The Bachelor of Arts in Social Work degree from Touro University Worldwide prepares students for a rewarding career as a generalist helping individuals, families, groups, communities and organizations by providing guidance, counseling, referrals and practical human services.

Social Work is well established as a fundamental commitment to helping people and communities identify, prevent, and solve problems. Touro University Worldwide’s B.A. in Social Work program places emphasis on gaining the appropriate knowledge, values and skills needed to promote the well-being of client population through the learning experience of field work available in diverse settings such as schools, counseling centers for families, senior centers, social service charitable organizations etc.

The program prepares culturally competent entry level social workers and inspires students to be advocates for social change and a more just and equitable society. The curriculum is designed to promote a nurturing academic environment that integrates online courses and field training with real-world learning and experience. The program will be able to become a vehicle to enter the various Master’s degree programs at Touro University Worldwide.

Graduates with a bachelor’s in social work are typically employed under a range of job titles, such as senior social worker, adoption social worker, medical social worker, bilingual youth counselor, case manager, classroom counselor, permanency specialist, support counselor in intensive treatment foster care, life coach, youth counselor, social worker discharge planner, etc. The program combines online courses and field instruction to help students acquire the necessary knowledge, values and professional norms of the social work field. Upon completion of the program, graduates are able to employ an evidence-based approach in research findings to guide their decisions in the professional practice of social work.

The program provides grounding in social work knowledge, values and competency skills necessary in the field of social work. Through the case study method, students gain knowledge about human behavior and the social context of the environment, social welfare policy and services, multicultural social work, human diversity, social and economic justice, social work ethical standards and research in social work.