Live Your Passion

Pursue your MSW in clinical social work with our new part-time advanced standing program, a flexible option for working professionals with a BASW/BSW degree.

Taking a stand

Following back-to-back massacres, the School of Social Work leadership team has issued a statement calling for an end to racially charged division and its tragic aftermath.

Building social bonds

A new study by the School's Social Development Research Group shows that children who develop strong social bonds when young experience better lives as adults.

Aging With Pride

Seattle's GenPride Center is creating community for LGBTQ seniors in order to reduce social isolation and its harmful effects on health.

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Collaborating For Change

Along with our peers from UCLA and the UW Law School, a team of social work faculty and students traveled to the Mexican border to assist migrant women seeking asylum.

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News & Events

Upcoming events

Join the SDRG celebration

For the last 40 years, SDRG has led the prevention science field by collaborating with communities that care about the health and well-being of their youth. Join us Nov. 7 for a lively anniversary celebration.

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Sharing a personal journey

In a poignant New York Times essay, MSW student Caroline Caitlin shares her personal journey with cancer while volunteering to take photographs of families with critically ill children.

LGBTQ Health

First Washington state study

LGBTQ individuals in Washington state have higher rates of disability and poorer mental health than their heterosexual counterparts, according to a UW School of Social Work-led study released Oct. 4.

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