mission, goals & objectives.

uno’s mission

As Nebraska' metropolitan University, UNO is characterized by its strong academic foundations and creative community relationships that transform and improve the lives of constituents, the region, and the nation.

school of social work’s mission

The mission of the UNO School of Social Work is to educate students to become highly qualified social workers who serve people of all ages and influence the systems that affect them, to advance knowledge through teaching and research, and to engage with diverse communities to promote socially just societies.

bssw program goals

1. Students will show evidence of knowledge, values and ethics of social work appropriate to BSSW education
2. Students will demonstrate entry level skills for generalist practice
3. Students will demonstrate acquisition of critical thinking skills and analysis
4. Students will be educationally prepared to critically engage in social justice and social change issues

bssw program objectives

1. Apply Generalist Practice principles using a strengths-based approach with individuals, family, communities and organizational systems.
2. Demonstrate competency to reflect on social work practice under supervision.
3. Apply critical analytic skills in the practice of social work values and ethics.
4. Demonstrate application of bio-psycho-social-spiritual-cultural factors to assess human behavior in the social and environmental context.
5. Demonstrate competency to critically analyze social policies.
6. Demonstrate beginning skills in conducting research and in analyzing published social work research.
7. Demonstrate competency to work with diverse and vulnerable populations.
8. Apply critical analysis in the areas of social justice, social change and advocacy.
9. Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively in various social work practice settings.
10. Explain the history of social work in relation to contemporary practice.

msw program goals

1. To prepare advanced social work practitioners who engage with diverse systems of all sizes
2. To prepare advanced social work practitioners with a commitment to social justice and civic engagement
3. To promote commitment to professional development and lifelong learning
4. To uphold the values of inclusion and culturally competent practice
5. To prepare advanced social work practitioners for leadership positions in clinical practice and social service administration
6. To prepare advanced social work practitioners to practice in accord with social work values and ethics

msw program objectives

1. To apply critical thinking skills within the historical and contemporary contexts of professional social work practice
2. Apply and analyze social work values, ethical principles and legal mandates in professional social work practice
3. Demonstrate cultural competency in professional social work practice
4. Identify, serve, and advocate for vulnerable clients systems and populations at risk
5. Work effectively in multidisciplinary teams and settings
6. Apply bio-psycho-social-spiritual-cultural factors to assess human behavior in social and environmental contexts
7. Identify and use formal diagnostic classification systems
8. Identify, select, and apply empirically supported methods for clinical and integrated social work practice
9. Identify and conduct multidimensional assessments with client systems
10. Communicate effectively in oral and written forms in professional social work practice
11. Use effective supervisory, consultative and administrative skills in professional social work practice
12. Function effectively within agency and community structures to deliver professional social work services
13. Apply research methods to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, services, policies and programs
14. Develop, implement, and analyze policies, practices, and administrative structures that promote socially just institutions and communities