The Faculty of Social Work offers undergraduate and graduate academic programs where our students learn through traditional and innovative teaching techniques.
Find out what makes our student experience and programs unique, including our field education program where we take you out of the classroom and into the field to integrate the skills you learn.
For current students, check out students.wlu.ca, your dedicated website for where you can find:
We believe that you never stop learning, which is why we offer more than 200 continuing education courses a year through certificates, workshops and customized training.
The Faculty of Social Work's professional development program gives you the opportunity to upgrade your skills, enhance your academic experience and allows you to explore new areas of interest.
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We recognize the generosity of community, alumni and corporate contributions that have helped establish our Kitchener location and which continue to support the development of our work.
Our faculty and students engage in a wide variety of programs, outreach and research that build on strong connections to the community and develop innovative opportunities for collaboration. Financial contributions facilitate the development of, and enable us to continue to provide, unique learning and engagement opportunities for our students.
As a new program, the BSW program successfully applied to the Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE) for pre-accreditation in 2015, and then for the first accreditation in 2018.
The MSW program is accredited by CASWE; it has been fully accredited by CASWE in 1974, 1980, 1986, 1991, 1998, 2005, 2012, and 2019.
