Master of Social Work (MSW) Learning Outcomes

  1. Identify as a professional social worker and complete a professional internship in clinical practice while utilizing clinical supervision and consultation appropriately.
  2. Apply social work values and ethical principles to guide professional clinical practice.
  3. Apply critical thinking skills to inform and communicate professional judgments in clinical practice.
  4. Explore the needs and engage with diverse populations identifying the appropriate use of different clinical practice approaches.
  5. Advance human rights and explore social and economic justice to enhance resiliency of diverse populations
  6. Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research.
  7. Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment to engage in strengths-based practice & policy
  8. Engage in policy practice to advance social & economic well-being to deliver effective services.
  9. Demonstrate the ability to respond to contexts that shape practice.
  10. Demonstrate effective skills for engaging, assessing, planning interventions, and evaluating practice with client systems of all sizes, drawing on the strengths-based perspective.