2013-2014 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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: 14. Providing content about social work practice from a generalist perspective with client systems of various sizes and types. 15. Preparing students with the skills, values, and knowledge to practice with diverse populations at risk. 16. Providing content about social contexts, the changing nature of those contexts, the behavior of organizations, and the dynamics of change. 17. Preparing students who are aware of their responsibilities to continue their professional growth and development. 18. Preparing students to practice with populations at risk with unique discrimination and oppressive histories (with a special focus on poverty). 19. Integrating biblical principles throughout the curriculum so that students can appropriately integrate their faith and that of their clients into the helping relationship. 20. 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). 21. Creating an appreciation for the profession as well as an understanding of the history, personalities, and issues and events that helped to shape it. 22. Infusing throughout the curriculum the values and ethics that guide professional social workers in their practice. 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. Licensed Independent Social Worker. At Cedarville since 1994. Lisa Clifton , Assistant Professor of Social Work. Education: B.S.W., Morehead State University, 1992; M.S.W., University of Kentucky, 1994; J.D., Northern Kentucky University, Chase College of Law, 2004. At Cedarville since 2011. Christine Fulmer , Associate Professor of Social Work. Education: B.S., Baptist Bible College, 1990; M.S.W., Marywood University, 1996. Licensed Independent Social Worker-Supervisor. At Cedarville since 2004. 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. Julie Kuhn , Assistant Professor of Social Work. Education: B.S.W., Philadelphia Biblical University, 2000; M.S.W., The University of Pennsylvania, 2004. At Cedarville since 2008. 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. Page 184 2013–14 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Department of Social Work Faculty