Degree Type: Associate of Arts Degree, AA, Certificate, CER, Industry Certification
Pathway: Public Service & Social Sciences
More Options: Classroom Based, Remote Real-Time, Hyflex, Online, Hybrid
Program Length: 4 Semesters
Location: Centennial, Rampart Range
Transferability: Transferable
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Learn MoreWith a PPSC Social Work Associate of Arts degrees, you could pursue a job as a probation officer, substance abuse counselor or victims advocate associate. If you transfer and earn more advanced degrees, you could become licensed social worker, rehabilitation counselor and child welfare case worker, among others.
Social Work students at PPSC will be exposed to a wide range of knowledge and topics relevant to modern professionals. As part of your education, you will:
Introduces students to the philosophy of the social work profession including the knowledge, values, ethics, roles and skills inherent to generalist social work.
Focuses on the person in the environment throughout the life span with an examination of the relationship between biological, psychological, social, spiritual and cultural systems.
Introduces students to the profession of Social Work and Social Welfare. Students will be presented with an historical and conceptual overview of the social welfare system in the United States. Attention is given to the milieu within which social, political, economic, racial and cultural forces have interacted in the evolution of social welfare.
Application of the foundation of generalist practice skills. Requires 15 clock hours of volunteer work in an approved human service agency.
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PPSC highly prepared me for a four-year school, better than I could have imagined.
Holly Eickstedt
PPSC Graduate | UCCS Transfer Student
Upon completion of the Social Work Transfer degree program, you should be able to:
Recommended basic skills standards are
Recommended basic skills standards are
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Social Work Faculty Contact
Martina Porter
719-502-2629
Martina.Porter@pikespeak.edu
Centennial Campus F300
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