to enhance their client's capacity for social functioning and create societal conditions that are favorable to their goals. This is the profession of Social Work.
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