University of Washington School of Social Work explained

University of Washington
School of Social Work
Established:1934 (graduate-level)
1958 (independent school)[1]
Type:Public
Dean:Edwina Uehara
Country:USA
Former Names:
(1934–1958)

The University of Washington School of Social Work is the social work school of the University of Washington, a public research university in Seattle, Washington.[2]

The School offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate degree programs in social work with an enrollment of more than 600 students. The School is located in the University District neighborhood of Seattle, Washington adjacent to the main University of Washington campus.[3] Beginning in the early 1900s, the School developed from a single course to an independent department accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.[4] Today, the School is ranked as one of the United States' best graduate programs in social work by the U.S. News & World Report.[5]

History

1900s

In 1918, the University used Red Cross funding to establish a social casework course in the Department of Sociology in order to train caseworkers to provide services to families of servicemen returning from World War I. This represented the first formal social work training in the state of Washington.[6] [7]

1930s

At the height of the Great Depression in 1934, UW established the graduate program at the School with funding from the Washington State Emergency Relief Association in response to the need for public agency social workers and administrators in the region.[8] The School's graduate program became independent in 1934 under the direction of Arlien Johnson[9] and was formally accredited by the Council on Social Work Education during the same year.[10] Ernest Witte becomes the school's director in 1939, adopting a two-year masters program, and expanding the curriculum and fieldwork opportunities.

The School gained independent status as a professional school in 1958.[11] The undergraduate program was established in 1959[12] and formally accredited by the Council on Social Work Education in 1975.[13] The School officially added a doctoral program in 1975 and a three-year evening master's degree program in the 1980s.[14]

Achievements

Rankings

In 2016, the U.S. News & World Report ranked the School third among the United States' nearly 220 schools with master of social work degree programs.[15]

Research

Current research centers include the Social Development Research Group,[16] the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute,[17] and Partners for Our Children.[18]

Partnerships

Since 2006, the School of Social Work has partnered with the Royal University of Phnom Penh in Cambodia to develop social work curriculum and train social work professionals to address pressing societal problems, following years of civil discord.[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wills . Antoinette . Bolcer . John D. . August 4, 2014 . University of Washington . Charleston, South Carolina . . 7 . 978-1-467-13182-7 . December 24, 2017 . February 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203023737/https://books.google.com/books?id=Dor_AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA7 . live .
  2. Web site: Colleges and schools . 2023-02-01 . About the UW . 25 July 2012 . en . 2023-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230123033037/https://www.washington.edu/about/academics/ . live .
  3. Web site: Visit Us School of Social Work . 2023-02-01 . socialwork.uw.edu . 2023-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230201125807/https://socialwork.uw.edu/about/visit-us . live .
  4. Web site: Licensure & Certification School of Social Work . 2023-02-01 . socialwork.uw.edu . 2023-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230201125911/https://socialwork.uw.edu/students/licensure-and-certification . live .
  5. Web site: Best Schools for Social Work . U.S. News & World Report . 2023-02-03 . 2019-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190401043728/https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-health-schools/social-work-rankings . live .
  6. "Methods of Social Service and Case Work". Catalogue: University of Washington 1917-1918. Department of Printing, University of Washington, 1918, p.171
  7. Web site: School of Social Work History. 2017-02-26. 2017-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20170227063702/https://issuu.com/socialwork.uw.edu/docs/sswhistorybrochure?e=2858824%2F5962652mode. live.
  8. Web site: Bravo . Nestly . Icing on the Cake . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131030113308/http://dailyuw.com/archive/2012/03/28/lifestyles/%E2%80%98icing-cake%E2%80%99#.UgAUdqy0mSo . 2013-10-30 . dailyuw.com.
  9. "General Series". Catalogue Number for 1936-1937 Sessions. University of Washington, 1936, No. 450, p. 190
  10. Web site: Accreditation by Council of Social Work Education . 2013-06-12 . 2016-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160302070018/http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation/Accredited-Programs/18817.aspx . live .
  11. "School of Social Work At U.W. Gets School Status". The Seattle Times, 1958, p. 45
  12. http://socialwork.uw.edu/sites/default/files/sswfiles/news-events/UW_SSW_History_Brochure.pdf "School of Social Work History"
  13. Web site: Accreditation by Council of Social Work Education . 2013-06-12 . 2015-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150525182649/http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation/Accredited-Programs/18445.aspx . dead .
  14. http://socialwork.uw.edu/sites/default/files/sswfiles/news-events/UW_SSW_History_Brochure.pdf "School of Social Work History"
  15. Web site: Top Health Schools . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130620145324/http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-health-schools/social-work-rankings . 2013-06-20 . grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com.
  16. Large, Jerry, "A Cure for Social Ills? Prevention" The Seattle Times
  17. Burlingame, Liz, "Indigenous Wellness Research Institute Launches Tonight" The UW Daily
  18. Bach, Ashley "Ballmers Give $10 Million to Help State's Children" The Seattle Times
  19. News: Gillet . Kit . 2013-06-18 . Cambodia Trains Social Workers to Curb Reliance on Foreign Aid . 2024-02-19 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.

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