Rooted in Boston.
About the School of Social Work
The Boston College School of Social Work (BCSSW) educates students to address the world’s most pressing social problems in innovative and effective ways. We collaborate with communities embedded in social dilemmas to design enduring solutions and prioritize equity, justice, and inclusion in everything we do.
Our Vision
Improving vulnerable lives through pioneering social work education, research, scholarship, and practice at home and in the world.
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Dean Gautam N. Yadama
"Engaging in place-based work and transcending disciplines to tackle complex social problems amplifies and strengthens the contributions of the School of Social Work. When we are in partnership with communities and with scholars from across our universities, our work not only has translational impact, but solutions to the world’s most complex problems are within closer reach."
Dean's Impact Reports
Serving Latinx Communities: Our Collective Response
The demand for social workers trained to respond to the needs and aspirations identified by Latinx communities, from culturally and linguistically appropriate social services to accessible mental health and healthcare, is urgent. Through award-winning academic programs and research, the BCSSW has established a community-centered approach to meet these aspirations and needs.
Crisis Migration: Our Collective Response
Ten faculty members in the Boston College School of Social Work are working to address the compound needs of migrants who have been forced to flee their homes because of war, natural disasters, political upheaval, and other problems around the world.
BCSSW Initiatives
Latinx Leadership Initiative
The LLI develops leaders equipped to work with the Latinx community on sustainable solutions for complex problems.
Black Leadership Initiative
This initiative supports, develops, and prepares MSW-level practitioners regarding issues faced by the Black community.
Trauma Integration Initiative
The goal of this initiative is to establish BCSSW as a national thought leader in trauma-informed social work education within three domains: curricula, field education/student formation, and research.
BCSSW at a Glance
117
Number of Full- and Part-time Faculty
8
U.S. News and World Report Ranking (2024)
613
MSW Students
22
PhD Students
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Global Practice at BCSSW
Boston College School of Social Work student Natalia Evens De Menezes reflects on her field experience in Kigali, Rwanda, with the Research Program on Children and Adversity (RPCA).
Our Community
Our core commitments to equity, justice, and inclusion emphasize empathy, collaboration, and innovation in all that we do to foster an environment of support and success.