Director’s Message

The principal objective of the Institution and social work program is to prepare students to promote social justice by contributing to the advancement of knowledge and practice in the field of social welfare and the profession of social work. Our graduates have assumed leadership positions in such areas as teaching, research, administration, and community development with its policy analysis. In these various capacities, they use their scholarly abilities to improve the quality of policies, programs, and services in the field. More specifically, the objectives of the program are for students to acquire:

• a broad understanding of the major policy and practice trends and issues in the field of social welfare and the profession of social work;
• the substantive knowledge of some field of social welfare with particular emphasis on issues and questions within the field that require scholarly attention;
• the competence to conduct empirical research that informs and advances policy and/or practice in some area of social welfare;
• a balanced preparation for the professorate, including teaching, scholarship, and related faculty roles.

Now that you have more clarity on your own purpose, the next step is to revisit the purpose of social work. Although you would have come across this during modern studies, with the help of advance pedagogy reflecting on it.

As a Director of the institution my intention in all areas of our commitment to building connections with others that promotes relationships of integrity. This approach to living and working enables me to join with others in a journey towards reaching our full potential as individuals and as a human collective.

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