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十大彩票网投平台专业
The curriculum combines liberal arts with professional social work foundation content 为毕业生实习做准备. Social workers help prevent crises and counsel individuals, families and communities to cope more effectively with the stresses of everyday life.
社会工作
- 儿童福利调查员
- 心理健康专家
- 长者护理专业人员
- 医务社会工作者
- 物质和成瘾顾问
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Reading Assignment Inspires a Commitment to Social Work
A book assigned in a 十大彩票网投平台 English class nudged 盖伯瑞尔斯韦特 to change his planned career to social work. The book was “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson. 它关注的是美国的不公正.S. 司法系统.
“Reading ‘Just Mercy’ really brought out my empathy,” Sweatt said. “这真的很震撼。 me how much brokenness there is in the world and how much support people need. 我决定 that I just had to do something to help the most vulnerable people. 我看到了社交 work as the best opportunity to do that.”
Social work encompasses everything from governmental reform efforts to individual 咨询. Sweatt described it as “empowering people and communities to grow and expand their own power and to make life better.”
He learned to apply principles from anthropology, psychology, sociology and even physics. “It’s very difficult coursework because people want simple solutions.“不幸的是, 简单的解决办法很少奏效.
“我决定 that I just had to do something to help the most vulnerable people. 和 I saw social work as the best opportunity to do that.”
“Sometimes people don’t want to change their own problems. 他们想要改变，但是 they don’t want a difficult solution. You have to convince them that it’s worth their 而. It starts with breaking down their resistance and identifying what’s going 让他们最想要改变.”
Sweatt hoped to be a community mobilizer or public interest lawyer. “无论我结束什么 up doing, it’s going to be something where I can help people overcome problems through 系统. When it comes to solving complex problems, it takes a lot of patience.”
On the bright side, if you succeed, you can actually see tangible evidence of progress. Sweatt cited free internet access, food banks, community gardens, parks and other free public spaces as amenities he’d like to see more of.
“Basically, I’m interested in things that enrich life and make life more secure for 最需要帮助的人.”
你知道吗??
- Our Bachelor of Social Work program prepares the graduate for licensure by integrating test preparation into the curriculum.
- The department has agreements with nearly 100 local agencies that host 南 students for their field practicum internship placements during the senior year of studies. Many of our graduates are hired by those agencies.
- The department has an alumni board that maintains active support and mentoring programs 社会工作专业学生.
联系人:
劳里·弗兰奇·哈斯
现场指导协调员
社会学, 人类学 and Social Work Department
(251) 460-6906
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