Program Mission

The Iona College Social Work Department is dedicated to the preparation of competent generalist social work professionals. With a commitment to student- centered teaching and learning grounded in the context of a liberal arts education, the program affirms the principles of social and economic justice, diversity, and service as those values shared by the profession, the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers, and the traditions of Catholic Social Teaching.

Graduates of the Iona College Social Work Department will be sought after because they:

• Identify as professional social workers and conduct themselves accordingly
• Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice
• Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments

• Engage diversity and difference in practice

• Advance human rights and social and economic justice

• Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research

• Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment

• Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and deliver effective social work services

• Respond to contexts that shape practice

• Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities

The Iona College Social Work Department is equally dedicated to the pursuit of teaching excellence and scholarship; to serving as a vital resource to the Iona, local, and greater New York metropolitan communities; as well as to advancing the purposes and mission of the profession. (Adopted November 2009)

Program Goals

1. To prepare students for competent generalist social work practice.
2. To serve the diverse constituents of both the college and the broader communities within which the program is situated.
3. To advance the profession by modeling professional engagement and career-long learning through the pursuit of excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.

The Iona College Social Work Department is equally dedicated to pursuing teaching excellence and scholarship; to serving as a vital resource to the Iona, local, and greater New York metropolitan communities; as well as to advancing the purposes and mission of the profession.

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