Social Work Program
Welcome to the Social Work website for Texas Tech University.
Thanks for your interest in our program. We believe we offer an excellent opportunity for students to learn social work knowledge, skills, and values in a supportive atmosphere. What is social work? Click here to learn more about our profession.
We hope that our website provides helpful information to explain briefly the courses we offer and how our program works.
Please feel free to contact us if you need additional information:
Helen Morrow, PhD, LCSW, Director at helen.morrow@ttu.edu or (806)742-2401 ext. 244
Program Mission: The Social Work Program at Texas Tech University prepares students to contribute to society through professional practice and civic participation. Students are to become critical thinkers, simultaneously becoming self-aware and sensitive to the plight of human kind. The program is designed to integrate a liberal arts foundation with the core principles, knowledge and skills of a generalist social work perspective. For Goals and Behavioral Objectives click here.
History of the Social Work Program at TTU
The development of the social work program at Texas Tech University parallels the evolution of the social work profession itself. Both emerged from a desire to improve social conditions of persons in need by preparing social workers with a broad liberal arts background, knowledge of social conditions, and skills for relating to individuals, groups and communities. For more information click here.
Fast Fact
In Texas, to sit for the Bachelor Level Social Work Licensure Exam (LBSW) you must have a degree from a Council on Social Work Education Accredited social work program (like ours!).
cONGRATULATIONS TO OUR December, 2007 gRADUATES!!
Emily Baucum, Natalie Bradshaw, Lindsay Gowryluk, Lisa Hatfield, Celeste Hoffman, Taiya Jones,
Ashley Olson, Rebekah Prescott,
Ann Rasch, Nicole Saunders,
Suisan Walker, Brittani White
We are very proud of all of you!
