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From Trauma To Triumph: Professor Symbolizes Healing, Excellence, Mark D. Weinstein, Mark D. Weinstein

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George Huff, professor of social work, was awarded the Evidence-Based Practice award by the Cedarville University School of Nursing. The award is based on Huff’s five decades of service in the social work profession.

Social Work Department To Have Its First Collaborative Event With Central State University, Mark D. Weinstein

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Bringing awareness to how social workers can effectively practice outside of the United States is the focus of a collaborative event between Central State University and Cedarville University.

International Relations: Adopted Into A New Hope, Mark D. Weinstein

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Melissa Brown, assistant professor of social work at Cedarville University, doesn’t just teach caring for others, she lives it.

This September, she and her husband, Tom, adopted a boy from China. The Browns have four children between the ages of 7 and 13, the oldest of whom is Joey, the newest addition to their family.

Near-Death Experience: How A Professor’S Trial Turned Into Training For Social Work And Nursing Students, Mark D. Weinstein

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Providing proper care is pivotal in healing a patient who has had a near-death experience. But sometimes, the provider becomes the patient. George Huff, senior professor of social work at Cedarville University, survived a near-fatal accident in 2014, allowing him to discuss his experience both professionally and personally.

Equipping College Students For Crisis Intervention, Mark D. Weinstein

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To help prepare future social work leaders and other professionals for crisis intervention, Cedarville University’s department of social work will offer a special topics course in crisis intervention beginning in August.

Impacting Social Work Through New Scholarship, Mark D. Weinstein

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Spring of 2023 marks the inaugural awarding of the George Huff Social Work Scholarship to five social work students at Cedarville University. This fund was established by anonymous donors in honor of George Huff, senior professor of social work, who has faithfully served the university and its students for 23 years.

Student Leads Makeover Of Treatment Center Childcare Room, Mark D. Weinstein

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It takes a big dream and work ethic to make a difference. This is what defines Rachel Nesmith, a Cedarville University junior social work major from Waldorf, Maryland, who has begun the process of remodeling a children’s daycare room at a drug rehabilitation center in Springfield, Ohio.

Serving Ukrainian Refugees In Romania, Mark D. Weinstein

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Leah Harper knew at the age of 8 that she was called to be a missionary. After a high school trip to Romania, she decided she wanted to serve in that country as a social worker. Now, less than one year into her role of serving people in Romania, she is serving Ukrainian refugees who are caught up in a major humanitarian catastrophe.

Professor Contributes To National Grief Counseling Curriculum, Mark D. Weinstein

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Melissa Brown, assistant professor of social work at Cedarville University, has a history of helping others process grief and is now sharing her expertise with a national audience.

A+: 100% Of Social Work Majors Pass Licensure Exam, Mark D. Weinstein

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Class averages are often a helpful tool for professors to gauge how their students are learning. And for Cedarville University’s Department of Social Work, the class of 2020’s perfect 100% pass rate on the social work licensing exam has department faculty feeling confident.

Ask For Help: Legally Blind Social Work Major Seeks To Serve, Mark D. Weinstein

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Social work majors seek to bear others’ emotional burdens, but for sophomore Hannah Abel, she has an added difficulty to navigate: her sight. Diagnosed with Stargardt’s at the age of 9 and pronounced legally blind, Abel refused to let it stop her from pursuing her dreams.

An Internship Of Pandemic Proportions, Mark D. Weinstein

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Sending out isolation and quarantine orders. Delivering food and water to COVID-19 patients recovering at home. Contact tracing. For Cedarville University senior Hayley Penrose, her summer internship has taken on a significance of pandemic proportions.

Social Work Professor’S Nonprofit To Be Honored At The Statehouse, Mark D. Weinstein

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For Sandi Wagner, the social work lessons she teaches at Cedarville University have a real-life, real-time expression in her efforts on behalf of homeless and addicted women in Xenia, Ohio. And now she’s being honored for it.

Christian Care And Social Work: Textbook Makes The Connection, Mark D. Weinstein

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When Dr. Michael Sherr, professor and chair of the social work department at Cedarville University, co-authored his first textbook in 2014, he had no idea it would become one of the most widely used textbooks in postsecondary social work education in the United States.

Now, six years later, the second edition of the textbook, “Introduction to Competence-Based Social Work: The Profession of Caring, Knowing and Serving,” co-authored with Dr. Johnny Jones, former professor and chair of the social work department at Southeastern University, will be released September 12, 2019.

Child Sacrifice Awareness Is Goal Of Social Work Organization, Mark D. Weinstein

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The Cedarville University social work honors organization, Phi Alpha, will present “Exposed: Voices Against Child Sacrifice” on February 8 at 7 p.m. in the student center event rooms. The program is open to the public and free of charge.

Ohio Social Work Chapter Names Cedarville Student "Social Work Student Of The Year", Mark D. Weinstein

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Senior social work major Abby Snow has been chosen as the social work Student of the Year for region seven of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Ohio Chapter.

Social Work Program Earns Perfect Score In Re-Accreditation Process, Mark D. Weinstein

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Cedarville University’s social work program received re-accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) last month with a perfect evaluation.

Social Work Program Ranked No. 2 In Ohio, Mark D. Weinstein

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Cedarville University’s recently re-accredited social work program has been named one of the top programs in the country by TheBestSchools.org (TBS).

Social Work Seniors Host Formerly Trafficked Speaker, Mark D. Weinstein

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When you think of modern-day slavery, sex-trafficking in foreign countries often comes to mind. However, there are many types of slavery that occur today within America and around the world.

“Stolen Childhood: Freeing the World’s Youngest Slaves” will be held April 19 in the Stevens Student Center event rooms from 6:30-8 p.m. Evelyn Chumbow, who was labor-trafficked as a child domestic servant in America, will be the featured speaker.

Genocide Survivor Speaks At Cedarville Thursday, Mark D. Weinstein

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Tom Balazire, a native of Bukavu, in the south Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, will share his personal experience with genocide during the social work program’s annual community night on Thursday, April 20 from 6-8 p.m. in the Stevens Student Center event rooms on the campus of Cedarville University.

“Unwrapping The Bitter Truth” On Child Labor In Cocoa Industry, Kat Meakem

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Cedarville’s social work department is hosting its 10^th annual community night on April 8. With an abundance of fair trade chocolate and coffee at the event, this year’s topic is child labor in the cocoa industry.