Social Work
School of Social Work
Director: Sister Angela Kim, Ph.D., LCSW-C
Master of Social Work Mission Statement
The Marywood University School of Social Work MSW Program, rooted in the University’s core values of Catholic identity, respect, empowerment, service, and excellence, is committed to an accessible education which prepares graduates for ethical, culturally responsive and evidence-informed professional practice. An intersectional lens informs the development of inter-professional, collaborative services to all social systems, with particular attention to those who are oppressed and marginalized. The concepts of Equity, Inclusion, Globalization, and Social, Economic and Environmental Justice provide foundations on which to create learning environments that value diversity and difference.
Curriculum Structure
The Master of Social Work curriculum is organized as an integrated whole, including generalist and generalist specialization content. It is designed to prepare graduates for culturally responsive, evidence-informed, ethical, interprofessional integrated social work practice. Each semester builds upon knowledge from the previous semester, and the completion of the generalist content is preparatory to advanced content of generalist specialization.
A system of themes are integrated throughout the curriculum to form a foundation based upon the ecological perspective, social work values and ethics, appreciation of diversity, social and economic justice, the strengths perspective, professional use of self, systematic mode of inquiry, and populations at risk.