Main Content
- To prepare entry-level baccalaureate social workers for generalist practice in a multicultural context rooted in knowledge and skills for understanding and solving complex social problems within the values of professional social work
- To prepare generalist social workers to become informed and effective leaders able to take action against injustice and inequalities
- To foster a comparative and critical examination of social welfare and social work history, policies, research, and practice interventions in the education of social work practitioners
- To prepare students for graduate education in social work related fields
- To provide access to social work education to residents of the south Puget Sound region
![Campus with W in distance](https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2022-08/47585123812_6325cc5ecd_k.jpg)