The Minor In Social Work
The Department of Psychology, Sociology, and Social Work at Angelo State University is offering a social work minor to interested students beginning in the 2007 fall semester. The foundation of the social work minor is grounded in the person-in-environment perspective, providing students with an understanding of people who may require social services. Students are offered courses that will expose them to assessment and evaluation methods, communication and intervention skills, and program evaluation methods essential in today’s outcome based social service environment. Additionally, the social work minor provides exposure to the social work profession that may assist students who desire admission to graduate programs in social work, applied sociology, applied psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, public administration, and so forth.
MINOR REQUIREMENTS
The social work minor requires 18 semester hours of course work. Of those 18 semester hours, students must take SWK/SOC 2307 AND AT LEAST six semester hours from the upper level course options listed below. Course Descriptions
Required Course:
SWK/SOC 2307 Introduction to Social Work
Lower Level Course Options:
SWK 2309 Human Behavior in the Social Environment I
SWK 2311 Human Behavior in the Social Environment II
SWK 2313 Social Work Practice I
SWK 2315 Social Work Practice II
Upper Level Course Options:
SWK 3303 Social Welfare Policy
SWK 3305 Social Work Ethics and Professionalism
SWK 3325 Social Research and Data Analysis
SWK 3337 Human Diversity and Social Inequality
SWK 3341 Juvenile Delinquency
SWK 3343 Criminology
INFORMATION ABOUT LICENSURE
The title “Social Worker” and the “practice of social work” are protected by Texas state law and regulations (please see the following for details: Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners Statutes/Laws: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/socialwork/swlaw.pdf, Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners Rules/Regulations: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/socialwork/lswrules.pdf); consequently, the minor in social work will not make one eligible to sit for the social work licensing examination in the State of Texas. This is likely to be the same for other states as well. Students are encouraged to check with their specific state social work licensing board for additional details if they are concerned about licensure.
SOCIAL WORK FACULTYCore Faculty
Joel L. Carr, Ph.D., LCSW, DCSW, Social Work Program Director
William Fuller, Ed.D., LCSW, BCD
Support Faculty
For questions concerning the social work minor, please contact Dr. Joel L. Carr
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
National Association of Social Workers
Society for Social Work and Research
Gerontological Society of America
American Society of Criminology
Council on Social Work Education
The National Council on Family Relations