Diana R. Garland School of Social Work
Valuing humanity. Engaging spirituality. Promoting equity.
Preparing social workers for worldwide service and leadership.
For fall 2024, our online MSW program deadline to apply is May 20, 2024, for the accelerated track option and July 22, 2024 for the full- and part-time track options. Email MSW_admissions@baylor.edu for any questions you might have. The residential, in-person application for fall 2024 has now closed.
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More NewsOnline MSW Candidate and C3I intern Jessica Lewis penned an OpEd for Baptist News Global. Within my role as a social work intern at The Center for Church and Community Impact, I recently led a team of individuals as we conducted an asset map in Falls and McLennan counties in the heart of Texas. This asset map helped shed some light on the valuable role rural churches play in addressing the physical and social needs of older adults. Through the information gathered for the asset map of rural churches in the area, we revealed fascinating insights into the services and ministries offered by those congregations and their potential influence on the aging population.
According to the NASW, there are more than 600 accredited schools of social work in the US, and our ranking puts us in the TOP 8% of programs ... In the U.S. News Best Schools for Social Work rankings, we are ranked No. 51 in the nation. We offer the Master of Social Work with residential and online options and the Ph.D. in social work, which is designed to develop leaders and educators who can lead visionary social work education or service programs and conduct original research addressing today’s complex social issues.
If you’re serving clients, patients, kids, families, students, or helping at work in a fast-paced environment, inviting in restful rhythms in life or marriage may feel audacious and impossible next to your never-ending to-do list. However, those who are natural givers often deeply struggle to thrive because of this tendency to serve until burnout. Here you're invited to lean into practices that will help you to give for the long haul as we chat with Dr. Holly Oxhandler.
I love that there is a month set aside to embrace my culture, one where I feel appreciated and valued. In September, there are many celebrations that take place in communities, at schools and even churches for Hispanic Heritage Month.
But now that we are a few months past that designated time, I always ask myself why our culture can’t be celebrated year-round. Why is my culture put on the back burner every other month of the year?
There are so many beautiful ways to serve and welcome the Hispanic community during all the other months as well.
Social Work Stories
More StoriesWhile pursuing her master’s degree in social work at the Garland School, Bianca Smith realized she wanted to pursue private practice...and she has done just that!
Trinity is a case manager for Baylor Athletics. "I find myself on a field or around horses at the barn more often than the average social worker probably does. It is a fast-paced environment, but I’ve never had so much fun at a job."
As far back as she can remember, Karleigh Conway has always loved hearing people’s stories. Whether they were about dreams, passions, hurts or recovery, she drank them all in...preparing her for a life in social work.