BASW: Program Goals

• To prepare entry-level baccalaureate social workers for generalist practice in a multicultural context rooted in knowledge and skills for understanding and solving complex social problems within the values of professional social work
• To prepare generalist social workers to become informed and effective leaders able take action against injustice and inequalitites
• To foster a comparative and critical examination of social welfare and social work history, policies, research, and practice interventions in the education of social work practitioners.
• To prepare students for graduate education in social work related fields;
• To provide access to social work education to residents of the south Puget Sound region.

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