University of Memphis

To prepare practitioner-scholars who can generate new social work knowledge and respond to increasingly complex practice environments.

The DSW program learning outcomes are to:

1. Evaluate social work services and practice environments using twenty-first century skills in data-driven analysis and informatics.
2. Demonstrate social work leadership and management skills to respond to complex practice environments locally, nationally, and globally.
3. Educate the next generation of social workers through supervision and training to be leaders in a changing practice environment.
4. Demonstrate leadership skills in interdisciplinary environments in collaboration with diverse clients and communities.
5. Contribute to social work knowledge through research and practice.