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Transform the world at the top-ranked Pitt School of Social Work! Here, you will learn the skills, knowledge and values to become an outstanding social work practitioner, educator or researcher.
Research @ Pitt Social Work
The faculty in Pitt’s School of Social work are conducting critical, rigorous, and boundary-pushing research that is grounded in community and lived experience and seeks to challenge oppressive systems, advance just policies and practice and contribute to collective well-being.
Signature Student Practicum
Our over 600 practicum sites create a strong foundation for valuable social work skills through opportunities like specialized and paid fellowships and unique placements in community organizations, healthcare settings, nonprofits, and more!
Child Welfare
The Child Welfare Education and Research Programs provide a continuum of professional development programs designed to prepare, strengthen and enhance the child welfare workforce.



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Dr. Rachel Gartner Leads $2.3M HRSA-Funded Fellowship to Strengthen Youth Behavioral Health Workforce
Congratulations! Principal Investigator Dr.
Involuntary ‘302’ Hospitalizations Fall More Heavily on Black Patients. Would AOT be Different?
An AOT program here would have “the potential to replay the same structural racism or even deepen it,” said Nev Jones, an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Pitt and an expert on psychosis interventions, who is stu
Cruce hosts lived expertise leaders in child welfare
Last week, University of Pittsburgh doctoral candidate Amanda Cruce, with the mentorship of Drs. Deborah Moon & Mary Beth Rauktis, hosted 12 lived expertise leaders in child welfare in Pittsburgh.