{"id":3084,"date":"2018-03-01T16:41:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T16:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/yuma\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2024-05-11T15:23:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T15:23:10","slug":"social-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/yuma\/degrees-programs\/social-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Social work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The NAU\u2013Yuma social work program is dedicated to enhancing human well-being and to helping meet the basic human needs of all people. Particular attention is given to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty along the US\u2013Mexico border.&nbsp;The intent of this program is to educate competent, generalist social workers for practice with diverse populations and multi-level social systems, while developing skills for facilitating the planned change process.&nbsp; Our program promotes human rights, social and economic justice, and human and community well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a 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 <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n<section         class=\"nau-article-block-simple-color-text-photo bg-twilight \">\n    \n\n    \n        <hr role=\"none\" class=\"hr-clearspace-20 d-none-md\">\n\n        <h3>Admission to NAU<\/h3>                <ul>\n<li>BSW 220 (or equivalent) with a letter grade of B or better<\/li>\n<li>BSW Program application<\/li>\n<li>2.25 GPA minimum<\/li>\n<li>2 personal references<\/li>\n<li>Personal\/professional\/educational statement<\/li>\n<li>English &amp; math foundations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n    \n\n<\/section>\n\n<section         class=\"nau-article-block-simple-color-text-photo bg-monsoon \">\n    \n\n    \n        <hr role=\"none\" class=\"hr-clearspace-20 d-none-md\">\n\n        <h3>Important dates<\/h3>                <ul>\n<li>BSW 220 (or equivalent) with a letter grade of B or better<\/li>\n<li>BSW Program application<\/li>\n<li>2.25 GPA minimum<\/li>\n<li>2 personal references<\/li>\n<li>Personal\/professional\/educational statement<\/li>\n<li>English &amp; math foundations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n    \n\n<\/section>\n\n<section         class=\"nau-article-block-simple-color-text-photo bg-gold \">\n    \n\n    \n        <hr role=\"none\" class=\"hr-clearspace-20 d-none-md\">\n\n        <h3>Professional organizations<\/h3>                <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cswe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/socialworkers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Association of Social Workers (NASW)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ifsw.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iassw-aiets.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naswaz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Association of Social Workers, Arizona Chapter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naswca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wssaweb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Western Social Science Association (WSSA)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n    \n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mission\">Our mission in social work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The mission of the NAU\u2013Yuma BSW program is to educate and prepare generalist social workers for service and leadership to social systems, issues, and diverse populations which includes, but is not limited to, Hispanics, agricultural workers, and the military, as well as other diverse populations along the US\u2013Mexico border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section  \n    class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels   \" \n    data-layout_mobile=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  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             <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index h4\">Our accreditation<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The NAU\u2013Yuma Branch Campus social work Program is accredited by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cswe.org\/\">Council on Social Work Education&#8217;s Commission<\/a> on Accreditation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Accreditation of a baccalaureate or master&#8217;s social work program by the Council on Social Work Education&#8217; Commission on Accreditation indicates that it meets or exceeds criteria of the assessment of program quality evaluated through a peer review process. An accredited program has sufficient resources to meet its mission and goals and the Commission on Accreditation has verified that it demonstrates compliance with all sections of the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Accreditation applies to all program sites and program delivery methods of an accredited program. 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