College of Arts and Sciences - School of Social Work

**About the School of Social Work** The School of Social Work resides in the School of Urban Affairs & Public Policy within the College of Arts & Sciences. The Program offers three degree programs and four graduate certificates. The Bachelors of Arts in Social Work program and the Master of Social Work program are both fully accredited by the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE). **Vision** Creating a just world through innovative scholarship, quality education, and community engagement. **Mission** The School of Social Work seeks to be a leader in social work education by: preparing students with cutting-edge skills necessary to practice in complex settings; creating knowledge through research and engaged scholarship; reducing poverty, inequality, and social and economic injustice through evidence based practices; and addressing the needs of communities locally, regionally, and globally. **Statement of Belonging** The School of Social Work is committed to embracing varied perspectives in every aspect of our functioning and programming. We understand the differences in backgrounds encompasses multiple factors including but not limited to age, class, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, immigration status, national origin, political ideology, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and veteran status. We make a concerted and deliberate effort to include a varied student body and faculty across all axes of difference. We endeavor to create a welcoming environment and respect for varried differences not only in background and demographics, but in point of view and opinion. **Land Acknowledgement** The University of Memphis School of Social Work recognizes and acknowledges that the land that we inhabit is the ancestral home of the Chickasaw Nation. Memphis was a long established territory of many indigenous peoples, including the Choctaw and Quapaw Nations, prior to their forced removal.