FACULTY
Dr. Darlene Eastridge, Dean
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Dr. Candice Hansford
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Mrs. Mary Lou Stephens
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Mrs. Debra W. Carter
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Dr. Japeth Jaoko
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Dr. Michelle Tucker
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Dr. Kelly Cody, Jr.
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Mr. Darrell Locke
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Dr. Leigh Conver
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PURPOSE
At Campbellsville University’s Carver School of Social Work, the baccalaureate social work program stresses academic excellence, Christian leadership, and personal growth within a nurturing, caring environment. The program expands the University mission in advancing students toward continued learning in all aspects of life with a special emphasis in the professional application of generalist social work practice. As a facilitator of change, the program prepares students to serve diverse communities, organizations, groups, families, and individuals, particularly in a rural environment, at all levels of social work practice.
ACCREDITATION
Campbellsville University’s Bachelor of Social Work Program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education Education.
SOCIAL WORK AREA
The Social Work Area is designed to educate students to perform generalist social work practice in a variety of social service settings. This curriculum prepares graduates to practice social work with individuals, families, groups, communities and organizations at all levels (micro, mezzo, macro) of practice using a solution-focused process that includes assessment, strengths building, planing, intervention, monitoring/evaluating and termination/follow-up.
The Carver School of Social Work and Counseling views social work as a helping profession sanctioned by society to assist in the elimination of human suffering. In order to address social problems and human needs, the profession takes two approaches: (1) to work to change social institutions, organizations and communities to better meet the needs of people and (2) to help people identify and utilize their own strengths in problem solving and to connect them to the resources they lack. When resources are not available, social workers advocate and work to establish programs to enhance the well being of humans and alleviate the suffering brought about by various psycho-social-behavioral issues. Social work promotes the advancement of economic and social justice for all, particularly those classified as vulnerable populations. Generalist social work draws upon common processes, specialized knowledge, communication, and intervention skills for the purposes of intervening on the behalf of people to create changes, which maximize the functioning of systems.
Students wanting to study social work may choose either the Social Work Area leading to the Bachelor of Social Work degree or the Social Work Minor which, when coupled with a major from another discipline, leads to a Bachelor of Science degree.
Social work students seeking the BSW degree are required to complete 42 hours of designated social work courses and nine hours of social work electives and/or approved social science cognate courses. In conjunction with the BSW degree, students may pursue a minor in another discipline, but are not required to do so. Students electing to major in Social Work must meet requirements as specified in the BSW Student Handbook before gaining acceptance into the program. There is no credit for life experiences or previous work experience given to social work students as substitutions for curriculum for field requirements.