UNLV School of Social Work

The BSW curriculum is designed to prepare students for beginning generalist social work practice. The BSW curriculum provides basic knowledge and skills required for generalist social work practice using a systems approach, the person-in-environment and strengths perspectives. Sheafor and Landon (1987) “the social worker has an eclectic theoretical base for practice, . . .is grounded in a systems framework suitable for assessing multiple points for potential intervention, . . .perceived that productive intervention occurs at every practice level (individual to community) and that frequently the most effective and beneficial changes occur through multilevel interventions,” and “a central responsibility of social work practice is the guidance of the planned change or problem-solving process” (p. 666). The generalist perspective meshes with the inter-relatedness of client problems and social conditions.

Knowledge values, and skills learned in the BSW Program are applied to individuals, families, groups, organizations and agencies, and communities. The roles and methods of the social worker are varied and intervention strategies target change at all system levels. The aim of the intervention is to empower clients to maintain or attain their maximum level of functioning, utilizing the strengths perspective.

The BSW curriculum is built on (1) a liberal arts base; (2) social work knowledge (biological, socio-cultural, psychological, and human development material; systems and ecological perspectives, and social work/social welfare history); (3) social work purpose; (4) a focus on person-in-environment; (5) professionalism; (6) sanction work purpose; (7) social work values and philosophy; (8) basic communication skills; (9) ethnic/diversity sensitivity; (10) knowledge of change process directed at problem resolution; and (11) understanding human relationships.

The competencies students are expected to gain from the generalist BSW Program include (1) engagement in interpersonal helping; (2) management of change processes; (3) use of multilevel intervention modes; (4) ability to intervene in multi-sized systems; (5) ability to perform varied practice roles; (6) ability to assess/examine one’s own practice, and (7) ability to function within a social agency.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Greenspun College of Urban Affairs School of Social Work

School of Social Work University of Nevada, Las Vegas Box 455032 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89154-5032 (702) 895-3311 telephone (702) 895-4079 facsimile			BSW Program Description The BSW curriculum is designed to prepare students for beginning generalist social work practice. The BSW curriculum provides basic knowledge and skills required for generalist social work practice using a systems approach, the person-in-environment and strengths perspectives. Sheafor and Landon (1987) “the social worker has an eclectic theoretical base for practice, . . .is grounded in a systems framework suitable for assessing multiple points for potential intervention, . . .perceived that productive intervention occurs at every practice level (individual to community) and that frequently the most effective and beneficial changes occur through multilevel interventions,” and “a central responsibility of social work practice is the guidance of the planned change or problem-solving process” (p. 666). The generalist perspective meshes with the inter-relatedness of client problems and social conditions. Knowledge values, and skills learned in the BSW Program are applied to individuals, families, groups, organizations and agencies, and communities. The roles and methods of the social worker are varied and intervention strategies target change at all system levels. The aim of the intervention is to empower clients to maintain or attain their maximum level of functioning, utilizing the strengths perspective. The BSW curriculum is built on (1) a liberal arts base; (2) social work knowledge (biological, socio-cultural, psychological, and human development material; systems and ecological perspectives, and social work/social welfare history); (3) social work purpose; (4) a focus on person-in-environment; (5) professionalism; (6) sanction work purpose; (7) social work values and philosophy; (8) basic communication skills; (9) ethnic/diversity sensitivity; (10) knowledge of change process directed at problem resolution; and (11) understanding human relationships. The competencies students are expected to gain from the generalist BSW Program include (1) engagement in interpersonal helping; (2) management of change processes; (3) use of multilevel intervention modes; (4) ability to intervene in multi-sized systems; (5) ability to perform varied practice roles; (6) ability to assess/examine one’s own practice, and (7) ability to function within a social agency.