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Social Work is a discipline and a profession
committed to the enhancement of
human well-being, the alleviation of poverty and
oppression, and the
promotion of social justice. The discipline of
social work provides
opportunities for enacting liberal arts values
such as critical thinking, problem-solving,
and effective communication, as well Whittier
College’s historical commitment to
“practical idealism”.
The profession practices in a wide variety of
settings including
family services, child welfare, corrections,
probation, psychiatric and medical centers,
drug and alcohol treatment, community
organizations, and social policy planning. With
awareness of the major social and technological
changes taking place in today’s society,
the Whittier College Social Work program
prepares students for entry-level positions in
generalist social work practice where they can
effectively respond to the variety of
human welfare needs prevalent in contemporary
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The undergraduate program in Social Work is
accredited by the Council on Social
Work Education. It provides a professional
foundation curriculum that contains the
common body of knowledge, values, and skills of
the profession. The Program specifies a common
base of liberal arts courses to be taken prior
to enrollment in the core
foundation courses. The foundation courses are
sequenced over three years; the program
culminates in the senior year with an intensive,
professionally supervised field practicum, and
an integrative seminar that seeks to assess the
outcomes of the social
work training. Students are urged to consult
Social Work Program advisors in the
Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social
Work for information and guidance.
Selected courses are also of interest to
students in psychology, child development,
sociology, pre-medicine, pre-physical therapy,
business administration, and education.
Students are urged to consult Social Work
Program advisors in the Department of Sociology,
Anthropology and Social Work for information and
guidance. |
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