{"id":1587,"date":"2021-11-17T13:54:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T18:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/socialwork\/?page_id=1587"},"modified":"2024-07-18T10:17:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T14:17:12","slug":"director","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/socialwork\/director\/","title":{"rendered":"Director&#8217;s Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1637175715523{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 140px !important;padding-bottom: 140px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/socialwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2021\/09\/swAbout-Header2.jpg?id=1524) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mb-4&#8243;][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1527858038636{padding-right: 80px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"evc-section-title evc-shortcode mainHomeTitle\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n\t<div class=\"evc-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"evc-st-title\" style=\"color: #000000\">\n\t\t\t\tDirector&#039;s Welcome\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"evc-section-title evc-shortcode mainHomeSubtitle\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n\t<div class=\"evc-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"evc-st-title\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">\n\t\t\t\tUCF School of Social Work\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1637175229119{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-color: #fecb2f !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1528478351304{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1528478366376{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\t\t<nav class=\"sections-menu-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar navbar-toggleable-md navbar-light bg-primary sections-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"navbar-toggler collapsed ml-auto\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#sections-menu\" aria-controls=\"#sections-menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-label=\"Toggle navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-text\">Skip to Section<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar-collapse collapse\" id=\"sections-menu\" data-selector=\".auto-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"nav navbar-nav\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;height0FIX&#8221;][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDc2VjdGlvbiUyMGlkJTNEJTIyd2VsY29tZSUyMiUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIyYXV0by1zZWN0aW9uJTIyJTIwZGF0YS1zZWN0aW9uLWxpbmstdGl0bGUlM0QlMjJXZWxjb21lJTIyJTIwcm9sZSUzRCUyMnJlZ2lvbiUyMiUyMGFyaWEtbGFiZWwlM0QlMjJ3ZWxjb21lJTIyJTNF[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;pb-4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1631033455579{padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div id=\"speacilIntro\">Our School\u00a0Sets\u00a0The Foundation For Future\u00a0Health\u00a0And Mental Healthcare\u00a0Social Work\u00a0Professionals\u00a0To Serve Their Community\u00a0By Learning From Top-class Faculty\u00a0And\u00a0In-the-field Experts.<\/div>\n<p>Accredited by the Council on Social Work Education,\u00a0our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/socialwork\/bachelors\/\">Bachelor of Social Work<\/a>\u00a0(BSW) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/socialwork\/master\/\">Master of Social Work<\/a>\u00a0(MSW) programs prepare students to become social work practitioners who\u00a0solve complex problems,\u00a0\u00a0advocate for social and economic rights\u00a0, and enrich the lives of\u00a0their clients through a generalist (BSW and MSW) and\/or clinical curriculum (MSW).<\/p>\n<p>I welcome you to tour our website and contact our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/healthprofessions.ucf.edu\/socialwork\/advising\/\">admissions specialists<\/a>\u00a0if you have any questions.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you see yourself as part of our School. 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