Resources
for students
of Social Work
Students in our Social Work program can use our Resources page to answer the most commonly asked questions for students pursuing their degree.
Degree Program
The Social Work Program requires a minimum of 120 semester hours for a Bachelor of Arts degree. There is no minor in Social Work. A cumulative grade point average of 2.50 or higher in the social work courses is required. If a student receives a grade lower than a “C”, he/she will have to repeat course(s).
*The Social Work Program reserves the right to make changes at any time in the individual courses and curriculum leading to the degree.
Social Work, B.A.
Students graduating with a degree in social work must demonstrate the following competencies:
- Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
- Competency 2: Advance Human Rights and Social, Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice
- Competency 3: Engage Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ADEI) in Practice
- Competency 4: Engage in Practice-Informed Research and Research-Informed Practice
- Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice
- Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations and Communities.
- Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations and Communities
- Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations and Communities
- Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations and Communities
Scholarships
Arnett-Thomas Scholarship
Gladys Turner Finnery Scholarship
George and Zora O’Neal Scholarship
B. A. & Gladys Turner Scholarship
Field Experience (Internship) Opportunities
Students who are seniors will have the opportunity to choose from a list of agencies and organizations that interest them. There are many opportunities for internship placement which include, but are not limited to, juveniles, child welfare, schools, non-profit, drug recovery, mental health, etc.
Student Organizations
SW Club- Students of social work majors and non-social work majors, come together and participate in on-campus activities as well as focus on community service, off campus.
Resources
For more information, contact:
Dr. Tamara Glover, LCSW
Chair/Associate Professor
(870) 575-8943
glovert@uapb.edu
Field Experience (Internship)
The Social Work Program at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff requires that social work majors complete two semesters of Field Experience, 205 clock hours per semester, for a total of 410 clock hours for the baccalaureate program. Field Experience allows students to acquire supervised and related experiences during two semesters in their senior year. Six (6) hours of academic credits are awarded for the Field Experience and Labs I & II sequence. Students are in the field agency fifteen hours per week. Simultaneously, the student is enrolled in a one-hour weekly lab course.
Field education provides an arena for skill development, knowledge integration, and effective learning. Signature pedagogy represents the central form of instruction and learning in which a profession socializes its students to perform the role of practitioner. Professionals have pedagogical norms with which they connect and integrate theory and practice. In social work, the signature pedagogy is field education. The intent of field education is to connect the theoretical and conceptual contribution of the classroom with the practical world of the practice setting. It is a basic precept of social work education that the two interrelated components of curriculum – classroom and field – are of equal importance within the curriculum, and each contributes to the development of the requisite competencies of professional practice. Field education is systematically designed, supervised, and evaluated based on criteria by which students demonstrate the achievement of program competencies.
Handbooks
Student Organizations
Social Work Club
SW Club – Students of social work majors and non-social work majors, come together and participate in on-campus activities as well as focus on community services, off campus.
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National Association of Black Social Workers
NABSW – The National Association of Black Social Workers, are committed to enhancing the quality of life and empowering people of African ancestry through advocacy, human services delivery, and research.
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National Association of Social Workers
NASW – All students become a member of the National Association of Social Workers their junior year, going into their senior year.
