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Put your values into practice with a career in Social Work.
Major Roadmap
Explore your options — classes, internships, research and study abroad. Find what interests you, discover what you love, and create a 社会工作专业指南 experience that jumpstarts your future.
You’ll advance human rights for marginalized communities, one person at a time. Our graduates work in public health, substance abuse, child welfare, education, mental health and other settings where they help people lead healthier, 更有意义的生活.
Prepare to work with diverse groups and understand how race, class, gender, sexuality and disability shape people’s experiences and opportunities. Study with professors doing real-world research about issues like human trafficking, immigration detention and LGBTQ youth in foster care. You’ll learn professional ethics that will guide you through difficult decisions, as well as strategies for taking care of yourself while you help other people.
As a senior, you’ll complete an intensive field internship at a social justice-focused organization, where you’ll develop your professional skills and learn from experienced mentors. Our students have interned at agencies including Integral Care, SAFE, 学校社区, Con Mi MADRE, 女童赋权网络, Family Eldercare, the UT School of Law immigration law clinic, and LifeWorks, which serves runaway and homeless youth and young people aging out of foster care.
Pursuing an Accelerated Master of Social Work Degree
Because the St. Edward’s Social Work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, which requires this extended internship, you will get credit for having completed a field placement if you pursue an accelerated Master of Social Work degree. You’ll get a head start on your career and graduate with the skills and values that will help you succeed.
我们的毕业生做什么?
Social Work majors go on to a variety of careers and graduate schools from St. Edward’s. Here’s a sample.
- 综合护理中心的社工, 学校社区, Jolt, Austin Independent School District, Lifeworks和Con Mi Madre
- Licensed social workers — which include LBSW, LMSW and LCSW — for private companies, nonprofit organizations and government agencies
- Serving with the Peace Corps, Jesuit Volunteer Corps and Mercy Corps
- English Teaching Assistant in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program
- Graduate students at Washington University, Columbia University, The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Houston
Practice Compassion. Thoughtfully.
The possibilities for learning at St. 爱德华的几乎是无限的. 阅读社会工作专业 布里奇特·麦克唐纳，19岁 and her experiences on the hilltop and what she plans to do next — and read the stories of other students who went big on the hilltop.
课堂内外
Social work is a major that prepares you to facilitate positive change in society. Outside-the-classroom experiences at St. Edward’s show you how to translate concepts like social justice and wellbeing into concrete action.
体验式教育
You’ll get out into the field right away. Your Introduction to Social Work course requires 40 hours of service learning, where you’re volunteering for course credit at an organization connected to your major. This is your chance to give back while observing, listening, and understanding what social work looks like in practice.
More information can be found in the 实地教育计划手册.
Service Experiences
St. Edward’s offers many other opportunities to meet people from different backgrounds, 应用你在课堂上学到的知识, and be of service.
Study abroad immerses you in unfamiliar settings and cultivates understanding of people from other cultures.
服务中断经历, 由校园事工提供, give you the chance to travel to another community, volunteer and learn about local life while living simply.
Campus Ministry’s S.E.R.V.E. Austin is a structured service program that meets weekly for an entire semester. You’ll help a nonprofit with specific tasks while learning about an issue like senior care, immigration, education, 青年发展或无家可归.
These experiences help you apply the theory you’ve discussed in class, come face to face with ethical dilemmas and become better prepared to address them.
Degree Requirements & Application
This major is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). In order to meet accreditation standards, students are required to apply for and undertake a social work field internship, demonstrate competencies in 9 core areas, 完成一个作品集, and participate in an exit interview prior to graduation. Please see the Social Work Major Degree Requirements and the Social Work Program Student Handbook for additional information, or contact Social Work Program Director Dr. Laurie Cook Heffron, LMSW lheffron@witchlightrp.com.
An Application for Admission is required before proceeding to upper-division social work courses. Applications must be submitted to the program director on or before October 1 in Fall and February 1 in Spring. The application, self-assessment form, and Code of Conduct are available online and as a pdf. 您也可以将其下载为 word document.
Internships
Your senior year, you’ll complete an intensive, 400-hour internship in the community. This is an opportunity to get hands-on experience in a dimension of social work that particularly interests you. You’ll choose an organization that matches your interests and take on real-world responsibilities, supervised by a practicing social worker. A sample of community organizations St. Edward’s students have recently interned with include:
- 学校社区
- Health Alliance for Austin Musicians
- Lifeworks
- Project Transitions
- SAFE Alliance
- 德州倡导项目
- The Sobering Center
- UT法律移民诊所
At your internship, you’ll experience the realities of social work, including the challenges of working with different personalities and the fact that change takes time. You’ll also interact with social workers and other professionals in the field, which gives you an opportunity to build your network. These connections sometimes result in job offers.
Our Faculty
Faculty interact closely with students through classes, advising sessions, 实地考察和项目活动. Professors have a diversity of research interests and all share a passion for the field of social work and helping students succeed.
"I value bridging the classroom and the social work field, guiding students through their internships and bringing insights from my time in practice into the classroom. I see students come alive when they have opportunities to see how what they learned in classes plays out in real world practice."
娜塔莉·贝克·阿奎莱拉, DSW, LCSW-S, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Director of Field Education
"I am inspired by the opportunity to learn and work alongside students, faculty, and the broader community in generating understanding and action around global-minded social justice initiatives, particularly those related to violence against women, forced migration, human trafficking, and the detention of immigrant women and children fleeing violence."
– Laurie Cook Heffron, PhD, LMSW, Assistant Professor of Social Work and Social Work Program Director
"I view social work education as a collaboration and partnership with my students. I constantly remind students that in a few short years they will be my colleagues in the community combating issues of social injustice and inequality."
– Adam McCormick, PhD, Associate Professor of Social Work
社会福利未成年人
Offered through the Social Work Program, the Minor in Social Welfare provides students a foundation in social welfare, 关注社会公正, 人类行为和发展, 多样性和文化能力. Students will learn about the history of the U.S. 社会福利制度, the theories of behavior used to support various social programs, 以及种族问题, social class and gender intersect in the 社会福利制度.
Requirements for a Minor in Social Welfare can be found here.
Student Learning Assessment Outcomes
Recent student learning assessment outcomes are available here:
SEU to You
Assistant Professor of Social Work Laurie Cook Heffron explores the safety net in the United States and the network of policies and programs that aim to prevent poverty in her Spring 2020 course.