The mission of the social work program is to prepare students for beginning level, generalist social work practice with oppressed, at-risk, and vulnerable populations, and also to provide an excellent foundation for graduates to pursue the master of social work (MSW) degree.
Social work students are trained in areas such as:
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Whether you enroll through Mary Baldwin’s Residential College for Women or the Adult Degree Program, the BSW’s academic foundation includes content on human behavior and the social environment, social welfare policy and services, social work research, and social work practice. Infused into all these subject areas is content on values and ethics, populations at risk, human diversity, and social and economic justice. In addition to foundation courses, elective courses include Aging, Child Welfare, and School Social Work.
Field practicum is an integral and essential component of the curriculum. Students are required to complete at least 450 hours of supervised social work practice in an approved agency. Through their field practicum, students refine their professional social work skills and integrate course content with on-the-job experience. One option is a field practicum focusing on social problems and direct service.
For adult men and women in the Charlottesville, Roanoke, and Staunton areas, MBC’s BSW program can be particularly attractive. Many adults with work and family obligations find that ADP’s flexibility and convenience makes it far preferable to other programs with rigid schedules and campus-only courses taught during the work day. ADP students can take many courses online, or in hybrid online and in-person formats, without giving up face-to-face learning opportunities and personal guidance from faculty with offices in our regional centers.
