Department of Social Work Mission Statement
The mission of the Department of Social Work at St. Cloud State University is to engage students in an educational process that prepares them to think critically, and work effectively and collaboratively as generalist social workers.
Upon graduation social work majors will be able to:
1. Implement the values and ethics of the social work profession;
2.
Practice generalists social work effectively at all levels, incorporating
systems theory and integrating a strength perspective;
3. Practice without
discrimination, and with respect, knowledge, and skills, related to clients'
age, class, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, family structure, gender,
marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, and sexual
orientation;
4. Understand of the forms and means of oppression and
discrimination, and advocate for social, economic, and political justice;
5.
Use supervision, consultation, and collaboration to enhance social work practice
within organizational structures and service delivery systems, as well as to
seek a necessary organizational change;
6. Analyze and formulate policy
alternatives and understand how to influence social policies on all
levels;
7. Apply research findings to practice and evaluate one's own
practice interventions;
8. Know the history of the social work profession and
understand its relationship to contemporary issues; and
9. Use all modes of
communication skillfully and demonstrate critical thinking skills in all
professional encounters.
