Vision Statement

The vision of the UB School of Social Work Doctoral program is to increase the effectiveness of the profession of social work in the struggle to create a just and equitable society through the education and training of nationally and internationally recognized social wok researchers and scholars.

Mission Statement

The mission of the UB School of Social Work Doctoral Program is to:

1. Educate and train leading social work researchers and scholars capable of investigating available knowledge, making original contribution to that knowledge base and extending the knowledge of social work practice and problems;
2. Educate and train leading social work researchers and scholars capable of creating and implementing innovative research strategies for complex social problems;
3. Educate and train leading social work educators who are effective at transmitting knowledge in interdisciplinary contexts;
4. Educate and train leaders in social work who demonstrate high ethical standards and professional commitment to the communities they serve. 

Core Objectives

1. Develop social work researchers and scholars capable of investigating available knowledge, making an original contribution to that knowledge base and extending the knowledge of social work practice and social problems;
2. Develop social work researchers and scholars capable of implementing and creating innovative research strategies for complex social problems.
3. Develop social work educators who are effective at transmitting knowledge in social work and in interdisciplinary contexts.
4. Develop leaders in social work who demonstrate high ethical standards and professional commitment to the communities they serve.