The University of Maine School of Social Work offers fully accredited BSW and MSW programs, rooted in the generalist perspective of social work practice. Rooted in social work values and ethics, our curriculum equips students with skills to engage, assess, and intervene with individuals, families, group, communities, organizations, and institutions; frameworks for understanding the complex interplay of human behavior and the social environment; analytical capacities for crafting research and policy; and a commitment to improving the quality of life for people in Maine and globally. Our undergraduate and graduate programs feature a cohort-based learning model, a high degree of student-faculty interaction, individualized internships, and small class sizes, which maximize personal growth and learning.

In the bachelor’s program (BSW), students prepare to be generalist practitioners by applying multi-level, multi-method approaches to the resolution of challenges people face in their environments. In the master’s program (MSW), students are educated as advanced generalist practitioners and prepared to work across levels (individuals, families, small groups, organizations, and communities) and settings in roles that include administrators, clinicians, and supervisors.