Welcome: Mission

The School of Social Work’s mission is to prepare the next generation of highly competent and ethical social work practitioners, researchers, educators and policy advocates through our master’s and doctoral programs. We dedicate ourselves to the task of providing our diverse constituents with evidence-based knowledge and skills required to improve and advance professional practice. Embedded within our mission is a commitment to culturally competent practice and service to people and communities, with particular focus on the most vulnerable and impoverished citizens of Louisiana. As part of our mission, we are committed to providing leadership and consultation to individuals and organizations supporting our constituents. Our mission of engagement in knowledge development and dissemination, advocacy, and service to others reflects a commitment to our core values of social and economic justice, respect for the dignity and worth of each individual, and the centrality of human relationships to well-being.

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The School of Social Work fulfills its mission by:
I. Maintaining and expanding a nationally prominent MSW Program, being ranked first in Louisiana and demonstrating a progressively improving national ranking;
II. Maintaining and expanding a nationally prominent Ph.D. Program;
III. Extending the scope and effectiveness of the Office of Social Service Research and Development (OSSRD);
IV. Increasing support for research, scholarship, and philosophical diversity;
V. Investing in human resources and celebrating multiculturalism;
VI. Enhancing the SSW presence and outreach to regional, national, and international communities;
VII. Achieving effective and efficient operations; and
VIII. Attaining high quality technological expertise.