Social work students have opportunity to work with local agencies through a highly individualized field experience program. Students find this helpful in building skills and obtaining jobs following graduation. Emphasis is on the utilization of community resources and provision of service intervention in small town and rural areas. Students are provided knowledge on human behavior in the social environment, methods of practice and research, social policy, and human needs as well as social work values. They culminate their educational experience with a field placement in social work practice.
Emphasis is on understanding and appreciating human diversity.
Social work is taught at Humboldt using the ecological-systems model which offers a holistic view of the human situation. Some of these occupations may require additional or specialized coursework.