Silberman School of Social Work

Overview

The Hunter College School of Social Work, founded in 1956, is the largest and oldest public graduate school of social work in New York City. The School’s mission is to promote excellence in social work practice by preparing knowledgeable, ethical, and highly competent social work leaders for a variety of professional roles and settings.  Our pedagogy, scholarship, and service reflect social work’s historic commitment to human rights, cultural complexity, and social and economic justice. Commensurate with the missions of our host institutions, the School promotes community-engaged and practice-based scholarship that pursues policy and practice solutions to real world problems, thereby reinforcing the strengths of people and the communities in which they live, in New York and other major urban areas.

What Can I do with a BSW degree in Social Work?

The BSW program offers students the opportunity to link theory and practice by participating in a robust curriculum and established field placements. Students will learn the core skills of assessment, engagement, intervention, advocacy, and documentation through a generalist practice lens. The BSW program will prepare our students to become knowledgeable, caring front line workers in areas of Child Welfare and Care Coordination.

Programs and Courses

Program and Courses in Social Work  

Administration

Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College
2180 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10035 (119th Street & 3rd Ave.)
Office of the Dean: (212) 396-7600

Dean
Mary M. Cavanaugh

Director of the BSW Program
Patricia Dempsey
212 396-7532
pdempsey@hunter.cuny.edu

Field Education
Jill Nawrocki
212 396-7734
jnawrock@hunter.cuny.edu

Faculty for the BSW program

BSW Faculty and BSW Committee