School of Human Behavior

Dean of School of Human Behavior

Dr. Joshua Dara, Dean, School of Human Behavior

MSW Faculty

Dr. Sheri Duffy, LCSW, MSW Program Director, Professor, Holder of Erroll Dawson Jr. Distiguished Professorship in Social Work
Ms. Vanessa Graves, LCSW-BACS, MSW Field Director, Assistant Professor
Dr. Emmanuel Johnson, RSW, Associate Professor
Dr. Juanita Moorman, LCSW, Assistant Professor
Dr. Francis Powell, LMSW, Associate Professor
Ms. Charlotte Smith, LCSW-BACS, Assistant Professor

Mission Statement for the MSW Program

The Master of Social Work mission is to prepare students to function competently and effectively in a rapidly changing world through an academically challenging social work education within a Christian environment that offers an integration of faith and learning. The program expands the University mission in moving students toward continued learning in all aspects of life with special emphases on the professional application of advanced social work practice from a generalist perspective.

Programs

• •  Master of Social Work, MSW

Courses

• •  SW 501 - Social Work and Social Welfare
• •  SW 505 - Practice I: Individuals and Families
• •  SW 506 - Practice II: Groups
• •  SW 510 - Practice III: Understanding and Working with Communities and Organizations
• •  SW 519 - Human Behavior & the Social Environment
• •  SW 525 - Understanding Child Welfare
• •  SW 533 - Research Methods in Social Work
• •  SW 549 - Policy: Practice and Analysis
• •  SW 550 - Field Practicum I
• •  SW 551 - Field Practicum II
• •  SW 600 - Understanding Mental Illness and the DSM-5
• •  SW 605 - Advanced Clinical Practice
• •  SW 606 - Advanced Practice Theories, Models, and Interventions
• •  SW 613 - Ethics and Advanced Practice
• •  SW 620 - Crisis Intervention
• •  SW 621 - Social Work and Gerontology
• •  SW 625 - Grief and Loss: Theories and Skills for the Social Work Professional
• •  SW 628 - Social Work in Rural Communities
• •  SW 629 - International Social Work
• •  SW 630 - Clinical Social Work: Integrated Healthcare
• •  SW 631 - Addiction and Substance Abuse Treatment
• •  SW 632 - Forensic Social Work
• •  SW 633 - Practice and Program Evaluation
• •  SW 635 - School Social Work
• •  SW 636 - Practice with Diverse Populations
• •  SW 638 - Human Services Management/Supervision
• •  SW 650 - Field Practicum III
• •  SW 651 - Field Practicum IV