School of Social Work

Program Learning Outcomes for the Social Work BSW, Social Work MSW, and Social Work Divinity MSW-MDiv programs

1. Identify as a professional social worker and conduct oneself accordingly.
2. Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice.
3. Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments.
4. Engage diversity and difference in practice.
5. Advance human rights and social and economic justice.
6. Engage in research/informed practice and practice/informed research.
7. Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment.
8. Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and to deliver effective social work services.
9. Respond to contexts that shape practice.
10. Be able to engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate.