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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
MAJOR CONCENTRATION DEGREE
OFFERED

SOCIAL WORK BS

Chair: Makeba T. Green

Associate Professors: Makeba T. Green, Carl Algood, Tina Jordan

Assistant Professors: Phyllis E. Gillians, Zuleka Henderson, Emory Perkins

Lecturer: Ellen Livingston

MISSION

The mission of Bowie State University’s (BSU) social work department is to “offer a sound educational
program that is designed to prepare students for entry level generalist practice with diverse populations,
graduate school, continued professional development, and lifelong learning.” The program’s mission is
consistent with the profession’s purpose and values.

The mission is consistent with the profession’s purpose and values. The purpose of the social work
department at BSU is to prepare competent generalist practitioners to provide high quality social
services. The department promulgates a model for social work in the 21st Century by preparing social
workers to address the changing demographics that characterize the increasingly diverse nation. The
department makes a major contribution to knowledge and training for the next generation of primarily
(but not exclusively) African American social workers. Faculty, staff, and field supervisors are committed
to preparing culturally competent practitioners to become change agents at the micro, mezzo, and macro
level.

The mission statement speaks to the important balance of knowledge, values, and skills in building
competent social work practitioners who are committed to diversity and social justice. The profession’s
core values (service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, the importance of human
relationships, integrity, and human rights) undergird the social work curriculum and are addressed to
varying degrees in every social work course.

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