Create an environment that
prepares students to utilize a liberatory consciousness framework with an
emphasis on one's responsibility to disrupt and dismantle racism and oppression
based in an anti-racist pedagogy.
Prepare students for
foundation level practice within a variety of agency and community settings and
with diverse populations, including minoritized groups, in the State of New
Jersey and elsewhere.
Prepare entry-level social
work practitioners who serve effectively in a variety of capacities,from rural
settings to complex metropolitan contexts of social work practice in New
Jersey.
Develop practitioners
sensitive to the diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural composition of the State
and the region who work with a range of client systems to meet the needs of
citizens and communities.
Provide a high-quality
educational experience through a curriculum grounded in a liberal arts
perspective, metacognitive skills,and centered on the professional foundation
content designed to prepare entry-level professionals for beginning social work
practice with client systems of various size and types.
Educate students to understand
and use social work knowledge, values, skills, cognitive and affective
processes, and behaviors throughout their professional practice.
Support students preparation to
continue their professional education, including pursuit of master's degree
programs in social work.
