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For more information, please contact:

Limestone CoLLege Social Work Program1115 College Drive

Gaffney, South Carolina 29340 (800) 795-7151, ext. 4538 or (864) 488-4538

Fax: (864) 487-8706

Financial Aid

The College is dedicated to helping students

and their families make attendance at Lime-

stone a reality, regardless of their financial situ-

ation. Limestone participates in all applicable

federal and state financial aid programs in-

cluding Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational

Opportunity Grants, Work Study, and all federal

loan programs (Perkins, Stafford, Subsidized,

Unsubsidized, and Parent Loans). South Caro-

lina residents are eligible for South Carolina

Tuition Grants, Palmetto Fellows, LIFE, and HOPE

Scholarships.

Limestone awards many institutional scholar-

ships for traditional students, as well as Extended

Campus students.

HeALtH CAReADministRAtion

LIMESTONE COLLEGE

SOCIAL WORKPROGRAMFaculty/staff

Jackie Puckett, mssWAssociate Dean and Director of the Social Work ProgramAssociate Professor of Social Work

Henry Hiott, msW, LmsWAssistant Director of Social Work ProgramAssociate Director for Social Work Field Practicum – LowcountryAssistant Professor of Social Work

Penni O. Griffin, MSW, LMSW Assistant Professor of Social Work

Austin “Chuck” Kuhn, msW, Ph.D., LisW, Associate Director for Social Work Field Practicum – Columbia Professor of Social Work

mary Beth Harllee, msW, LmsWAssociate Director for Social Work Field Practicum – Florence/KingstreeAssociate Professor of Social Work

timothy Hanshaw, msW, LmsWAssociate Director for Social Work Field Practicum – UpstateAssistant Professor of Social Work

Janice Hickman, LmsWPreceptor of Social Work – Charleston

Robert Bradford, msW, LmsW AP&CPPreceptor of Social Work – Aiken

Vanessa Ragin-Boatright, msWPreceptor of Social Work – Kingstree

Kertrina graham, msW, LmsWPreceptor of Social Work - Florence/Kingstree

Louie Hinson, msW, LmsWPreceptor of Social Work – Columbia

stephen Burgess, msW, LisW-CPPreceptor of Social Work – Columbia

Patricia ganner, msW, LmsWPreceptor of Social Work – Greer

mary WillisAdministrative Assistant

general educationTo earn a degree at Limestone College, students must meet a General Education requirement. The General Education requirement covers the basic areas of academic study which the College consid-ers essential for a well educated person.

For the Baccalaureate Degree in social Work, the requirements include:

6 semester hours in Social Sciences and History 18 semester hours in Fine Arts and Humanities 9 semester hours in Natural Sciences and Mathematics 2 semester hours in Physical Education (Day Program Only)

1 semester hour in Interdisciplinary Studies (Day Program Only)

52 semester hours in Social Work major

35 semester hours of electives

123 total

SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM

LIMESTONE COLLEGEDepartment Philosophy & goalsThe mission of the Social Work Program is to prepare students for beginning generalist practice, combining knowledge of professional self, social work values, and interpersonal skills to improve quality of life and effect social change.

The goals of the Limestone College Social Work Program are:

• To prepare traditional and nontraditional stu-dents for employment as beginning generalist social workers and to prepare them for graduate study.

• To provide access to beginning social work edu-cation to diverse individuals and groups of students who for economic, social, or geographical reasons would not be able to pursue a social work educa-tion elsewhere, and through this process promote cultural diversity.

• To prepare graduates to continue their profes-sional growth and development by providing up-

to-date content about social work practice with client systems of various sizes and types. Graduates will understand the most current content regard-ing the social contexts of practice, the changing nature of those contexts, the behavior of organiza-tions, and the dynamics of change at all environ-mental levels.

• To integrate throughout the curriculum the val-ues and ethics that guide professional social work-ers in their practice with special emphasis on social and economic justice.

Program offerings & CurriculumThe Social Work major is offered through the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences. This major is ap-propriate for students planning a career in social work plus many other areas of human services. After com-pleting the general education requirements, students take, among others, these courses for the Social Work major:

Introduction to Social Work Social Welfare Programs and PolicyHuman Behavior and the Social Environment I & IIGerontologyThe Influence of Sexual Factors on BehaviorPractice with Culturally Diverse PopulationsSocial Work Intervention I & IIISpecialized Groups (Intervention II)Domestic ViolenceSocial Work Research

Field PracticumIn addition to courses listed, a Field Practicum will be assigned. Field practicums engage the Social Work student in 400 hours of supervised social work practice and provide opportunities to apply classroom learning in the field. Limestone graduates are trained in:

AssessmentInterviewingIntake/ReferralService PlanningCase Management

Crisis InterventionProblem SolvingProgram EvaluationCommunity OutreachAdvocacyResearchNetworking

social Work Resources onlineSpecific requirements for admission to the Social Work Program may be found in the Limestone College Aca-demic Catalog and the Limestone College Social Work Program Student Handbook, both located at http://www.limestone.edu/academics/social-and-behav-ioral-science/social-work. In addition, the Limestone College Social Work Field Practicum Manual may also be accessed online there.

Departmental AccreditationThe Limestone College Social Work Program is accredit-ed by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).