Bachelor of Social Work Program Mission
The mission of the Bachelor of Social Work Program is to provide students with the knowledge, values, and skills they need as social workers and to develop critical thinking skills and empathy for those they serve. Utilizing a generalist framework anchored in a liberal arts education, the BSW Program provides the basis for practice within the context of a rich cultural environment. The BSW Program has a kuleana to serve all the people and places of Hawai‘i, and our neighbors in the Pacific and Asia as they interact within a global context. The curriculum is designed to uplift communities and enhance well-being for all.
Bachelor of Social Work Program Goals
At the completion of classroom and field education, graduating BSW students:
- Are grounded in generalist practice and prepared for advanced social work education
- Recognize the intersectionality of diversities in ourselves and others as central to successful social work practice
- Are educated in the unique role our island home plays in the lives and well-being of its people – particularly for Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and Asian populations
- Are prepared to serve individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities and to function as leaders of social justice and social change utilizing the knowledge, values and skills of the social work profession