Your enrollment in the program’s generalist practice emphasis prepares you to become an ethical professional with the knowledge and skills to support social and economic justice as you serve and strengthen individuals, families and communities. The social work program combines classroom experiences designed to lay the foundation for a lifetime of knowledge with field work opportunities for you to apply that knowledge in a real world environment.

The Fontbonne social work program is newly accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and utilizes the most current knowledge, values and skills in social work education and professional practice.

At Fontbonne, our mission is tied closely to answering the call to serve others with compassion and dignity. As part of our program, you will be prepared for career success as well as lifelong learning, a necessary skill for promoting social and economic justice in our communities.

• Unique coursework grounded in Fontbonne’s Catholic heritage and the benefit of spirituality and religion in practice
• A campus-wide focus on “serving the dear neighbor without distinction”
• New program developed with the latest methods, theory and information
• Combination of classroom and field education
• Three categories of coursework: introductory, core and professional practice
• Preparation for LBSW or LBSW-IP exams or for graduate school with advanced standing
• Accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
• Student selected field placements through more than 450 field placement agencies
• Receive advance standing in your chosen Master’s of Social Work program – this can reduce the time needed to graduate!

At Fontbonne, you can participate in a number of unique experiences that enable you to put your knowledge to practice in a real-world setting. Following is a sample of the opportunities available to you.

• Fall Semester trip to Washington D.C: Legislative Advocacy Federal Government
• Spring Semester trip to Jefferson City MO: Legislative Advocacy State Government

Social Work students work with the Rural Parish Workers, Cadet, Mo. The Building Communities: Rural Outreach Project was created by the social work department and funded by the Fontbonne Community Connection.

• Carolyn Compton ’14: Neighborhood Advocate for the Central West End Neighborhood Security Initiative
• Samantha Gildehaus ’15: Case Management Counselor, Crisis Nursery, Washington, Mo.
• Treniece King ’14: Social Worker, St. Louis Special School District
• Brandi Palmisano ’15: Social Worker, Decision Point Counseling, Inc.
• Doreen Colenberg ’15: Social Worker, Places for People
• Holly Kennedy ’15: Social Worker, Fox School District
• Destiny Poertner ’14: Social Worker, Division of Family Services