Welcome to Social Work at Calvin

Pursue your passion for people

Do you have a heart to see all people in society—the young and the old, the rich and the poor, the healthy and the ill—flourish in their circumstances?

Consider Calvin's bachelor of social work (BSW), a program that will prepare you to help others discover their God-given strengths and resources to improve their life situations.

Calvin's accredited BSW program combines courses in the liberal arts with a community practicum and social work courses.

Explore the many scholarships available for social work majors, or check out career options for social work professionals.

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Social work in Liberia

On Friday, Oct. 30, Professors Joe Kuilema and Rachecl Venema gave a presentation at the NACSW Conference in Indianapolis, IN, entitled "Generals to Generalists: Student Perceptions of Social Work in Liberia." They presented preliminary findings from their research on perceptions of the social work profession among the first indigenously educated cohort of social work students in Liberia.

This fall, Prof. Beryl Hugen is the director of Calvin’s Semester in Ghana Program. Click on the link below to read more about what twelve Calvin students are doing there.

A workshop on spiritual assessments, sponsored by the North American Association of Christians in Social Work (NACSW), was held at Calvin College on Mon., Oct. 26, at 6:45 p.m.