{"id":89,"date":"2018-07-10T13:35:28","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T17:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/social-work\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:37:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:37:33","slug":"social-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/programmes\/social-work\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Social Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Overview<\/h3>\n<p><strong>History of Social Work Education in the Caribbean \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">Social Work training in the Caribbean can be traced back to the University of The West Indies and its establishment of the Social Welfare Training Centre (SWTC) in 1962.\u00a0The rich history in social work education in UWI, St. Augustine Campus, began with the first enrollment of students pursuing the certificate in 1990 and advanced to the BSc. in 1991. Since our founding, we have been proud to lead the charge in training students for the social work profession. The SWTC was given the responsibility of training para-professionals within the field of social work. Since then, the SWTC has contributed to the development of various programmes throughout the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"rtejustify\">Vision<\/h3>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">The Social Work Unit will be the premier provider of professional Social Work Education, training and knowledge to promote human development and social change beneficial to the people of the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"rtejustify\">Mission<\/h3>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">The mission of Social Work Unit is to improve the conditions of Caribbean people through the provision of teaching, research and outreach activities of exceptional quality<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"rtejustify\">Programmes Offered<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/resources\/documents\/facultybooklets\/SocialUndergrad.pdf\">BSc Social Work(Special)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/resources\/documents\/facultybooklets\/SocialPostgrad.pdf\">Master of Social Work<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/resources\/documents\/facultybooklets\/SocialPostgrad.pdf\">MPhil\/PhD in Social Work<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"rtejustify\">Academic Staff<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/dr-cheryl-ann-sarita-boodram\/\">Dr. Cheryl Ann Boodram<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Programme Coordinator<\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/dr-camille-huggins\/\">Dr. Camille Huggins<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/dr-karene-anne-nathaniel\/\">Dr. Karene-Anne Nathaniel<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/dr-kendra-pitt\/\">Dr. Kendra-Ann Pitt<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/dr-samantha-o-thomas\/\">Dr. Samantha O. Thomas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>The UWI- Farm Road Community Collaborative Project:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/node\/209\"><u><span style=\"color: #000025\">Cick here<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"rtejustify\">\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"rtejustify\">\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"rtejustify\">Useful Links:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/uwitoday\/archive\/june_2018\/article7.asp\">https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/uwitoday\/archive\/june_2018\/article7.asp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/uwitoday\/archive\/july_2018\/article19.asp\">https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/uwitoday\/archive\/july_2018\/article19.asp<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview History of Social Work Education in the Caribbean \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Social Work training in the Caribbean can be traced back to the University of The West Indies and its establishment of the Social Welfare Training Centre (SWTC) in 1962.\u00a0The rich history in social work education in UWI, St. Augustine Campus, began with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":67,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h3>Overview<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<h4>History of Social Work Education in the Caribbean <strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">Social Work training in the Caribbean can be traced back to the University of The West Indies and its establishment of the Social Welfare Training Centre (SWTC) in 1962.\u00a0<font size=\"3\"><font color=\"#000010\"><font face=\"\"Open Sans\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif\">The rich history in social work education in UWI, St. Augustine Campus, began with the first enrollment of students pursuing the certificate in 1990 and advanced to the BSc. in<\/font><\/font><\/font> 1991.Since our founding, we have been proud to lead the charge in training students for the social work profession. The SWTC was given the responsibility of training para-professionals within the field of social work. Since then, the SWTC has contributed to the development of various programmes throughout the Caribbean.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"rtejustify\">Vision<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">The Social Work Unit will be the premier provider of professional Social Work Education, training and knowledge to promote human development and social change beneficial to the people of the Caribbean.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"rtejustify\">Mission<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">The mission of Social Work Unit is to improve the conditions of Caribbean people through the provision of teaching, research and outreach activities of exceptional quality<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"rtejustify\">Programmes Offered<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/UG-FSS-2023-2024-ca9.pdf\">BSc Social Work(Special)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/09\/PG-FSS-2022-2023-15b.pdf\">Master of Social Work<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/09\/PG-FSS-2022-2023-15b.pdf\">MPhil\/PhD in Social Work<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"rtejustify\">Academic Staff<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/node\/171\">Dr. Cheryl Ann Boodram<\/a>\u00a0- Programme Coordinator<\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/node\/172\">Dr. Camille Huggins<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/node\/173\">Dr. Karene-Anne Nathaniel<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/node\/238\">Dr. Kendra-Ann Pitt<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/node\/223\">Dr. Samantha O. Thomas<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<h3>The UWI- Farm Road Community Collaborative Project:\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/node\/209\"><u><font color=\"#000025\">Cick here<\/font><\/u><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"rtejustify\">Useful Links:<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/uwitoday\/archive\/june_2018\/article7.asp\">https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/uwitoday\/archive\/june_2018\/article7.asp<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/uwitoday\/archive\/july_2018\/article19.asp\">https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/uwitoday\/archive\/july_2018\/article19.asp<\/a><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"difl_page_category":[],"class_list":["post-89","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>\u00a0Social Work - Behavioural Sciences<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Uncover the importance of social work in fostering change. 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