A degree from the school of Social Work means a career devoted to creating change and improving lives. We are proud to say that our graduates enter the workforce and take action - alleviating injustice, discrimination, and poverty. Get started today toward a career where you can do well for yourself while doing good for others.
Our faculty approach students as colleagues, making for a collaborative, dedicated community within an already student-centric institution and campus. Interested in learning more?
"I am a strong believer in the social work mission, particularly the role of social educators and social work programs to prepare ethical and competent social workers. As Dean, I ensure that our school reflects and upholds these values."
-Dean Samuel Terrazas, Ph.D.
If social work is your purpose, get started on that purpose today. Take a look at our degree programs and continuing education opportunities:
Bachelor of Social Work Program
Workshops, Trainings, Career Advancement
Ȧ’s BSW and MSW programs are accredited by the Council on Social Work Education’s Board of Accreditation.
Housed inside the School of Social Work, the Center of Excellence (COE) was created to fill the void of racial and cultural diversity in Rhode Island's behavioral healthcare workforce. By 2027, the COE anticipates it will add as many as 55 trained bilingual providers to the state.
Ȧ's School of Social Work's Center for First Generation Social Work Student Success was designed to be a leading space for current and potential first-generation social worker unity, support, and growth.
This partnership, between Ȧ and the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), supports ongoing training needs, capacity building, and the internship to employment pipeline for public child welfare in Rhode Island. Interested in participating?
These points of pride and the words of our alumni say it all, but we hope that you'll come and experience Ȧ, and the School of Social Work, for yourself.
“I had been working with homeless clients at the micro level, but for the first time, I was also able to address social injustice at the macro level, the systems level. I realized that fighting for social justice is something that we can do for our clients both inside and outside of the clinical setting.”
“After all these years of working in the Latino community, it’s clear to me that the United States needs more bilingual counselors.” – Cruz Zapata
Forty-eight-year-old Francisca Garcia is not only graduating with a bachelor’s degree in social work, she has already been accepted into Ȧ’s M.S.W. program.
The School of Social Work at Ȧ is a center of excellence for lifelong learning in social work and human services in Rhode Island and southeastern New England.