Social Work course being offered at WVU Parkersburg

CONTACT:  Kim Fluharty, Academic Affairs office, 304-424-8242.
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

An Introduction to Social Work course is being offered during the spring semester at West Virginia University at Parkersburg.

The three-credit-hour class, Social Work 131, will meet on Wednesdays, beginning Jan. 14, from 6 to 8:45 p.m. in Room 1326.  West Virginia State College, in collaboration with WVU Parkersburg, is offering the class on the Parkersburg campus.

The course will provide a study of the profession of social work and examine the wide variety of problems that social workers confront, the diverse clients they serve, the places they work, the knowledge and skills they use, the social programs they carry out, and the philosophy and values they hold.  Career opportunities in the profession will be explored.

The course is open to non-majors as well as those students interested in pursuing a bachelor's degree in social work from WV State.  Instructor for the course is Brenda Wamsley.

Additional information is available by contacting the Academic Affairs office at WVU Parkersburg, 424-8242.

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