Natalie Bui '10, Hope Ministries
I have been installed with the human need and the human thirst to connect with the human soul. This deep belief in human interconnectedness has led me to my ultimate calling, my ultimate passion – social work. It is the fundamental awakening of my inner consciousness and the development of my sense of social responsibility. It is a lifestyle that values the pursuit of equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities for all human life. Its vision of social justice equates to a set of values that I want and that I choose to live by. This found passion has helped shape and define my role and my place in this fragile world. As a social worker I am forced to question past and present conventional and orthodox values, traditions, systems, and institutions that may hinder human development and disrupt notions of peace. It is my hope that by examining and exercising actions of compassion and empathy, I may also strengthen and empower the voices of the powerless and restore individuals and society’s sense of human dignity and human worth.
Do you want to develop a greater sensitivity to and appreciation of the diversity of being human? Would you like to provide professional social services or intellectual expertise to help others live a more satisfying life? With an undergraduate degree in Social Work from SMC, completion of an MSW through advanced standing, and one year of professional social work experience in a medical or psychiatric setting, you would qualify for over 178 Social Work jobs currently listed on the Veteran's Administration website! Also, an interesting and informative article from the New York Times looking at the future of jobs for women in America can be found here.
The Social Work Program at Saint Mary's College is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). |  |
With a firm grounding in social work values and ethics, students will work for social and economic justice with oppressed populations in society, in the workplace, and in civic, home and spiritual communities.
Social Work specifically prepares students to provide professional social services across a spectrum of social systems. By employing a generalist orientation, students apply problem-solving techniques to help people with all types of problems.
Social workers make a difference by working with
