St. Thomas School of Social Work

St. Thomas School of Social Work The School of Social Work is part of the Morrison Family College of Health at the University of St. Thomas.

Mission: Grounded in social justice and inspired by Catholic social thought, we educate and engage students to learn, grow and develop their professional skills as they prepare for social work practice in support of health, well being and the common good. Our school provides students with individual attention, a focused learning environment and real-world application opportunities they need to mak

e a necessary difference in the world with their degree. Our Bachelor of Social Work program prepares students to enter generalist social work practice. Our Master of Social Work program focuses on clinical social work, and prepares graduates to practice at the post-master's level. Our Doctor of Social Work is designed to prepare seasoned social work faculty and experienced practitioners for university-level teaching and leadership in higher education. All of our programs advance the Morrison Family College of Health's mission to prepare highly skilled and caring professionals who are culturally responsive, practice with ingenuity, and proactively advance health equity and social justice.

Welcome Dr. Paul Force-Emery Mackie to the Morrison Family College of Health as our Department Chair of the School of So...
06/22/2026

Welcome Dr. Paul Force-Emery Mackie to the Morrison Family College of Health as our Department Chair of the School of Social Work! Dr. Mackie has a wealth of experience as a professor and in leadership roles at Minnesota State University, Mankato. His research focuses on rural behavioral health workforce needs, rural culture, community organizing, and health care policy.

We're so grateful to have you on the team! Learn more about Dr. Mackie in our newsroom:
https://news.stthomas.edu/paul-mackie-named-chair-of-school-of-social-work/

Another school year is in the books, and it wouldn't be the end of the year if we didn't highlight our Area of Emphasis ...
05/27/2026

Another school year is in the books, and it wouldn't be the end of the year if we didn't highlight our Area of Emphasis in Aging Scholars!

Thank you to everyone who joined us on May 15 for our Annual Spring Celebration and Workshop. It was a wonderful day filled with panel speakers from a range of Palliative, Hospice, and Bereavement Care settings, and of course our AEA Scholar Clinical Portfolio presentations. 💟

Our Doctor of Social Work students are defending their banded dissertation's this week.Join us (virtually) April 21 - 23...
04/21/2026

Our Doctor of Social Work students are defending their banded dissertation's this week.
Join us (virtually) April 21 - 23, to learn all about what Cohort 10 has been studying and researching over the course of their program.

Full Dissertation schedule and link to view:

Join Cohort 10 of the Doctor of Social Work (DSW) program as they present and defend their banded dissertations.

Dr. Kingsley Chigbu has been teaching in our Doctor of Social Work program for 10 years and can't wait for the new speci...
04/15/2026

Dr. Kingsley Chigbu has been teaching in our Doctor of Social Work program for 10 years and can't wait for the new specialization in Leadership, here's what he had to say:

"I’m truly encouraged by the intentional way we infused leadership into our program and by the thoughtful curriculum that grew from that work, including complex analysis. I’m excited for us to continue setting the standard as a program that inspires and prepares future doctors and leaders."

We are still accepting applications for a Fall start in our DSW program, head to our website to learn more: https://health.stthomas.edu/social-work/graduate/doctorate/index.html

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Saint Paul, MN
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