To uphold and advance the values, ethics, knowledge, and mission of the profession. To assist the profession in making social services available to the general public. To take responsibility for identifying, developing, and fully utilizing knowledge for professional practice. To promote the general welfare of society. Nearly 440 students are enrolled in field practicum settings that reflect the wide range of practice of professional social work.
Many students enter social work as a second career after an extended period away from school.
Diversity is valued in the student body, which has a wide variety of experience, background, age, and ethnicity. Education and work experience of the graduate student population represent not only helping professions but also education, law, religion, business, journalism, and other fields. This site is maintained by University Relations, the public relations office for the University of Kansas Lawrence campus. Copyright 1999, the University of Kansas Office of University Relations. Images and information may be reused with notice of copyright, but not altered.