Social Work at Asbury University

Social Work at Asbury University Abiding in Christ. Serving Others. Transforming the World.

The foundation for the Department of Social Work at Asbury University is our belief that all people are called to a restored relationship of whole-hearted love for God, which will always be demonstrated socially in loving our neighbors wherever they are found, locally, nationally and globally.

Today’s Asbury Student Field Placement Spotlight is at Kentucky Refugee Ministries! To learn more about KRM’s mission an...
04/11/2025

Today’s Asbury Student Field Placement Spotlight is at Kentucky Refugee Ministries!

To learn more about KRM’s mission and how you can get involved, check out their website ! https://kyrm.org/

- DIRECT CARE WORKER -This week’s career spotlight focuses within the field of Direct Care. These professionals partner ...
04/08/2025

- DIRECT CARE WORKER -

This week’s career spotlight focuses within the field of Direct Care. These professionals partner with individuals who struggle to care for themselves due to illness, physical inability, or age.

“Day after day, ordinary people become heros through extraordinary and selfless actions to help their neighbors.” - Sylvia Matthews Burwell

This week we’re looking at Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bluegrass, where Asbury Students served amidst their field pl...
03/10/2025

This week we’re looking at Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bluegrass, where Asbury Students served amidst their field placements!

To learn more about Big Brothers Big Sisters, use this link -> https://www.bbbs-bluegrass.org/

- LOBBYIST -For this week’s career spotlight, we’re looking at Lobbyists! These professionals play a crucial role in dev...
03/07/2025

- LOBBYIST -

For this week’s career spotlight, we’re looking at Lobbyists! These professionals play a crucial role in developing public policies, while simultaneously advocating for smaller voices and building relationships with government agencies.

“No voice is too soft when that voice speaks for others”
- Janna Cachola

On February 25th, Asbury Students travelled to the Kentucky Capitol to participate in the annual Lobby Day event. Not on...
03/06/2025

On February 25th, Asbury Students travelled to the Kentucky Capitol to participate in the annual Lobby Day event. Not only did students get a tour of the Capitol, but they had the opportunity to speak with Executive Director of the Board of Directors for the Kentucky Branch of the NASW (National Association of Social Workers), Brenda Rosen. Students were also able to observe a glimpse of the State Senate in action!

Starting today, we want to highlight programs and organizations where Asbury students had the opportunity to serve their...
02/28/2025

Starting today, we want to highlight programs and organizations where Asbury students had the opportunity to serve their field placements! Today we’re highlighting Central Kentucky Riding for Hope (CKRH).

For additional information on CKRH and their programs, visit their website here: https://ckrh.org/

- MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER -Our next professional spotlight is Medical Social Workers! While the job descriptions for these...
02/26/2025

- MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER -

Our next professional spotlight is Medical Social Workers! While the job descriptions for these individuals are widespread, their goal is to ultimately best serve patients and their families as they navigate a variety of medical related emotional and financial hardships.

“All advocacy is at its core, an exercise in EMPATHY”
- Samantha Power

The Asbury Outreach Coalition is partnering with an Asbury Student from Paintsville & collecting supplies to help the re...
02/20/2025

The Asbury Outreach Coalition is partnering with an Asbury Student from Paintsville & collecting supplies to help the relief efforts following last week’s flooding.

If you want to be involved first-hand, there will be collection bins located in both the Student Center and the Catalyst Center from February 21st-27th! ^ see the post above for supplies needed.

Any and all help you can offer is appreciated!

- FAMILY ADVOCATE -For our first professional spotlight we’re looking at Family Advocates! These individuals have the op...
02/18/2025

- FAMILY ADVOCATE -

For our first professional spotlight we’re looking at Family Advocates! These individuals have the opportunity to invest in and walk alongside families undergoing various situations. Over 1/3 of Social Workers work in family/youth related fields and have the opportunity to extend Christ’s compassion to so many.

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
- Dr. Seuss

Get ready, Asbury!
04/06/2024

Get ready, Asbury!

We love when our students get to have hands-on learning!
03/28/2024

We love when our students get to have hands-on learning!

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