Creighton University

Broadly, the mission of social work education is to prepare students for professional social work practice. Advancement of this broad purpose is brought about through the integration of social work knowledge, values, and skills. As a professional program, social work is driven by the enhancement, promotion, restoration and maintenance of social functioning of individuals in all dimensions of society. Specifically, the purpose of social work practice is to enhance the problem-solving and coping capacities of people, link people with systems that provide resources, services and opportunities, promote the effective and humane operation of these systems and contribute to the development and improvement of society (Adapted from Pincus and Minahan, Social Work Practice: Models and Methods, 1973). Finally, the mission of the Department of Social Work is to serve as a linkage between professional social work education and the philosophy underlying Jesuit education.