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Social Work Advisory Council

The Social Work Advisory Council consists of social work

professionals, agency administrators, clergy, and educators

representing public, private, and church-related service agencies.

Through semi-annual meetings, these experts advise the program

and evaluate its plans for training skilled social work professionals

with a commitment to core values and a biblical world and life

view.

Robert Bruce, Choices, Inc.

Nelson Henning,Advisory Council Chair, Cedarville

University, Cedarville, Ohio

Julie Kuhn, Cedarville University, Cedarville, Ohio

Sharon Guenther, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio

Deborah Holt,The Hospice of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio

George Huff, Cedarville University, Cedarville, Ohio

Esther Lanham,Advisory Council Secretary, Cedarville

University, Cedarville, Ohio

Maurice Lee, Cedarville University, Cedarville, Ohio

Greg Meriweather,Wright State University

Jillyan Misiak, Student Representative, Cedarville

University, Cedarville, Ohio

Alisha Murray, Daybreak Inc.

Dianne Smith-Foster, Dayton Veterans Administration

Homeless Program, Dayton, Ohio

Amanda Stables, Student Representative, Cedarville

University, Cedarville, Ohio

Denise Summerville, Greene County Board of MRDD,

Xenia, Ohio

Eric VanVlymen,Alzheimer’s Association, Dayton, Ohio

Barry Wideman, Dayton Veterans Administration Medical

Center

Grace Winner, Greene County Juvenille Court

Students should then meet with the international field coordinator

to initiate the application process.

Application Requirements

Early application is advised. Students should check with the

international field coordinator for the application deadline for their

choice of country and desired semester. Students must have

gained admission into the social work program or be on track for

successful completion of all program admission requirements prior

to the international experience.

Three reference letters from the following individuals are

required for acceptance for an international field experience:

• Advisor or faculty member

• Pastor

• Friend

Pre-Departure Requirements

The student will meet with the international field coordinator

once a week for four weeks for a briefing of each country’s culture,

people, climate, and other pertinent topics. The student is to

complete assigned readings and come prepared for discussion.

Questions of concern or interest will also be discussed during the

weekly sessions.

The student must also fulfill all orientation obligations within the

international programs department.

Reentry Requirements

It is recommended the student keep their return semester as

light as possible. The student will meet with the international

field coordinator once a week for two months during the return

semester. The student will be required to read and discuss

Re-

Entry

by Peter Jordan.

The student must also fulfill all reentry obligations within the

international programs department.

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2015–16 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Department of Social Work

Social Work