1. The preparation of students for entry-level generalist professional practice engaging individuals, 家庭, 注重力量和赋权的团体和社区.
2. The educational preparation of students that encourages ethical behavior consistent with social work 值.
3. The preparation of students who have the abilities and 技能 to engage in practice with at-risk populations and those identified as oppressed within a diverse society.
4. The preparation of students who have developed an ongoing commitment to improving social work practice.
5. The preparation of professional social workers to actively engage in critical thinking and inquiry.
6. 为学生继续接受专业博天堂官方网站生教育做准备.

任务

博天堂官方网站的BSSW项目教育学生如何做出反应, 主管, 有道德的社会工作者. The program prepares graduates to become generalist practitioners who utilize person-and-environment and strengths-based frameworks to build collaborative relationships that promote social well-being, 运用批判性思维和科学探究, 并倡导社会, economic and environmental justice - particularly for those who identify with vulnerable populations. 以文科教育为基础的, 我们致力于通过品格来促进领导力的发展, 奖学金, 文化意识和对人类的服务. 我们重视教学, 博天堂官方网站, service and community engagement seeks to promote positive change and social justice for diverse communities, 组织, 组, 家庭, 和个人.  

我们的哲学

The BSSW program trains students not only to know about social work but also to be able to do social work. 除了课程作业外，还强调实践经验. 贯穿整个课程, 重点是将知识应用到现实生活中. The program provides a generalist orientation to social work in that it provides knowledge and 技能 that can be utilized in a wide variety of social settings. A successful graduate of the program gains strong preparation for graduate social work education as well as an appreciation for community involvement and the ability to become employed as an entry-level social work professional.

建议 

一旦学生被专业录取，所有的建议都由社会工作学院提供. 学生必须每学期至少与他们的导师/顾问见面一次. The faculty mentor-student relationship is a primary method of socialization into the major and the profession. 教师 encourage students to engage in 博天堂官方网站 activities and community experiences that broaden their educational goals and enhance their 技能. 教师还帮助学生制定职业目标和申请博天堂官方网站生学习. 

课程 

The BSSW curriculum is grounded in the liberal arts and provides a foundation for the more advanced social work coursework. 学生们需要意识到课程是有顺序的, 缺一门特定的课程可能会妨碍及时毕业. 虽然这不是必需的, 学生通常会选择选修课程来完成辅修或专业领域的学习.

转学生学位计划指南

• BGSU主校区
• BGSU Firelands  
• 欧文斯社区学院  
• 西北州立社区学院  
• 罗德州立社区学院   

领域的教育

The mission of the Bachelor of 社会工作 program is to prepare students for practice as 主管 social workers. 实地教育是这一准备工作的核心部分. Field also allows students to demonstrate critical thinking and self-reflection in real practice situations, 同时帮助他们建立职业身份.

The Council on 社会工作 Education (CSWE) is the national accrediting body for all 社会工作 programs in the U.S. CSWE designates field education as the “signature pedagogy” of the profession to emphasize much of the learning to prepare students for practice occurs in the field. Social work considers the field experience as the final “capstone” of education and the pathway to employment as a professional social worker. CSWE成立 九个区域 指导评估学生入门级实习准备的能力. 学生 will have all the 九个区域 addressed in the various courses throughout the 社会工作 program’s curriculum. 现场经验是整合和展示知识的时间, 值, 技能, 并将学生在课堂上获得的认知/情感能力运用到实践中.    

在学生计划入学时间之前的一个学期, 学生将向实地协调员申请实地实习. The student will have an interview with the Coordinator of Field to discuss appropriate agency options to meet the student’s educational needs, and create a plan to satisfy all requirements necessary for the student to begin the internship the following semester. 学生 will have an opportunity to interview at potential agencies and submit a ranked list of preferences to the Coordinator of Field. 然而, the Coordinator of Field makes the final decision on placement of students for the field experience. 

该计划的实地课程包括a 12学分 实地指导课程(一.e. 机构实习)和a 3学分 综合研讨课程. 学生 take both courses simultaneously after they have finished all other courses in the core curriculum. 结果是, 实习和研讨会通常在最后一个学期完成, 学生毕业前. 完成实习最少需要448小时. 这相当于平均每周32小时，持续14周. The student must pass both the Field Instruction course and the 综合研讨课程 in the same semester in order to graduate. 

实习期间, all students are supervised by a social worker with at least 2 years of experience in the field, 被称为野外教官. The Field Instructor will spend a minimum of 1 hour weekly providing direct supervision to the student. 现场教官将正式评估学生的表现，基于 九大能力领域，在学期期中和期末. The Field Instructor must rate the student as 主管 and ready for entry-level practice in order for the student to pass the Field Instruction course. 

• 外地政策手册
• 现场应用
  

学习成果

完成学士学位后, 社工学生在以下实践行为中表现出能力:

• 参与、评估、干预和评估个人、家庭、团体和社区
• 分析社会政策对客户福利和服务提供系统的影响
• 为贫困人口倡导人权和社会经济正义, 被剥夺权利, 或贬值
• 运用职业道德，批判性推理和博天堂官方网站