Welcome to the Social Work Program at MacMurray College

By choosing to major in social work, you are embarking on an adventure of service to others. The Social Work Program will help you to become a leader, scholar and citizen who is prepared for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. MacMurray’s Social Work Program, accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), prepares graduates for beginning professional social work practice and/or the successful pursuit of graduate social work education.

As a MacMurray social work student, you are getting more than a college degree, you are also joining a fast growing and rewarding profession devoted to the relief of human suffering and the betterment of social conditions. Our graduates go on to challenging careers of service in such diverse areas as child protection, mental health, substance abuse, schools, family services, health care, gerontology, and developmental disabilities, or pursue graduate study in social work.

This is the Student Handbook. We invite you to read it carefully and refer to it often. Admission to the Social Work Program is selective, with a curriculum that combines a rigorous course of study and exciting field experiences. The Handbook contains important information about your course of study in social work and the policies/procedures that govern the Department. For further information, contact the Department of Social Work, located in Mac Hall, Room 10-B.

• Introduction
• What is Social Work?
  • Is Social Work for You?
  • NASW Code of Ethics
• Social Work Program:
  • College Mission
  • Program Mission
  • Accreditation
  • Professionalism
  • Program Goals
  • Program Objectives
• Departmental Policies and Procedures
  • Application, Admission, and Retention Policies
  • Student Portfolios
  • Requirements to Begin Field Practicum
  • Transfer Student
  • Advisement
  • Student Review System
  • Student Rights & Appeals
  • Statement of Non-discrimination
  • Sexual Conduct Policy
• Curriculum:
  • Curriculum Sequence and Content
  • Required Social Work Courses
  • Minors
  • Field Practicum
• Social Work Faculty:
  • Full-Time Faculty
• Student Opportunities:
  • Student Feedback
  • Association of Student Social Workers (ASK)
  • Phi Alpha Honor Society, Zeta Omega Chapter

Introduction

Faculty Statement
We, the social work faculty, are looking forward to four years of learning, growing, and exploring with you. We have made a commitment to provide the education and experience that will prepare you for the field of social work. We will provide mentoring, advising, teaching, and support. Please feel free to share your concerns with us. You will find us to be supportive and helpful.