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Are you passionate about social justice and social change? Do you want a rewarding career working with the disenfranchised, vulnerable, and oppressed? Are you interested in providing assistance and support to diverse individuals, groups, and communities? A social work degree will help you accomplish these academic and professional goals.<\/p>\n
The social work degree will provide you with opportunities to learn the professional knowledge, values, and skills needed to help people experiencing overwhelming life challenges such as substance abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, homelessness, and death, as well as mental, behavioral, and physical illness or disability. Social workers approach their work with people from the strengths perspective, while also looking at the individual within their environment.<\/p>\n
BSW Mission & Outcomes<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n \u00a0BSW Handbook<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n <\/p>\n The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree is accredited <\/p>\n All of the following, in addition to any university requirements for graduation:<\/p>\n Please note that you may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your academic advisor for details.<\/p>\n General facts about Child Welfare Training Project<\/a>:<\/p>\n Social Work Field Education is your opportunity to gain real-world experience in a supported environment and build your resume working with local organizations. You will apply what you learn in the classroom and move one step closer to a career in social work. This firsthand experience will help you discover, develop, and enhance your social work skills. The Social Work Field Education experience and training involves participating in the life of the agency, attending regularly scheduled meetings, and other activities involving or sponsored by the field placement site.<\/p>\n To learn more about the requirements visit Field Education.<\/a><\/p>\n Click here to learn more about our MSW Program!<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nby the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE),
\nwhich enables you to become a licensed generalist social worker in many states.
\nThe NAU BSW program has been accredited since 1988.<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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Bachelor of Social Work Program Overview<\/a><\/h3>\n
Bachelor of Social Work Program Admission Requirements<\/h3>\n
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Child Welfare Training Project<\/h3>\n
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Field Education<\/h3>\n
Supported professional experience for NAU students earning degrees in Social Work<\/h4>\n
Interested in pursuing your MSW after your BSW is complete?<\/h3>\n