• 2025 Award Nominations Now Open

    The GADE Awards Program seeks to advance excellence in social work doctoral education.

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  • GADE Job Board

    See current faculty, postdoc, and other social work job searches.

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  • 2025 GADE Annual Conference

    Shaping the Future: Doctoral Education for the Next Generation of Social Work Scholars and Leaders

    Hosted by Howard University
    April 2-4, 2025

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  • Social Work
    Doctoral Programs

    Find the program the fits you today!

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  • Quality Guidelines
    for PhD Programs
    in Social Work

    Guidance for the deveopment, review, and improvement of PhD programs.

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Prospective Students

Learn more about what continuing your education through GADE member colleges and unviersities can do for you and your career.

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Current Students

Learn more about what resources are available for current students including funding, awards, job search, dissertation resources, grants, and more.

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Directors & Faculty

Learn more about member benefits such as the annual confererence, mentoring resources, new director toolkit, sample syllabi, and more.

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Social Work Doctoral Program Directory

The GADE Social Work Doctoral Program Directory is developed by the Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE) to assist prospective and current students, social work faculty, and others learn about the varied characteristics of social work doctoral programs in a unified format. Since 1978, GADE has produced several iterations of the "GADE Guide", which offers a brief overview of the diverse doctoral programs offered by member institutions. Click below to view the directory of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Social Work and Doctorate of Social Work (DSW) programs! 


 

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Recent News

Announcing the 2024 GADE Awardees
9/18/2024 | GADE Social Work
On behalf of the Group of Advancement for Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE) Board of Directors and Awards Committee, we are pleased to announce the 2024 GADE Awardees.
Annual Report: 2023-2024 Academic Year in Review
8/1/2024 | Dr. Denise Burnette
We are pleased and proud to share our Annual Report: 2023-2024 Academic Year in Review.
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