Mission Statement
“As part of Colorado State University-Pueblo, a regional comprehensive university, the social work program prepares students for beginning generalist practice with diverse client populations across systems of all sizes, including individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.”
Program Goals and Objectives
Goal 1 – Provide BSW students with a range of skills, attitudes, and knowledge grounded in social work values and ethics.
Objectives:
- Students will apply social work values and ethics to social work practice with diverse systems.
- Students will evaluate the professional use of self in interactions with diverse systems.
Goal 2 – Develop culturally competent professionals who can intervene appropriately in systems of all sizes with emphasis on regional populations.
Objectives:
- Students will develop culturally competent knowledge, values and skills for beginning level social work practice with diverse systems.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to practice with diverse populations in a multicultural environment including Chicanos, Mexican, and First Nations.
Goal 3 – Develop the ability of BSW students to advocate for social economic justice with systems of all sizes.
Objectives:
- Students will identify factors which impact the attainment of social and economic justice for diverse systems.
- Students will select and apply appropriate intervention methods to develop and enhance social economic justice across diverse systems.
Goal 4 – Engage BSW students in a process of practice-informed research and research-informed practice.
Objectives:
- Students will use critical thinking skills to develop knowledge and understanding of research relevant to beginning social work practice with diverse systems.
- Students will interpret, evaluate and implement relevant research, linking theory to practice, as they engage in beginning level social work practice with diverse systems.