Field of sunflowers in Kansas

Vision and Mission

Our Vision

All individuals, families, & communities utilize their power to achieve justice, equity, & well-being.

Our Mission

The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, rooted in the Strengths Perspective, aims to transform lives and social contexts and promote social, economic, and environmental justice in Kansas, the nation and the world. We do so by educating students to practice with integrity and competence; advancing the science and knowledge base of social work through  scholarship and research; and participating in community-engaged service.

Our Goals

  1. To prepare B.S.W., M.S.W., D.S.W., and Ph.D. students to practice with integrity and attain multi-level competency while working to promote well-being and build community.
  2. To conduct, disseminate, and translate theoretical and empirically informed scholarship and research that impacts the social work knowledge base and transforms practice and policy.
  3. To promote social, economic, and environmental justice through service at local, state, national, and international levels.