Social Work emerged as a value-based profession with the objective to promote societal well-being and better functioning of social structure at all levels. Social Worker’s quest for economic and social justice for vulnerable population. Department of social work at Lahore College for Women University is offering Social work as a minor course since 1988

The chief objective of social work education is to provide trained social workers equipped with the basic knowledge and skills to assist Government and private agencies in the development and execution of social welfare programs. Currently department is headed by Ms. Hina Anwar, Assistant Professor of Social Work.