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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September 24, 2018
USD Ranked Highly for Best Online Bachelor's Degree in Addiction Recovery Programs
VERMILLION, S.D. – The University of South Dakota’s addiction counseling and prevention online bachelor’s program ranked sixth in a review of national online addiction recovery programs by TheBestSchools.org. -
Congratulations Diana Kautz Smallwood, BSSW student, for review of Sharkey's book "Uneasy Peace: The great crime decline, the renewal of city life, and the next war on violence". It was recently accepted for publication in Contemporary Justice Review. Publication available...