School of Social Work

Dean: Kristie Wilder

MSW Program Director: Lorri Merchant

Director of Field Education: Stephanie Guster

Graduate Enrollment Counselor: Tricia Foster

Faculty: Evie Nogales Baker, Rhonda Edwards, Stephanie Guster, Annette Heck, Lorri Merchant, Nina Nelson, D. Laura Racovita-Szilagyi, Cornel Rusu, Kristie Wilder

Mission Statement

The mission of Southern Adventist University’s Master of Social Work (MSW) program is to prepare advanced generalist practitioners within a Christian learning environment for service and excellence in evidence-based social work practice.

Degree Offered

The School of Social Work offers a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree.  The following emphases are offered each year, based on adequate levels of student interest:

• Child and Family Advocacy and Treatment
• Entrepreneurship in Social Services
• International Social Work
• Mental Health and Practice in Social Work
• Military Social Work and Veteran Services
• Spiritual Care in Nontraditional Settings
• Trauma and Emergency Management

Programs

• •  Master of Social Work, M.S.W.
• •  Master of Social Work/Master of Business Administration, M.S.W./M.B.A.