The Faith-Based Specialization offers the Advanced MSW student foundational conceptual understandings and a “hands-on” field placement experience of spiritually grounded faith-based practice, its terminology, complexities of building and maintaining effective faith-based therapeutic relationships, ethical and cultural considerations, and bridging social work practice with social justice and advocacy, all of which are important considerations for today’s faith-based professional. The MSW graduate with this specialization will be able to recognize the interpersonal complexities within faith-based practice in order to work towards healing the individual and family as well as encouraging social reforms that support well-being for all populations. The Faith-Based Specialization student can concentrate their studies in one of four specific Faith-Based Focus Areas.
For access to the MSW Faith-Based Moodle page please contact:
Dr. Bill Ressl
wressl@aurora.edu
Rev. William G. Ressl, MDiv, MSW, PhD, LCSW
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Coordinator, Faith-Based Specialization
Coordinator, Advanced Clinical Social Work Specialization
- Teacher: Brenda Barnwell
- Teacher: Kendra Graham
- Teacher: Marina Kanner
- Teacher: Larry LeSure
- Teacher: Constance Revelle
- Teacher: Eileen Trnka