Improving Society One Step at a Time
Do you have a passion for helping others improve their lives and their communities? Consider studying in the Social Work and Family Studies Department at Ashland University.
The Social Work and Family Studies Department has been accredited by the Council on Social Work Education since 1987.
Field Experience
Field experience is integrated into every social work course. Students complete an agency observation, interview people who work in those agencies, interview individuals and families for specific assignments, visit a nursing home resident for a semester and attend support groups.
Our department has excellent relationships with local agencies; they are eager to have our students as interns because the students are always so well prepared. Our internships are block placements so that students can be in their agencies full-time, rather than running between agency and classes.
Our internships are an opportunity for exciting professional development in a real-life work setting; it is always a semester of tremendous growth. Students develop the confidence they need to enter the career of social work or to begin graduate school.
Programs
Contact Information
Diane Bonfiglio, Ph.D.
Chair, Social Work and Family Studies Department
145 Dwight Schar College of Education
dbonfigl@ashland.edu
419-289-5859
Sara Williams (Szmania)
Administrative Assistant
238 College of Education
swilli88@ashland.edu
419-207-4967