Social Work
Fundamentals
Social workers help people live more successfully within their communities by helping them find solutions to their problems.
- comprehensive curriculum emphasizes:
- effective analytical and intervention skills
- administrative, organizational and human relation skills
- Extensive field work is an integral part of the curriculum pursue a specialized area of study by choosing elective courses in such areas as:鈥�
- physical health
- community development
- child welfare
- behavioral health
- developmental and intellectual disabilities
- family services
- housing
Our Faculty
- are innovative and interactive
- use multimedia technology to enhance classroom learning
Akron Advantage
Hands-on Experience
More than 100 social service agencies throughout the region participate in the field work program, including:
- Akron Child Guidance
- Area Agency on Aging
- Medina County Department of Human Services
- Mercy Medical Center Hospice
- Oriana House
- Portage Path
- Vantage Aging
Career Opportunities
A degree in social work paves the way to careers in a variety of settings, such as:鈥�
- social service agencies
- case management
- nursing homes
- home health agencies
- state, county and municipal government agencies, primarily in the departments of:
- health and human services
- mental health
- developmental disabilities
- social services
- child welfare
- housing
- education
- corrections
Sample Curriculum
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