UNLV School of Social Work

The mission of the UNLV School of Social Work is to educate professional social workers who will become effective leaders and practitioners in the fastest growing region of the United States . By promoting excellence in teaching, research, and service, our focus is to prepare students to practice in a dramatically changing environment with a focus on achieving social and economic justice, overcoming barriers to oppression and poverty, developing a vision to enhance services on behalf of vulnerable populations, and building a strong human services community. Our commitment is to improve practice at all levels, prepare practitioners to work effectively in a multicultural society, and to actively engage in research to better understand complex social problems and advocate for needed social change.

Our mission serves as the basis for our curriculum through which the following themes are emphasized:

Our curriculum supports the School's mission and reflects the values inherent in social work while at the same time responding to the needs and concerns unique to southern Nevada and the southwestern United States .

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Greenspun College of Urban Affairs School of Social Work

School of Social Work University of Nevada, Las Vegas Box 455032 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89154-5032 (702) 895-3311 telephone (702) 895-4079 facsimile			Mission The mission of the UNLV School of Social Work is to educate professional social workers who will become effective leaders and practitioners in the fastest growing region of the United States . By promoting excellence in teaching, research, and service, our focus is to prepare students to practice in a dramatically changing environment with a focus on achieving social and economic justice, overcoming barriers to oppression and poverty, developing a vision to enhance services on behalf of vulnerable populations, and building a strong human services community. Our commitment is to improve practice at all levels, prepare practitioners to work effectively in a multicultural society, and to actively engage in research to better understand complex social problems and advocate for needed social change. Our mission serves as the basis for our curriculum through which the following themes are emphasized: critical analysis; appreciation of diversity in all of its forms; promoting social justice; strengths-based practice; and integration of research with practice, teaching, and policy development Our curriculum supports the School's mission and reflects the values inherent in social work while at the same time responding to the needs and concerns unique to southern Nevada and the southwestern United States .