California Baptist University 2022

New Bachelor of Social Work Program began in the fall inviting new students into the major Latest program inspire s

T The fall semester at CBU began with a new Bachelor of Social Work program for undergraduate students. The two-year program introduces students

field of helping those in need of a social worker who is academically prepared, biblically rooted, globally minded and equipped to serve.” Graduates of the BSW program will leave with a “highly marketable practice degree… and

(The Program) will help students understand and learn how to work with different populations. Liza Arellano BSW Program Director

to the practice of social work with classes covering multiple facets of the practice. Course work

employment options for students to enter upon graduation,” Arrellano says. Additionally, students seeking to pursue their master’s degree in social work will be considered an advance standing student, able to complete their MSW within one year. This BSW program fills a gap within the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, providing the ability to earn a degree in a helping profession. Students will be taught to address the root of social issues and be equipped to help and support those who are oppressed, vulnerable and in need.

includes medical social work, child and family welfare, trauma and congregational social work. Students in the BSW program will be equipped with both the knowledge and skills to perform as a social worker through their classes and trainings.

The program “will help students understand and learn how to work with different populations,” says Prof. Liza Arellano, the program’s director. Arellano says that “CBU, through the BSW program, is launching graduates into a mission

Arellano encourages “students that are interested in an action-oriented and meaningful career [to] definitely pursue a degree in social work.”

PROMOTING BSW (left) The BSW table at the College of Behavior and Social Sciences kick-off rally on Sept. 9.

WORDS Claire Grimes

PHOTO Courtesy of Bachelor of Social Work Program

DESIGN Kia Harlan

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