The Department of Social Work started as a unit of the Department of Sociology under the name Social Administration in 1955. It attained the status of a Department on September 27, 2001. The Department of Social Work is one of the Departments under the School of Social Sciences. Social Work as a profession has evolved over the years as a means of helping families, individuals, and institutions to thrive. The profession is committed to the pursuit of social justice, enhancement of quality of life, and the development of the full potential of individuals, groups and communities. The Social Work profession promotes social change, problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-being. The Department of Social Work continues to be the premier social work training institution in the country. The mission of the Department is to remain the leading training institution for high calibre social workers in Ghana through the provision of high quality educational experiences at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Through long vacation and concurrent fieldwork activities, students are offered internship in various organisations both governmental and non-governmental. These provide them opportunities to apply their classroom knowledge in the various fields of social work practice.