Department of Social Welfare

AREAS of FOCUS

About the Department

The UCLA Department of Social Welfare’s research and teaching guide policy makers, shape practice and programs in such areas as welfare, aging, health care, mental health, children and families, and long-term support. UCLA Social Welfare faculty members are committed to placing their knowledge at the service of communities and empowering the disadvantaged and the vulnerable.

News

April 30, 2012
JoAnn Damron-Rodriguez (MSW  ’88, Ph.D. ’90) adjunct professor of Social Welfare, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the...
April 27, 2012
Alice (Laughlin) Kitchen, (MSW ’72) is among 10 “Champions of Change” honored recently by the White House for dedication to improving access to...
April 17, 2012
California’s Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) facilities have been inefficient, but a closure plan proposed by California Governor Jerry Brown,...

SPOTLIGHT

When medical protocols fail, a hospital social worker turns to a different approach. ...

Blogs

Social Welfare
May 28, 2011
The mental health care is a profession increasingly dominated by women, giving rise to...
Social Welfare
August 17, 2010
On the 40th anniversary of the successful grape boycott led by Cesar Chavez and Dolores...
Social Welfare
August 05, 2010
Interview everyone living on these streets. Find out how long they've been homeless.

Contact

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UCLA School of Public Affairs
3250 School of Public Affairs Building
Box 951656 (specify Department/Center name)
Los Angeles,
California
90095-1656
310- 825-2892
310- 825-7737

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