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Welcome from the Dean
Spencer J Zeiger, Ph. D.
szeiger@daltonstate.edu
Welcome to the home page of the
School of Social Work.
Social work is the profession that offers people who
want to help others the chance to develop specific
skills for practice in a wide range of health and human
service agencies. At DSC we offer the associate’s degree
with a two-year plan of study and the Bachelor of Social
Work (BSW) degree with a four-year plan of study. The
associate’s degree allows a student to begin employment
at the paraprofessional level and/or to apply for
admission to the upper division for the BSW degree. The
BSW is the nationally recognized degree for generalist
or entry-level social work practice. It also prepares a
student for future graduate study for the Master of
Social Work (MSW) degree.
The DSC BSW degree is fully accredited by the Commission
on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work
Accreditation. In addition to the core content shared
with all accredited social work programs, the DSC BSW
program offers preparation for social work in Northwest
Georgia with the emerging Latino population and with the
historic Appalachian population. There are special
opportunities for learning about the strengths of these
two populations, as well as approaches to understanding
other diverse groups. The cultural competence training
related to learning Spanish and the cultural immersion
experience in Mexico provide enhanced skills for social
work practice in Northwest Georgia. |
