Integrate your love for people and your passion for positive change through rigorous academics, practical application and a firm commitment to love like Jesus loves.
Social work is primarily the application of theory, knowledge, and skills in working with individuals, families, small groups, organizations, communities, and public policy to enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning and creating favorable societal conditions.
Social workers help people solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives. Social work is an exciting, rewarding, and growing profession that is in high demand, as students are equipped with the knowledge, values, and skills with which to work with a variety of issues. With contemporary social issues such as child abuse, homelessness, racism, discrimination, AIDS, poverty, aging, teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, violence against women, and juvenile delinquency, there has never been a more important need for social workers. The social work curriculum includes two practical experiences in real-world professional settings.
Students earning a bachelor’s degree in social work at Asbury have opportunities to participate in international practicum semester in Uganda or Romania. Additional study abroad opportunities include a Holocaust Studies Tour travel course to Germany and Poland, Paris semester, Spain semester, and others. Students interested in studying abroad should talk with their faculty academic advisor as early as possible in order to fit it into their academic plan.
Asbury University Bachelor of Social Work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education’s Commission on Accreditation.
Students earning a B.A. or B.S. in Social Work from Asbury’s Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited program have an opportunity to receive advanced standing into one year Master of Social Work programs at many CSWE accredited universities.
Social Work Department
(859) 858-3511, x 2266
socialwork@asbury.edu
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What I enjoyed most about studying social work at Asbury was getting to learn under some incredibly intelligent professors who not only cared about how I was doing academically, but also how I was doing as a person. What I learned helped prepare me for both graduate-level work and my career."
The Asbury social work curriculum includes two practical experiences in real-world professional settings: Field Education Practicum I and II.
These experiences provide students with the opportunity to apply the social work knowledge from course work in hands-on environments. Students practice social work skills under the supervision of experienced, licensed social workers.