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Goals
The goal of the social work program is to prepare future
professional social workers who are competent in the areas of:
1. Serving diverse people, groups, and communities by
treating all with dignity and respect, valuing all relationships.
2. Addressing conditions that limit human rights, promoting
social, economic and environmental justice worldwide,
and working toward the elimination of poverty with the
underpinning component of enhancing the quality of life for
all people.
3. Practicing with competence and integrity using scientific
inquiry and evidence-based interventions.
4. Applying the person and the environment construct to
practice, understanding the impact poverty can have on
social functioning.
5. Ethically integrating faith and social work 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 coursework 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.
Students should then meet with the international field coordinator
to initiate the application process.
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.
Melissa Brown
: Assistant Professor of Social Work.
Education
:
B.S., Cedarville University, 2008; M.S.W., The Ohio State
University, 2014. At Cedarville since 2014.
George Huff
, Professor of Social Work; Field Director.
Education:
B.A., Ashland University, 1973; M.S.S.A., Case Western Reserve
University, 1977. Licensed Independent Social Worker-Supervisor.
At Cedarville since 2000.
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.
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