Program Coordinator: Jennie West
Phone Number: (540) 365-4406
 
The Social Work program at Ferrum College is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Graduates of the program receive the B.S.W. degree which prepares them for the beginning professional practice of social work. Instruction in the program emphasizes the theoretical foundations of beginning generalist social work practice in both rural and urban communities.
 
The importance of cultural diversity is blended throughout an academic presentation of values, ethics, and knowledge for practice of the social work profession. Within the curriculum are incorporated both classroom learning and supervised direct practice in the field. It is required that the student complete two separate field experiences, one in the sophomore year and one in the senior year.
 
A classroom seminar accompanies these experiences. The program utilizes a broad spectrum of settings for field work. Field placements are developed to fit the students' career objectives.
 
Required Courses:
Pre-Professional Status
PSY 201 General Psychology
PSY 211 Human Growth and Development - Childhood
PSY 212 Human Growth and Development - Adolescence and Adult
SOC 203 Sociology of U.S. Cultural Diversity
SW 201 Introduction to Social Work
SW 210 Practice
SW 299 Introduction to Community Service
 
Professional Status
PSY 320 Abnormal Psychology
SOC 202 Social Problems or
ANTH 210 Introduction to Anthropology
SW 310 Practice II
SW 320 Social Welfare Policy: History, Philosophy and Current Policies
SW 321 Social Welfare Policy: Analysis, Formulation and Implementation
SW 330 Human Behavior and the Social Environment
SW 410 Practice III
SW 440 Social Work Research or
PSY 306 Behavioral Research Methods
SW 498 Senior Seminar
SW 499 Senior Field Placement

 
Brief Message from Coordinator:
Social Work classes are small, averaging about 15 students. Faculty and students get to know one another quite well and students are able to fully participate in the classroom as well as on the campus and in the community. Community exposure and experience is an excellent way to learn theory or reinforce what one has read about or reviewed in class. Most social work classes will include some type of project requiring students to get out into the real world. Additional questions regarding the social work program can be directed to the social work program faculty:   Social Work Program Box 1000 Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA 24088