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Faculty: J. Hoyt-Oliver, E. Patterson, K. Stoltzfus (Chair)

The mission of the Malone University Social Work Program is to prepare students for entry-level generalist social work practice with client systems of all sizes in diverse settings, both rural and urban, with individuals and groups of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences in the communities where they live. Within this context, Malone’s focus is on encouraging students to develop a worldview that integrates the values and ethics of the social work profession with personal faith.

Generalist social work empowers individuals, families, groups, and communities to protect, promote, enhance, and create relationships that foster the profession’s six core values: competency, service, caring relationships, personal uniqueness and worth, social justice and integrity towards the goals of fostering people’s well-being and freedom of choice. (Definition adapted from: Hoffman & Sallee 1994; Reamer 1982.)

Social Work is a people-oriented helping profession dedicated to maximizing coping and minimizing suffering. The Malone University Social Work Program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (baccalaureate level).

The primary purpose of the major is to prepare students for generalist practice. Upon graduation, students are employable in a wide range of fields of practice. A secondary purpose of the major is to prepare students for graduate education. Because the program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), graduates often receive advanced standing status upon entering graduate school. This status allows students to complete the requirements for a Master’s of Social Work (MSW) degree in approximately one-half of the time normally required to complete the degree.

The Malone University Social Work Program meets the requirements for social work licensure in Ohio and other states which license bachelor’s-level social workers. (Please note that some states do not license bachelor’s-level social workers, while other states may require post-baccalaureate professional experience prior to granting licensure. Students should consult with the Malone University social work faculty for clarification regarding state licensure requirements.)

The program requirements apply to students who have entered the social work  major since the Fall 2006 semester.

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