Social Work

Goal 1: The program will prepare generalist social workers to practice in an ethical and competent fashion with diverse client populations on both the micro and macro levels.  

Goal 2: The program will integrate social work practice with social scientific research through an interdisciplinary learning environment and emphasize the importance of lifelong learning for both students and faculty.   

Goal 3: The program will develop leaders and practitioners committed to the advancement of human rights and social justice through social policy practice and other forms of advocacy. 

Goal 4: The program will teach students to integrate the relationship between theory and practice by providing various service-learning projects, strong field education placements and leadership development.   

Goal 5: The program will promote dedication to personal and spiritual growth and to continuous self-care as an important foundation for the social work vocation.  

Social Work Department
The program’s expectation for diversity is reflected in its learning environment, which provides the context through which students learn about differences, value and respect diversity, and develop a commitment to cultural humility. The dimensions of diversity are understood as the intersectionality of multiple factors, including but not limited to age, class, color, culture, disability and ability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, immigration status, marital status, political ideology, race, religion/spirituality, sex, sexual orientation, and tribal sovereign status.

Updated September 2023

1. Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior
2. Advance Human Rights and Social, Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice
3. Engage Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI) in Practice
4. Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice
5. Engage in policy practice
6. Engage (with), Assess, Intervene (with), Evaluate Practice (with) individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.

All course requirements and descriptions for KWU’s Social Work program can be found in the most recent version of the course catalog.

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The reports linked below are based on the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) 2015 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS).

Assessment Report for Academic Year 2022-23

Assessment Report for Academic Year 2023-24

Assessment Report for Academic Year 2024-25

Consistent with the Council on Social Work Education’s Educational Policies and Accreditation Standards, the Social Work Program at Kansas Wesleyan University does not grant course or field credit, transfer credit or exemptions for prior life, volunteer or employment experience.

SOWK Professional Licensure – Public Disclosure 07.01.26

SOWK Professional Licensure – Manual & Evidence 07.01.26

Field Manual for Social Work

KWU’s Social Work program is part of the university’s Department of Behavioral Sciences. Click here to meet that department’s faculty!