2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

CSU-Pueblo
have been developed to meet client needs, and
societal change to achieve a more humane and just
society.
The Department of Social Work has been continuously
accredited by the Council on Social work Education
(CSWE) since 1982. Students who earn a BSW
degree from Colorado State University-Pueblo may be
eligible for advanced standing in a social work
graduate program. However, requirements for
advanced standing vary with each graduate social
work program.
Social Work Program Mission
The Social Work Program’s mission is to prepare
students for beginning generalist social work practice
across client systems. The program is committed to
promoting social and economic justice through
excellence, creativity, and innovation. The curriculum
incorporates a strong knowledge, value, and skill base.
As a Hispanic Serving Institution, there is an emphasis
on understanding, appreciating, and developing
competent practice with the Chicano/Chicana community
and other regional populations of the southwestern
United States.
Social Work Program Goals
The goals of the Social Work Program are to:
• Prepare students for beginning generalist practice
with individuals, families, groups, organizations,
and communities;
• Prepare students for lifelong learning, communication,
and critical thinking skills through an
educational process which integrates a liberal arts
foundation with professional social work
education;
• Prepare students for culturally competent practice
with diverse populations, with an emphasis on the
Chicano/Chicana community, First Nations
peoples, and other indigenous regional populations
of the southwestern United States;
• Prepare students to utilize critical thinking as
beginning generalist practitioners with diverse
client populations in work with individuals, small
groups, organizations and communities;
• Prepare students to understand the forms and
dynamics of power, oppression, and discrimination
and to develop skills to effectively advocate for
social and economic justice with individuals,
families, groups, organizations, and communities;
• Prepare students for professional practice based
on the values and ethics of the social work
profession;
• Prepare students for generalist practice with rural,
immigrant, and migrant client populations;
• Prepare students for generalist practice with
populations-at-risk; and
• Provide students with knowledge, values, and
skills necessary to successfully complete graduate
education.
Program Objectives
Upon successful completion of the program, students
will be able to:
• Apply critical thinking skills to generalist social
work practice;
• Apply the values and ethics of the social work
profession with various client systems;
• Apply generalist practice skills from a strengths
perspective in work with diverse populations of
various sizes, with emphasis on Chicanos/
Chicanas, First Nations and indigenous people,
rural, immigrant, and migrant populations
representative of the southwestern United States;
• Understand and integrate the history of the social
work profession and the social welfare system into
practice;
• Apply theoretical knowledge of the biological,
psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual factors
that impact the development, behavior, beliefs and
values of client systems of various sizes across
the life span;
• Understand and analyze the impact of social
policies on diverse client systems of various sizes;
• Differentially and effectively use communication
skills with a variety of client populations,
colleagues, and members of the community;
• Understand the forms of oppression and discrimination;
• Apply strategies to eliminate or alleviate discrimination
and oppression;
• Apply knowledge and strategies to effect change
in the larger society;
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