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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

School of Social Work


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Location: Mathematics-Education-Psychology Center 203
Telephone: 859-572-5604
Fax: 859-572-6592
Email Addresses: MSW@nku.edu
Web Address
Interim School Director: Vanessa Hunn
Other Key Personnel:

Program Director -  Bachelor of Social Work: Tara McLendon
Program Director -  Masters of Social Work: Linda Wermeling Ault
Bachelors (or Undergraduate) Advisors: Deborah Henry , Dana Schmutte
Social Work Graduate Coordinator: Heidi Waters
Department Coordinator: Melanie Hall

Full-Time Faculty: Linda Wermeling Ault, Jessica Averitt-Taylor, Amanda Brown, Vanessa Hunn, Suk-hee Kim, Megan Lindsey, Kevin Lotz, Caroline Macke, Tara McLendon, Katherina Nikzad-Terhune, Reiko Ozaki, Holly Riffe, Karen Tapp, James Taylor, Dave Wilkerson

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Beliefs: We believe in the NASW Code of Ethics’ core values of Dignity and Worth of the Person; Importance of Human Relationships; Integrity; Social Justice; Competence; and Service. Alignment with Mission of Northern Kentucky University: We believe in and will promote a culture that fosters and celebrates EXCELLENCE in all that we do. We will engage in honest, fair and ethical behavior; with INTEGRITY at the heart of every decision and action. Ours will be a community that embraces INCLUSIVENESS, diversity, and global awareness in all dimensions of our work. We will approach our work - how we teach, engage, and serve - with creativity and INNOVATION. And, we will maintain a climate of COLLEGIALITY built on respect and characterized by open communication and shared responsibility.

Goals: We want to give ongoing life to our beliefs in providing for the excellent education of our NKU students. We want to increase our students’ and our own excellence, integrity, inclusiveness, innovation and collegiality. We want to create effective advocacy and behavioral health and healing for the well-being of individuals, populations of people and communities in this geographic region and others. We want to model positive, caring and effective leadership and leadership development for and with our students, faculty and staff.

Accreditation

The School of Social Work is accredited by:

Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

Contact CSWE at:

1701 Duke Street, Suite 200

Alexandria, VA 22314-3457

Phone: 1.703.683.8080

Fax: 1.703.683.8099

E: info@cswe.org

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