Mission Statement
Mission
The mission of the Department of Social Work is to prepare professional social workers to be anti-oppressive, socially just agents of change who promote well-being in urban settings. As an advanced generalist program with a focus on urban communities, the department will teach and create collaborative learning experiences with students.
Focus
Urban settings describe communities with densely populated areas and a vast array of subcultures. Utilizing a lens that espouses an anti-racist, intersectional, trauma-informed, collaborative perspective, the department celebrates a strengths-based inclusive identity, emphasized by the shared experiences of community, culture and location.
Accreditation
The MSW program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
Clubs and Societies
- AAPI Social Work Collective
- Black Social Work Caucus
- CSUN Puede!
- Male Minority Mentoring (M3)
- Queer Coalition of Social Workers
- Social Work Society
See the Master of Social Work Program’s Student Organizations page for more information.
Contact
Department of Social Work
Chair: Wendy Ashley
Sierra Hall (SH) 208
(818) 677-7630