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Social workers help people. Whether it's helping with solving and coping with everyday problems or diagnosing and treating mental, behavioral, and emotional issues, social work seeks to improves the quality of life of the people they serve.

Department Goals

Our goal is to prepare students for empowerment oriented generalist social work practice and/or for graduate study in social work

Generalist practice is the application of professional knowledge, values, and skills to target any size system (individual, family, group, organization, community) for change. It employs a problem-solving process and relies on critical thinking. Generalist practitioners work within an organizational structure in which they use appropriate supervision and assume a wide range of professional roles

Accredited by CSWE

The BSW program has been accredited continuously since 1978. The BSW program received its reaffirmation of accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education in June 2010 and is currently accredited until June 2018. The MSW program was granted initial accreditation by CSWE in October 2011. This accreditation includes the academic years 2008-2009 to October 2015.


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Why Choose the MSW program at ASU?

Graduates of ASU’s MSW program report that:

  • 100% have been employed since completing their degree
  • 94% report a gross salary over $40,000 a year
  • 76% believed that the MSW Program provided excellent preparation for their first social work position
  • 85% of employers were satisfied or very satisfied with the job performance of ASU graduates
  • 94% passed the state licensing exam on their first or second attempt

View the executive summary of the program’s 2011-2012 assessment data.

View the 2011-2012 Summary Report of the BSW Program Assessment Data.


Phi Alpha

The Phi Alpha Honor Society provides a closer bond among students of social work and promote humanitarian goals and ideals. Phi Alpha fosters high standards of education and invites those who have attained excellence in scholarship and achievement in social work.


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Academic Partnership in Public Child Welfare

The Arkansas Academic Partnership in Public Child Welfare is a statewide collaboration among nine Arkansas universities and the Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS). The goals of the partnership focus on the professional development of students and child welfare workers to improve child welfare practice.


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