Programs of Study
The School of Social Work educates and equips competent, compassionate, and effective social workers to be transformative leaders who enhance human well-being and promote social justice.
School Details
Accreditation
The Bachelor of Social Work Program and the Master of Social Work Program at Union University are accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
EPAS Assessments
Discipline-Specific Honors
The School of Social Work’s Discipline Specific Honors program will provide a space for students to critically reflect upon social work theories, skills, and interventions, and strengthen their research skills in order to facilitate change in generalist social work practice. Honors students will gain a depth of knowledge and skills that is beyond a typical undergraduate in the BSW Program.
Certifications & Minors
- Tennessee Public Child Welfare Certification
- Minor in Church and Community Social Ministries
- Minor in Mental Health Services
Center for Just & Caring Communities
The CJCC is based upon the premise that just and caring communities are created and sustained by transformational relationships. Reciprocal and interactive connections between individuals, families, groups, communities, and society at large exist to either strengthen or violate healthy relationships within these systems. In striving to facilitate healthy relationships and community, the activities of the Center focus on providing education, conducting research, and promoting strategies that uplift, restore, and transform relationships with a special emphasis on vulnerable individuals and communities.
Our Faculty
Union's social work faculty are experienced practitioners and dedicated educators who take both their discipline and their students personally. With small class sizes, supervised field placements in community agencies and social service organizations, and a program grounded in both professional excellence and Christian compassion, students are prepared to serve children, families, and communities with the competence, the courage, and the genuine care that social work demands.
Deborah Bellinghausen
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Deborah Bellinghausen
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Jerome Blakemore
Professor of Social Work
Jerome Blakemore
Professor of Social Work
Jason Cox
Associate Dean | Director of the MSW Program and Associate Professor of Social Work
Jason Cox
Associate Dean | Director of the MSW Program and Associate Professor of Social Work
Karen Dotson
Associate Professor of Social Work and Director of the BSW Adult Program
Karen Dotson
Associate Professor of Social Work and Director of the BSW Adult Program
Meghan Larson
Associate Professor of Social Work | Director, Center for Just and Caring Communities
Meghan Larson
Associate Professor of Social Work | Director, Center for Just and Caring Communities
Sara Moody
Assistant Professor of Social Work and Field Coordinator
Sara Moody
Assistant Professor of Social Work and Field Coordinator
Tammy Patton
Professor of Social Work & Director of BSW Traditional Program
Tammy Patton
Professor of Social Work & Director of BSW Traditional Program
Virginia Schwindt
Director of Field Education & Professor of Social Work
Virginia Schwindt
Director of Field Education & Professor of Social Work
Todd Stanfield
Dean | Professor of Social Work
Todd Stanfield
Dean | Professor of Social Work
Jill Wells
Associate Professor of Social Work
Jill Wells
Associate Professor of Social Work
Elizabeth E. Wilson
Professor of Social Work
Elizabeth E. Wilson
Professor of Social Work
