Master of Social Work Program

The Wilma Hepker School of Social Work offers a two-year graduate program that leads to a Master of Social Work degree. The program has a clinical focus and takes a direct practice/systems approach to social work education by integrating theory and practicum experience. The MSW program is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

In addition to the two-year program (six quarters), a one-year (four quarters) Advanced Standing program is offered for those who have graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work degree from an institution whose program has been accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

Social Work is a profession dedicated to improving quality of life. The Christian campus setting and the religious values of Walla Walla University complement the caring aspect of the social work profession and provide an appropriate environment for a social work program.

The goals of the program are to prepare graduate social work students

1. provide generalist and clinical practice to better serve the needs of the rural and urban populations of the northwest.
2. provide clinical social work practice with individuals, families and groups from an ecological perspective that focuses on the relationship of the person to the environment.
3. understand with the Judeo-Christian appreciation for social caring of populations-at-risk and to develop a commitment to social and economic justice.

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