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

The social work major prepares students for entry-level social work practice. The program is generalist in nature and is designed to prepare students to work with a wide variety of populations and client systems. Social work majors receive a strong grounding in the liberal arts through the completion of the Malone University General Education Curriculum and a number of required support courses in academic disciplines such as biology, political science, psychology, sociology, history, and language. These liberal arts courses serve as a foundation for the social work curriculum, which emphasizes the development of the knowledge, values, and skills necessary to practice effectively with at-risk populations.

The Malone University Social Work Program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Graduation from a CSWE-accredited program is a requirement for social work licensure in Ohio and all other states. (However, please note that some states reserve licensure for individuals with a graduate degree in social work and do not license bachelor’s-level social workers.) Individuals who have completed the Malone University Social Work Program are eligible for Ohio licensure as a Licensed Social Worker (LSW), following completion of a national examination and application to the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board. Because Malone’s Social Work Program is CSWE-accredited, graduates are also eligible for “advanced standing” status in many Master’s of Social Work (MSW) programs. Advanced standing status allows students to complete the MSW degree in approximately one year of full-time study, instead of the two years usually required to complete the degree.

Program Mission Statement:
The Malone University Social Work Program draws on its unique context as an Evangelical Friends institution with access to urban, rural, and international practice opportunities to prepare entry-level social work practitioners who are capable of culturally competent practice with client systems of all sizes, who promote social justice, and who appropriately integrate Christian faith with social work practice.
 

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