Hardin-Simmons University

Bachelor of Behavioral Studies in Social Work

Abilene, USA

DURATION

4 Years

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

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EARLIEST START DATE

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TUITION FEES

USD 29,526 / per year **

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

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** full-time undergraduate tuition & fees; 12-17 hours per semester; does not include course-specific fees

Introduction

Why Social Work? Are you seeking an education that leads to high-demand, fast-paced, challenging career opportunities? Are you concerned about equity and justice? Do you have a heart for serving others? Want to work in a growing professional field, become a licensed professional in your graduating semester, and obtain employment utilizing your degree from HSU? What about credit toward a graduate degree while completing your undergraduate work?

Being a social worker means serving people who are vulnerable, oppressed, or marginalized, and addressing the conditions of society at the very core of injustice. Social Work is a dynamic profession that has the fundamental commitment of helping people and communities solve problems. It is a unique profession, comprised of people who want to make a difference in the world, who create effective, palpable change, and promote equity and justice for all people through evidence-based, holistic practices. Social workers are found in many fields of practice: mental health, medical, schools, governmental agencies, and the military, addiction and recovery, geriatric care, children and families, foster and adoption. In the HSU Social Work Department, the faculty & staff are passionate about, and highly invested in student success and professionalism, while providing a variety of opportunities to make a difference in the lives of individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations.

Social Work Program Vision

HSU Social Work will be a premier social work education program in West Texas, developing competent and effective social work professionals to meet the needs of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities, and to serve those who are the most vulnerable and oppressed in society.

Social Work Program Mission

As members of the Christian community of Hardin-Simmons University, the mission of the Social Work Program is to:

Prepare students for competent and effective professional social work practice as generalist practitioners by providing appropriate knowledge, values, and skills to serve individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities,
Develop professionals who promote social justice, dignity, and worth of the individual, importance of human relationships, human rights, and scientific inquiry, and who are characterized by integrity, competence, and service. And,
Produce leaders and advocates in policy development and service delivery for human rights and social and economic justice within a global context.

Admissions

Scholarships and Funding

The HSU Social Work Program has numerous awards and scholarships that are awarded annually at the Social Work/Sociology Banquet. These awards and scholarships have specific criteria for recipient selection. Recipients are chosen by the Social Work and Sociology faculty based on the respective award or scholarship criteria. If you have questions about any of these awards or scholarships, please contact the Social Work office at 325-670-1281. Students are encouraged to explore other opportunities for recognition and scholarships outside of HSU, for example, NASW, CSWE, and AAUW. Other scholarship information is available through the Financial Aid Office at 325-670-1206

J.L. Cole Social Work Scholarship: The recipient of this scholarship must be a social work major, possess strong social work values and ethics, complete Social Work Practice I course and showing high leadership and academic promise
Dan Cooper Excellence in Research Annual Endowed Award: The recipient of this award must be a graduating senior; social work major has displayed outstanding achievement in social work research.
Doris S. Thornton Alumni Social Work Award: The recipient of this award must be a graduating senior, social work major with transcending competence in social work practice and achieving outstanding academic achievement.
James B. Simmons Social Work Award for Human & Civil Rights, Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice: The award recipient must be a social work major who exhibits an outstanding integration of Christ’s love & missions, social work education, and equity for all people through outstanding research, service, and advocacy in addressing and challenging inequity and injustice.
Everett E. Woods and Orabeth K. Woods Foundation Endowment Scholarship: This scholarship recipient is a junior social work major with the highest overall GPA.
Everett E. Woods and Orabeth K. Woods Social Work Scholarship: The recipient of this scholarship is a minority student and social work major who displays outstanding academic excellence and overall achievement in social work.
Jeremy Rhodes Macro-Policy Practice Award: The recipient of this award must be a social work major exhibiting remarkable capacity for macro policy practice through work, research, volunteerism, professional engagement, campus, and community life. This student epitomizes the core values of the social work profession through their life and work.
Joanne Roberts Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award: The recipient of this award must be a social work major who manifests through academics, work, service-learning opportunities, and life, the core values of the social work profession. Explicitly the core values of service, justice, dignity, and worth of the person, integrity, and the importance of human relationships are exemplified.

Curriculum

Program Outcome

Students can apply for the Social Work license in the state of Texas in their graduating semester. 100% of our students pass the exam.
Graduates of HSU Social Work will receive either a BBS or BS degree. As the program is accredited by CSWE, students who apply to Graduate Schools of Social Work will receive advanced standing, making it possible to obtain a Master’s in Social Work within one year.
Graduates of HSU Social Work seeking employment upon graduation are employed in the professional field 100% of the time.

Social Work Program Goals

To prepare students for effective, competent, and ethical professional social work practice through immersion in the values and ethics of the social work profession including respect and acceptance of all individuals with regard to age, class, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, family structure, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation.
To provide students with a generalist’s knowledge of social work that is broad in scope including scientific inquiry for research-informed practice and practice-informed research; theory; values and ethics; the history, purpose, and philosophy of the profession; and specific understanding of practice settings, contexts, and clientele.
To educate students to understand and embrace diversity in the world and to be committed to the promotion of human rights and social and economic justice through policy analysis, formulation and development, service delivery, and through leadership in the development of a nurturing and supportive environment for all people, applying strategies of advocacy and social change, especially for those who are marginalized.
To foster student’s development and utilization of relational, cognitive, political, and professional skills appropriate to generalist practice, while being able to apply critical thinking within the context of professional social work practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
To create and support an environment that values, models, and promotes lifelong learning, professional development, and active participation in the profession and community.

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