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Faculty

Lois Pierce, Professor, Director
Ph.D., Washington University
Uma Segal, Professor
Ph.D., Washington University
Margaret Sherraden, Professor
Ph.D., Washington University
Norman Flax, Associate Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Saint Louis University
Joan Hashimi, Associate Professor Emeritus,
Ph.D., Washington University
Sharon Johnson, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Washington University
Thomas Meuser, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Missouri-St. Louis
Shirley Porterfield, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison
Baorong Guo, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Washington University
M. Denise King, Assistant Professor
Ph.D, University of Maryland
Joseph Pickard, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Washington University
Patricia Saleeby, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Washington University
Lori Curtis, Associate Teaching Professor
M.S.W., Washington University
Linda Vawter, Associate Clinical Professor
M.S.W., Washington University
Linda Wells-Glover, Associate Teaching Professor
M.S.W., Washington University
Patricia Rosenthal, Associate Clinical Professor
M.S.W., Washington University
Beverly Sporleder, Assistant Clinical Professor
M.S.W., Washington University

General Information

Degrees and Areas of Concentration
The School of Social Work offers courses leading to a bachelor of social work (B.S.W.), a master of social work (M.S.W.), and a minor in social work. The B.S.W. and the M.S.W. programs are fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The programs stress the critical, empirical, and applied aspects of social work, incorporating a liberal arts perspective throughout the curriculum. There is a strong accent on community and agency field work as an integral part of the program. Professional social work education enables students to integrate the knowledge, values, and skills of the profession into competent practice.

Students must apply for admission into the B.S.W. and the M.S.W. programs. Undergraduate social work majors and Master's students should obtain a copy of the Student Handbook (available on the social work department's web page). BSW students must meet with a social work adviser for advisement each semester. Students in the B.S.W. or the M.S.W. program must set up an appointment with the practicum office one semester prior to enrolling in the practicum and attend a series of pre-practicum orientation sessions.

Undergraduate Studies

Objectives of The BSW Program

The BSW program has the following educational outcomes.  Students who graduate with a BSW will be generalist practitioners who: