Radford University's Bachelor of Social Work Program is in its 27th year of operation. The program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and is reviewed and monitored by the Professional Advisory Council of 50-plus trained professional social workers. The School of Social Work is one of three academic schools in the Waldron College of Health and Human Services. The School of Social work's main campus is in Radford, and there is an off-campus program in Roanoke at Virginia Western Community College. In addition, students may take elective courses in child welfare, gerontology, and crisis intervention.
Social work is a comprehensive helping profession.
It is a dynamic, changing, and challenging profession that allows practitioners to work in a wide variety of human services settings. Social work majors must be well grounded in the liberal arts and must understand major theories about the human condition, theories drawn largely from sociology, psychology, biology, and philosophy. Human Behavior in the Social Environment 2. Social Welfare Policies and Services 3. Social Work Practice 5.