Program Mission and Goals

The mission of the Nazareth BSW Program is to educate ethical, competent social workers prepared for graduate education and generalist practice. The Nazareth BSW program provides a supportive, equitable and inclusive learning environment that facilitates learning among a diverse student body and emphasizes social work values as well as knowledge and skill development to improve the effectiveness of social work practice, programs and policies. The Nazareth BSW program prepares students to engage in strengths-based, culturally responsive, anti-racist, anti-oppressive practice and to advance human rights as well as social, racial, economic, and environmental justice.

1. Prepares competent, ethical, strengths-based generalist practitioners committed to culturally responsive, anti-racist, anti-oppressive practice with diverse populations and to advancing human rights as well as social, racial, economic and environmental justice.
2. Provides a supportive, equitable and inclusive learning environment that facilitates learning among a diverse student body and emphasizes social work values as well as knowledge and skill development to improve the effectiveness of social work practice, programs and policies.
3. Develops qualified candidates for graduate education and generalist practitioners dedicated to life-long learning.

Program Mission and Goals

The mission of the Nazareth MSW Program is to educate social work students to be ethical and competent advanced practitioners who, through collaborative and interprofessional practice, promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging and serve as leaders and changemakers.

1. Through the cultivation of knowledge, values and skills specific to the social work profession, develop ethical, professional and competent advanced practitioners who promote critical thinking and evidence-based practice processes 
2. Advance collaboration, leadership, and interprofessional practice skills to improve the effectiveness of practitioners and serve as changemakers
3. Valuing cultural humility, engage with diversity and difference to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging and address bias and oppression

Training Opportunities

• Learn about international social work practices through study abroad in India or in Jamaica.
• Students and faculty can collaborate in clinical services, research, and the development of innovative practices in the Social Work Services clinic at Nazareth's York Institute.
• Get specialized preparation in working with school-age children with autism through Interdisciplinary Specialty Program in Autism (I-SPAN) specialization, for which the cost may be covered by a federal grant — the I-SPAN Scholars grant opportunity.
• Some funded traineeships are available for field education at community sites.

Options for current MSW students: Add an advanced certificate or specialization

• MSW Specialization and Advanced Certificate Request Form

Licensing

LICENSED MASTER SOCIAL WORKER

• License Requirements
• Application Forms

LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER

• License Requirements
• Application Forms
• "R" Psychotherapy Privilege

State Education Dept. memo: Requirements for LMSW Licensure

• Child Life Specialist
  

• Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) Track