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Social Work Department

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Making a Difference

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If you would like to enhance the well-being of individuals by helping to empower people to make changes in their lives and communities, a social work major might be perfect for you.

Known for producing exceptional graduates, our reputable program will help shape you into an ethical, competent, and evidence-informed professional, ready for the field or graduate school.

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Majors, Minors, and Certificates in Social Work

Our outstanding program has proved valuable for many graduates and the communities that they serve. We know that regardless of where a Blugold social worker is located, they are making an undeniable impact on their community. Our social work graduates will be committed to diversity, social and economic justice, the promotion of community well-being, and the interdependence of local and global issues.

Our Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and has been accredited since 1974. Our graduates are prepared for their rewarding career as a social work generalists and upon completion of the BSW degree, eligible for certification or licensure.

 

Meet the Faculty

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Paige Kurtz, social work grad, military alumna
Compelling Career Paths

Our undergraduate program is focused on preparing students as ethical, competent, evidence-informed social work generalists. This means that students are prepared for undergraduate level licensure to enter the workforce working with populations from mental health to alcohol or drug abuse counseling, or from child welfare to gerontology. Many graduates also choose to pursue a one-year graduate program to further focus their expertise. The opportunities are endless with a social work degree.

Chippewa Correctional Facility intern
Field Education

The Bachelor of Social Work degree is a comprehensive major culminating with successful completion of a 12-credit field placement course. Field placement at an approved social service site is designed to provide Blugolds an opportunity to learn with a site and to apply the knowledge, skills, and values acquired through the on-campus curriculum. The field placement course experience revolves around the competencies and practice behaviors outlined in the Council for Social Work Education (CSWE) standards.

Theresa Guth, social work major, child welfare certificate
Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Program

The Child Welfare Training Program is a federally funded program designed to educate and train BSW students interested in a career specific to child welfare. Participants will receive federally funded tuition and stipends for two semesters, complete specific coursework in child welfare, and engage in a child welfare-focused field placement. Upon graduation, participants of this program commit to working at least one year in Wisconsin in public child welfare.

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Competitive Salaries
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the median annual salary for social workers in 2023 was $58,380.
In Demand Jobs
There is a projected 89,000 position increase in the social work field before 2030.
U.S. Dept of Labor 2023
Direct Access to Field Opportunities
UWEC's Social Work department has connections to over 100 field placement sites in Eau Claire and the surrounding areas.
Student Opportunities
Student Opportunities
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Social Work Mission Statement

To prepare students to engage in ethical, competent, evidence-informed generalist practice. Graduates will be committed to diversity, social and economic justice, the promotion of community well-being, and the interdependence of local and global issues.

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Social Work Department

Human Sciences and Services 253
239 Water Street
Eau Claire, WI 54701
United States

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