School of Social Work

The School of Social Work BSW Program (undergraduate social work program) prepares baccalaureate level students for entry level positions within diverse human service organizations. Today social workers are continuing their efforts in Congress, hospitals, mental health centers, schools, substance abuse programs, neighborhood centers, nursing homes, homeless shelters, hospice programs, and many other settings. Social workers work with people from all backgrounds to help them find ways to live richer and more productive lives.

The curriculum, nationally accredited by the Council on Social Work Education aims to graduate social work generalists who can teach people how to create their own path and enhance their quality of life. Our graduates will assist people in changing patterns of behavior, poverty, abuse, and oppression and help them to develop effective coping skills for life’s challenges. The Social Work program is a limited access program that requires a separate application to the School of Social Work.

The strengths perspective is central to the social work profession emphasizing resources, capabilities, resilience, and sees obstacles as challenges. We help anytime, anywhere. Help Starts Here!

The School of Social Work also offers Certificate Programs in Aging Studies, Children’s Studies, and Addictions with special concentrations in these areas. If a student wishes to pursue their academic endeavors further, the School of Social Work also offers a Master’s in Social Work.

Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs in the College of Health and Public Affairs are located at: http://oeas.ucf.edu/alc/alc_students_cohpa.htm