Baccalaureate Mission Statement of the Carver School of Social Work:

The Baccalaureate Social Work Program of Campbellsville University stresses academic excellence and personal growth within a nurturing, Christian environment. The program expands the University mission in advancing students toward continued learning in all aspects of life with specialized emphasis on the professional application of generalist social work practice. Scholarship, leadership, and Christian service are practiced as a part of the baccalaureate program with encouragement and emphasis placed on continuation throughout life. As a facilitator of progressive change, the social work program strives to teach service within diverse communities, organizations, groups, families, and individuals, all in the context of Christian service.

The Baccalaureate Social Work Program at Campbellsville University is accredit by the Council on Social Work Education.

Social Work Program Goals:

The social work program at Campbellsville University will:

1. Prepare students for competent practice as generalist level social workers with client systems of various sizes and types;
2. Prepare students for practice with diverse populations, locally, regionally and nationally;
   
3. Provide content about the social context of social work practice, the changing nature of that context, the behavior of organizations and the dynamics of change;
4. Help students acquire values, ethics and beliefs that are universal in the social work profession and helpful in preparing students for leadership and Christian service;
5. Prepare graduates who are aware of their responsibility to continue their professional growth, development and education.

Social Work Program Educational Objectives:

The social work program at Campbellsville University will:

1. Educate students to perform competent generalist social work practice, including, but not limited to, services to the poor and oppressed, populations of diverse origins and social systems of all sizes;
2. Educate students about the forms of oppression and discrimination and the strategies to promote change that advance social and economic justice;
3. Educate the social work student in the acquisition and application of knowledge about bio-psycho-social-spiritual variables that effect human development and behavior and apply the associated theoretical frameworks to understand the interactions among individuals and social systems (i.e., families, groups, organizations, and communities);
4. Educate students to practice within the values and ethics of the profession; and, with an understanding of and respect for the positive value of diversity;
5. Help students integrate generalist social work knowledge into the work setting through the use of appropriate supervision;
6. Educate students to interpret the impacts of social policies on client systems, workers and agencies through the application of critical thinking;
7. Provide students with a historical perspective of the profession and its current structures and issues;
8. Prepare students to demonstrate the professional use of self in social work practice;
9. Educate students to evaluate research studies and apply findings to practice; and, under supervision, to evaluate their own practice interventions and those of other relevant systems;
10. Help students acquire communication skills differentially with a variety of client populations, colleagues and members of the community;
11. Function within the structure of organizations and service delivery systems; and, under supervision, seek necessary organizational change;
12. Help students integrate Christian values with social work values and ethics.