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Mission and Goals

The mission of the University of Maine School of Social Work 
is to improve the quality of life for all people by promoting 
excellence in social work practice. The faculty view the domain 
of social work as the promotion of social justice, celebration of 
diversity, elimination of oppression, and promotion of human 
achievement, all of which are essential characteristics of a 
society in which individuals and groups can exercise their rights
 to grow and realize their potential to its fullest. 



Consistent with the mission, the School of Social Work has four 
goals: 



     To educate baccalaureate and masters social workers for 
professional practice in public and not-for-profit private 
agencies with particular regard for providing knowledge and 
skills relevant to serving the people of rural areas and small 
communities characteristic of the State of Maine;
 

     To improve social work practice by providing continuing 
educational opportunities open to all social workers wishing to 
examine their values, increase their knowledge and improve 
their practice skills;
 

     To contribute to the knowledge base of the social work 
profession through faculty research, student-faculty 
collaborative inquiry, and promotion of research within the 
social work community;
 

     To render service and function as an academic resource 
center to local, state, national, and international social service 
communities and to those concerned with social welfare. 



Achievement of each of these goals is guided by a 
philosophical framework which synthesizes a liberal arts 
foundation, a systems world view, principles of the generalist 
perspective and social work values and ethics as set forth by 
the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social 
Workers.