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1. Providing content about social work practice from a

generalist perspective with client systems of various sizes

and types.

2. Preparing students with the skills, values, and knowledge to

practice with diverse populations at risk.

3. Providing content about social contexts, the changing

nature of those contexts, the behavior of organizations, and

the dynamics of change.

4. Preparing students who are aware of their responsibilities to

continue their professional growth and development.

5. Preparing students to practice with populations at risk with

unique discrimination and oppressive histories (with a

special focus on poverty).

6. Integrating biblical principles throughout the curriculum so

that students can appropriately integrate their faith and that

of their clients into the helping relationship.

7. Laying a foundation of core skills essential to a high caliber

of social work practice (i.e., problem solving, listening,

verbal and written communication, and critical thinking).

8. Creating an appreciation for the profession as well as an

understanding of the history, personalities, and issues and

events that helped to shape it.

9. Infusing throughout the curriculum the values and ethics

that guide professional social workers in their practice.

International Field Experience

The social work program offers an international field experience

in India, Uganda, or Romania to junior or senior social work

students. Students work in a variety of social service agencies in

the host country, supervised by an on-site master’s level social

worker and under the direction of the Department of Social Work’s

international field coordinator. Courses at a local university expand

the student’s understanding of the host country, and planned

activities further enhance the cultural experience. Students receive

academic credits for the course work and for the internship,

allowing them to complete their Cedarville degree within the

normal four years. The international field coordinator supports the

student throughout the entire process — pre-departure, during the

international experience, and after the student’s return to campus.

International field experience is available over the summer

break or during the school year. Students interested in

international field experience should meet with their advisor as

early as possible to discuss the feasibility and scheduling needs.

Faculty

Nelson Henning

,

Chair;

Senior Professor of Social Work.

Education:

B.S.W., Southern Illinois University, 1976; M.S.W.,

University of Illinois, 1977; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1986. At

Cedarville since 1994.

Julie Furj-Kuhn

, Associate Professor of Social Work.

Education:

B.S.W., Philadelphia Biblical University, 2000; M.S.W., The

University of Pennsylvania, 2004. Ph.D. (ABD), Memorial

University (2015). At Cedarville since 2008.

George Huff

, Professor of Social Work.

Education:

B.A., Ashland

University, 1973; M.S.S.A., Case Western Reserve University,

1977. Licensed Independent Social Worker-Supervisor. At

Cedarville since 2000.

Maurice Lee

, Assistant Professor of Social Work.

Education:

B.A.,

Central State University, 1996; M.S.W., University of Cincinnati

2007. At Cedarville since 2014.

Social Work

The

social work major

prepares students for future ministries/

careers in professional social work, professional church and

church-related specializations, and informal assistance. The

wide range of opportunities within the social work field provides

graduates with numerous ways of investing in the lives of

individuals, families, groups, and communities.

The social work program is accredited by the Council of Social

Work Education. Social work graduates are eligible for licensure

and for advanced standing in graduate schools of social work.

Advanced standing allows students to earn a Master of Social

Work degree in a little over one year.

Goals

The goal of the social work program is ultimately to enable

students to integrate the knowledge, values, and skills of the

social work profession into competent practice by:

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