 | Develop the personal qualities, attitudes, values, and professional qualities
essential for effective practice |
| Apply critical thinking skills within the context of professional social work
practice |
| Practice within the values and ethics of the social work profession and with an
understanding of and respect for the positive value of diversity |
| Demonstrate the professional use of self |
| Use communication skills differentially with a variety of client populations,
colleagues, and members of the community |
| Develop generalist practice skills and knowledge necessary to work with systems
of all sizes and to be able to identify and link resources with system
needs |
| Apply knowledge of bio-psycho-social variables that affect individual
development and behavior, and use theoretical frameworks to understand the
interactions among individuals and between individuals and social systems (i.e.,
families, groups, organizations, and communities) |
| Understand the forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination and the
strategies of change that advance social and economic justice |
| Know the historical basis of social welfare institutions and the profession of
social work and its current structures and issues |
| Analyze the impact of social policies on client systems, workers, and
agencies |
| Function within the structure of organizations and service delivery systems, and
under supervision, seek necessary organizational change |
| Develop ethical scientific inquiry skills to evaluate research studies and apply
findings to practice, and, under supervision, to evaluate their own practice
interventions and those of other relevant systems |
| Use supervision appropriate to generalist
practice |
For more information, please contact the program director:
Rosemarie Bogal-Allbritten, Ph.D.,
Director, Baccalaureate Social Work Program
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
P.O. Box 0009
Murray State University
Murray, KY 42071
Voice Phone: (502) 762-4627
Email: rose.bogal@murraystate.edu
