Western
Kentucky University Master of Social Work
Is Fully Accredited by the Council on Social Work
Education
Welcome!
Our exciting program makes graduate
social work education accessible for working professionals
as well as recent college graduates throughout
the western and southern regions of the Kentucky.
We also welcome many students from nearby areas
such as northwestern Tennessee, southern Illinois,
south east Missouri, and beyond. We have had international
students from Taiwan, Jordan, and Oman…all
in the few years since the first class was admitted
in 2003.
Graduates are prepared as integrated
social work practitioners with the values, theoretical
knowledge and skills to function at many levels
of intervention: individual, family, group, organizations,
and community.
Employment areas include:
• advocacy
• alcohol and substance abuse prevention
and treatment
• child welfare, protection, adoptions,
foster care
• churches and church related agencies
• community organizing
• correctional systems
• employee assistance programs, and human
resources
• health and hospice
• mental health
• military
• nursing homes and other senior services
including chronic care
• public defenders and prosecutors offices
• schools
Our graduates have found careers in a wide range
of roles and job titles—just about any place
that people can use help from skilled professional
social workers!
Some of our graduates are employed
as clinicians and other as direct practitioners;
some are supervisors and administrators. Most
blur the lines with an integrated practice that
brings about social change and empowers client
systems of all sizes to reach their potential.
Many of our grads do therapy or clinical work,
but all of our graduates can do so much more!
Our graduates work in many geographical
areas: very rural communities, small towns, and
small cities as well as urban areas. Our primary
focus, however, is non-urban areas, particularly
rural areas, small towns and small cities that
make up most of Kentucky and our nearby neighbors.
An MSW from WKU is rigorous preparation for Social
Work Practice!
We welcome your interest in our
social work program and hope you will join us
as we move boldly through the 21st century! Please
consult our admissions link for dates, deadlines,
and forms:
MSW
Admissions
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Janice Chadha , Ph.D.
MSW Program Director janice.chadha@wku.edu
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