"...and my friends, the connection between social and economic conditions and poor outcomes for families and individuals is the sweet spot for social workers—that nexus is exactly where we ply our trade.
Our School reflects both social work’s historic commitment to human rights and social and economic justice, and a dedication to educating students to understand and respond to that new diversity. Graduates must be able to work with varied populations and on the most pernicious and difficult social problems in their future roles as social workers."
Excerpted from 2016 School of Social Welfare commencement address by
Jacqueline Mondros, D.S.W.
Dean and Assistant Vice President for Social Determinants of Health
Stony Brook University
School of Social Welfare
