The Kent School of Social Work addresses complex social problems through education, research and service to create a just and better world.
The Kent School of Social Work prepares students to work in a society with complex social problems and needs. Rapidly becoming one of the top research social work programs in the country, the School is able to provide current research information in the preparation of its students for work with individuals, families, and communities.
Kent School offers BSW, MSSW, and Ph.D programs. Both the BSW and MSSW degrees are fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. We also have a fully online, accredited MSSW program.
Kent has the only endowed chair nationally in Oncology Social Work – The Renato LaRocca Chair in Oncology Social Work, currently held by Dr. Karen Kayser. Kent also has the only accredited Marriage and Family Therapy Program in the country that is integrated into an accredited social work education program.
Dual degree programs are offered in Ministry, Law, Pan-African Studies, Women and Gender Studies, and Bioethics.
Kent School has one of the fastest growing social work programs in the country in regards to federal funding for external research - $15 million in total research funding portfolio, with more than half from federal sources.
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The Kent School of Social Work addresses complex social problems through education, research and service to create a just and better world.
"The Kent School of Social Work and Family Science addresses complex social problems through education, research and service to create a just and better world.Founded in 1936, the Kent School of Social Work and Family Science prepares students to work in a society with complex social problems and needs. Rapidly becoming one of the top research social work programs in the country, the school is able to provide current research information in the preparation of its students for work with individuals, families and communities. The Kent School proudly joins with the University of Louisville to help us become a premier anti-racist metropolitan research university."
