ENMU Offering Social Work Courses: Program Working Toward Accreditation

Date: 10/20/2003
Contact: Wendel Sloan at 505.562.2253
Reporter: Britt Hochhausler

Are you interested in helping people? Would you like to work in a field such as: child protective services, foster care and adoption, mental health, education, health care, law enforcement/corrections, geriatrics, or political practice and social policy?

Eastern New Mexico University is now accepting current Eastern students, transfer or AA degree holding candidates for the bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) degree program. High school seniors, freshmen and sophomore level students considering a career in Social Work should talk with Dr. Allen Stata, program director, or Ms. Valerie Pacini, director of field placement, as soon as possible to get the most benefit from the Social Work Program.

Eastern has begun the process of seeking accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education (C.S.W.E.). Accreditation by C.S.W.E. is important because it prepares students to apply for Social Work licensure. According to Dr. Stata, BSW graduates from an accredited Social Work program are eligible for state licensure. In addition, once the BSW program achieves C.S.W.E. accreditation its graduates will be eligible to apply for admission to an MSW program with advanced standing. Advanced standing in an MSW program means that the student can complete a normally two-year MSW program by taking only a one-year post BSW course of study.

The B.S.W. core program is a two-year full-time program, after the completion of sophomore-level credit hours and completion of ENMU's general education requirements. To apply, applicants fill out an application form, write a brief 500-word essay, have a personal interview with Dr. Stata, and submit two letters of recommendation.

ENMU has offered social work courses since fall 2002. This semester Eastern is offering a full set of B.S.W. classes. In the 2004-05 academic year, ENMU's instructional television remote sites will be added to the Social Work program.

Currently, ENMU's Social Work Program has two full-time faculty: Dr. Stata and Ms. Pacini are located in Rooms 173 and 181, respectively, of the College of Business Building.

For more information, contact Dr. Stata at 505.562.2504, or e-mail Allen.Stata@enmu.edu .

Dr. Allen Stata

Grand Openeing of Social Work Lounge in COB
(photos by Wendel Sloan)