Department of Social Work
Make a difference in your community.
Social work is a profession for those with a passion for social justice and a desire to improve people’s lives. Social workers work with children, families, schools, public agencies and others in their communities.
You will develop skills in areas like:
- Assessment and interviewing
- Intake and referral
- Case management
- Crisis intervention
- Community outreach
- Advocacy
- Research
We are the only public university in the state that offers bachelor's and master's degrees in social work. Our program will prepare you to strategically advocate for social change and gives you real-world experience through fieldwork and classroom learning.
We offer a full-time program so our students can become licensed clinical social workers. Our undergraduate and graduate degrees are accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
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VERMILLION, S.D. – Soonhee Roh, Ph.D., and Peter Kindle, Ph.D., associate professors at the University of South Dakota’s Department of Social Work, have been appointed to the editorial board of the national journal Research on Social Work Practice.
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VERMILLION, S.D. – The South Dakota Community Foundation has selected the University of South Dakota Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment (CPCM) to receive a Community Innovation Grant Award.
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Congrats to Soonhee Roh, PhD, LMSW, Associate Professor, on recent book review publications! ▶️The resilience of indigenous women of the U.S. who experience cancer: transcending adversity ▶️Spiritual Well-Being, Social Support, and Depression Among American Indian Women C...
