School of Social Work at UT Arlington
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Dear Prospective Student:
Congratulations on your choice to pursue a career in Social Work. We are delighted you are interested in the UT Arlington School of Social Work for your degree. You have carefully researched your educational options and have landed at one of the top-ranked Social Work schools in the country. Adrianna Harpole Watson (Bachelors’ of Social Work class of 2005) illustrates how successful our program is.
Adrianna was hired by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tarrant County after she completed her internship with them. At Big Brothers Big Sisters, Adrianna works as a Match Services Specialist utilizing her knowledge of administrative practice while focusing on planning and implementing volunteer training and matching volunteers with children throughout Tarrant County. She also uses the knowledge she gained through her studies in the BSW program to assist with direct practice functions of the agency like child interviews and assessments.
Adrianna says, “The BSW program provided the tools I needed to be successful throughout the profession, in many social work settings, and in my future career endeavors. Faculty members are eager to see students and the profession of social work succeed. Social work is about making a difference and the School of Social Work BSW program made a difference in my life by preparing me to succeed in the future.”
Adrianna is not alone in her ability to secure an exciting and meaningful job in social work. Our students are privileged to have more than 300 field placement sites to choose from and are often hired soon after their field work is completed.
Examples of organizations contracted as field sites include Child Protective Services, domestic violence shelters, shelters for homeless people, hospitals, United Way, programs working with alcohol/drug abuse issues, schools and family-counseling programs
Part of the reason we’re successful is that our low student to faculty ratio and that we are known for being student centered.
Our faculty are committed to ensuring excellence in the classroom and to teaching evidence informed practice approaches.
We are also committed to graduating students in a timely manner through our faculty-based advising system. Advisors are available to students throughout the week and have proven to be most effective.
We are leaders in utilizing technology as a tool for delivering our curriculum. Our distance learning programs allow us to extend our teaching to Waco and to West Texas. We enjoy Smart Classrooms at the UT Arlington Social Work complex, allowing us to use state of the art teaching tools. Additionally, our Social Work Electronic Library is located in our complex and is accessible during a variety of hours.
Small classes, student focused senior faculty, evidence informed practice approaches, faculty advisors assisting with timely graduation and cutting edge technology….a few good reasons to join us at the UT Arlington School of Social Work! We look forward to seeing you in class next semester.
Sincerely,
Santos H. Hernández, Ph.D., LMSW-AP
Professor and Dean
