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About Us

About Us

The School of Social Work prepares students to make a difference in the world through direct practice with individuals, couples, families, and communities; policy analysis and advocacy; and social work research.

Our students are trained to help people discover and build on their own resources and strengths as well as the resources and strengths of their environment to meet the challenges of poverty, discrimination, health and mental health issues, and other difficult life situations.

VISION, MISSION & VALUES

Statement of Values

The faculty of the School of Social Work supports all professional values and ethics articulated by the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics. Further, we believe in:

  • collaborative interprofessional and intraprofessional teaching, practice and research.
  • student-centered education that prepares students for the reality of resiliency-based, reasoned and informed practice.
  • an environment that is creative, fun, collegial and supportive of community members who are passionate and committed to learning, teaching and service.
  • continuously enhancing the quality of the school and faculty through mentoring, transparency and creative and innovative engagement.
  • valuing people with a wide range of characteristics including but not limited to social, ethnic and racial backgrounds, genders, socioeconomic status, abilities, age and sexual orientation.

Mission

The School of Social Work is dedicated to a course of study and professional preparation that educates students, pursues scholarly inquiry, and performs community service in order to promote a strengths approach to social work practice. Such an approach teaches students practice skills that advance the empowerment and well-being of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities as they explore policies and programs to ensure social welfare and quality social work practice.

Contact Us

School of Social Work, UNCW

Phone: 910.962.3872
Fax: 910.962.7283

McNeill Hall 3019
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403-5979

Hours:
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Summer hours:
7:30-11:30 a.m.
7:30-11:30 a.m. Friday