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Overview
The School of Social
Work at the University of Maine is one of
four professional programs in the College of Business, Public
Policy and Health, along with the Maine Business School, the School of
Nursing, and the Department of Public Administration. The School of Social
Work offers two
fully accredited degree programs and one certificate program,
all of which are firmly rooted in the philosophical approach of
the generalist perspective of social work practice. The degree
programs are specifically designed to provide students with a
well-integrated academic and practical education. The size of
the school is ideal for undergraduate and masters level study,
featuring greater student-faculty interaction and a highly
individualized field practicum, which facilitates maximum
personal growth and learning.
In the bachelors program (BASW), students prepare to be generalist practitioners applying multi-level, multi-method approaches to the resolution of the problems of persons in their environments. In the masters program (MSW), students are educated for social work as advanced generalist practitioners prepared to work as clinicians, consultants, supervisors, and administrators.
The School also offers a Child and Family Services Certificate program which uses distance education technology and off-site locations to accommodate students and social work practitioners statewide. The certificate program is a 15 credit, post-baccalaureate course sequence based on the foundation year of the Masters degree program and focuses on the knowledge, values and skills necessary for practice with children and families.
The University of Maine has provided undergraduate education
in social work and social welfare since the 1950's and began
offering the BA degree in Social Work in 1972. The BASW
program was granted initial accreditation from the Council on
Social Work Education (CSWE) in 1979 and has remained
fully accredited. The two-year graduate program leading to the
Master of Social Work degree was approved by the Board of
Trustees in 1987. Accreditation for the two-year graduate
degree has been continuous since first granted by CSWE in
1991. The school has grown from approximately 50
undergraduate students in 1987 to about 120 undergraduate
and 75 graduate students.