The School of Social Work, within the Faculty of Social Sciences at Flinders University, is dedicated to the creation of a just, peaceful and equitable society.
The School offers study for the Bachelor of Social Work, a professional social work qualification accredited by the Australian Association of Social Workers. There are two modes of entry to the Bachelor of Social Work, graduate and undergraduate. Undergraduate entry is through the Bachelors of Social Work and Social Planning program. Graduate entry follows successful completion of a Bachelor-level degree. The School also offers the Graduate Certificate in Loss, Grief & Trauma Counselling, and the Master of Social Work. In addition, supervision for the research degrees of Master of Arts (Social Work) and Doctor of Philosophy are available.
Our mission is to educate students in the critical analysis, administration and implementation of social welfare policies and services. We aim to foster imagination and lateral thinking in the exercising of judgements which can be applied flexibly and credibly in macro and micro situations while working towards social justice. The quality of our educational standards and the competence of our graduates lie in their abilities to demonstrate the logical and systematic application of clearly delineated knowledge and values within the context of social welfare structures.
Our mission also includes the responsibility to model and implement the same commitment to social justice as we hold as an educational goal. This means working towards a goal of cooperation, collaboration and equity among ourselves and with students as well as addressing issues of prejudice or non-inclusiveness as experienced in our own School and in the wider university. Our School aims to practice the values that we teach and to engage with others in pursuing a more just society.