Department Introduction

Educational Goals

To cultivate professional social workers with capabilities of service, research, supervision, management, and the spirit of compassion and altruism.

Core Competencies

1. 1. Capabilities in theory and research;
   2. Abilities to carry out continuous improvement in providing services;
   3. Powers of supervision and management.

Core competency indicators

1a. Understands and exercises skills to practically exercise theories of social work;

1b. Understands and exercises research methods.

2a. Possesses the practical advanced social work abilities with issues of children and families, multiculturalism and international assistance, and health care;

2b. Possesses abilities to analyze problems and needs in the service area and improve the ability to criticize, innovate and advocate solutions

3a. Possesses administrative knowledge in social work and organizational leadership;

3b. Uses supervisory techniques and capabilities in social work practices.

Core Courses

Social Work Theory and Practice (3 credits); Seminar on Program Design and Evaluation (3 credits); Social Work Practice (2 credits); Seminar (2 credits); and either Qualitative Research (3 credits) or Social Statistics (3 credits)

Future Career

Pursue advanced studies:

Students may pursue their advanced studies in social work, social welfare, sociology, psychology, counseling, etc.

Seek employment:

(1) Most of our students work as social work professionals in private institutions, government agencies, or NPOs. Some became teachers, engaged in human resources or public relations, etc.

(2) The passing rates for our students to take national licensure examinations have been 10-20% higher than the national average.

(3) The department has striven to assist our students in studying social work. We also wish they would devote themselves to serving the needy in eastern Taiwan.

Language of Instruction

Chinese

Documents to Be Submitted

Evaluation Criteria

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