The mission of the College of Social Work MSW program is to prepare graduates to work effectively, ethically, and collaboratively in diverse settings, including public and private venues, where they will serve primarily those vulnerable populations who experience problems related to economic and social deprivation and the consequences of institutionalized discrimination and oppression.

# Students will possess the values and ethics of the social work profession as acquired through classroom and field instruction, and practiced within supervised field placement. # Students will be able to make informed decisions regarding ethical and values dilemmas as they present themselves in practice and assist client systems in ethical decision making. # Students will demonstrate knowledge and skill to address ethical issues in macro social work practice. # Students will be able to defend practice decisions based on current theory and knowledge, and the values and ethics of the profession.