Â鶹Դ´'s Bachelor of Social Work Program prepares future social workers to make an impact on individual lives, communities and systems.
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Understand the courses you’ll take, the curriculum requirements to meet, and the concepts you’ll gain mastery of. Get all the detailed information you’re looking for, including specifics on our accelerated BSW-to-MSW program.
Â鶹Դ´ is the only higher education institution in New England that offers an accelerated BSW-to-MSW program, which allows social work majors to earn both degrees in as little as five years.
We prioritize hands-on, experiential learning with all students completing two semesters of an internship in a social service agency. We ensure that you're prepared to get to work – expanding opportunities to individuals through the transformation of unjust systems.
“I had been working with homeless clients at the micro level, but for the first time, I was able to address social injustice at the macro level, the systems level. I realized that fighting for social justice is something that we can do both inside and outside of the clinical setting.â€
Brandi DiDino, whose love and life purpose has been child welfare for almost 20 years, recommends all social workers pursue an M.S.W.
Understand all admission, retention, fieldwork, honors, and course requirements for the Social Work BSW and BSW-to-MSW programs.
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
Writing is an essential skill for social workers. Professional competency depends on one’s ability to effectively communicate to and/or about clients and their needs, communities and their needs, policy priorities that are currently not being met and/or need to be met in different ways, and the ability to promote and advocate for justice.
The English Department has three concentrations, each of which has designated its own WID courses:
SWRK 302: Social Work Research Methods 1 In this course students learn how to conduct and write a literature review, an essential skill for producing and/or understanding research.
SWRK 326: Generalist Social Work Practice In this course students learn how to conduct social assessments and produce the accompanying write-up. Additionally, students learn how to take professional notes for client files and work on other forms of professional writing such as referrals and client summaries.
The range of genres or forms of writing in which students engage and practice in the English major is too extensive to list in its entirety and depends, to a significant extent, on students’ chosen concentrations within the major. Having said this, we offer a few examples of the writing students do in different concentrations below.
Students practice and hone their writing skills through reflective writing, journal writing, note taking, and academic writing. These genres represent the wide range of writing styles that students will be asked to conduct in professional work settings, as well as giving students the opportunity to critically reflect on their thoughts and emotions related to their work and the field.
Students will participate in courses with teaching practices that include low stakes and high stakes writing assignments, peer feedback, scaffolded assignments, and opportunities for revision incorporating peer and/or instructor feedback for subsequent drafts.
Upon completion of the Social Work program, Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) graduates should be able to do the following:
Our five-year program can secure a pathway for you to have an impact in any community. In just five years you can earn both BSW and MSW degrees at Â鶹Դ´, in one of the limited BSW-MSW degree programs in the country. Our program conditionally accepts selected BSW students to continue into the MSW program.
Understand all admission, retention, fieldwork, honors, and course requirements for the Social Work BSW and BSW-to-MSW programs.
The School of Social Work at Â鶹Դ´ is a center of excellence for lifelong learning in social work and human services in Rhode Island and southeastern New England.
