- Service Learning in Social Work

Catalog description

Service-learning through partnerships with community agencies.  Service learning integrates academic work with community service.  Students learn to apply knowledge gained in the classroom to "real life" by getting hands-on experience in the community.  Service learning benefits students by enhancing their understanding of concepts learned in the classroom, promoting personal identity, fostering the development of civic responsibility, and giving them the opportunity to work with diverse populations in a "real world" setting.  Community partners benefit from the relationships formed and the services students contribute in response to community needs.  Students will engage in fieldwork with underserved and under-represented populations in local community agencies. Students will have the opportunity to practice basic communication and relationship skills, be introduced to social problems and issues, and learn skills relevant to social work theory and practice.