School of Social Work

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Create Positive Change

Be the catalyst for change, combining knowledge and compassion to transform lives and uplift communities as a social worker.

Helping Communities

Embark on an exciting and fulfilling career in social work at East Texas A&M. We are eager to help you gain the expertise to solve problems and create positive change for individuals, families and groups through one-on-one interactions or community-wide initiatives. Our programs foster an informed passion for improving the quality of life for all people—especially those most vulnerable—working in rural and urban communities, schools, hospitals and social service agencies.

BSW applications For Fall 2024 Now Closed

Social work is a discipline and profession focused on enhancing social function, self-determination, collective responsibility, health and well-being for individuals, families, groups and communities.

A degree in social work will help prepare you for numerous careers, including, but not limited to:

Benefits management
Case management
Child and family social work
Child welfare and foster care
Counseling

Community outreach
Geriatric social work
Higher education
Human resources and services
Non-profit administration

Probation officer
Policy analysis and advocacy
Research analysis
Social justice advocacy
School-based social work

Explore Our Programs

Welcome from the Department Head

Welcome to the School of Social Work at East Texas A&M. The department focuses on difference through the lens of a strengths perspective. Our undergraduate and graduate programs expand student’s knowledge and experience for working with a variety of people through opportunities in and out of the classroom, including study abroad experiences.

Our alumni work in many areas of social work practice including healthcare, child welfare and mental health practice. If you have a passion for engaging with people and making positive changes happen, I invite you to explore our programs and offerings.

Marcella Smith, Ph.D.

Department Head, Associate Professor and Title IV-E PI

Accreditation

Both the BSW and MSW programs are fully accredited by The Council on Social Work Education, the sole accrediting agency for social work education in the United States. The BSW was fully accredited in 1978 and the MSW program was accredited in 2001. In accordance with the requirements of CSWE's recognition body, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), the CSWE Office of Social Work Accreditation (ASWA) administers a multistep accreditation process that involves program self-studies, site visits and COA reviews.

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Mission Statements

A&M School of Social Work prepares competent generalist practitioners to serve, advocate and empower.

A&M School of Social Work educates professional advanced practitioners to lead, innovate and transform.

Meet our Department

Gracie Brownell, Ph.D., LMSW Associate Professor and MSW Program Director

Alum Brian Brumley, LMSW-IPR Clinical Instructor and BSW Field Director

Ahfiya Howard, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Alum Rebecca Judd, Ph.D., LMSW Associate Professor

Avril W. Knox, DSW, ACSW Assistant Department Head, Assistant Professor and MSW Field Education Director

Benjamin May, Ph.D., LCSW Associate Professor

Brenda Moore, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and BSW Program Director

Dawn Nelson, LCSW-S, ACSW, SAP, CART Clinical Instructor

Lyndsey Norris, LMSW Clinical Instructor

Marcella Smith, Ph.D. Department Head, Associate Professor and Title IV-E PI

Tammy Sung, LMSW Clinical Instructor and Title IV-E Coordinator

Dashaela Dennis Administrative Associate III

Alum Leanne Farquhar MSW Administrative Coordinator II

Wendy Nutt BSW Administrative Associate II