Sociology and Social Services Faculty Prepares Self-Study Report Preparation of the self-study report for continuing accreditation of the social work program by the Council on Social Work Education was a major activity of the Department of Sociology and Social Services for 1981·82. Charles Joiner, direc· tor of the social work program, attended the annual meeting of the Council on Social Work Education. Susan Clark joined the department for 1981·82. In October, all members of the department attended a workshop on "Cognitive Approaches, Marriage, Divorce, and Sexual Counseling." At the Arkansas Sociological Associa - tion meeting. Dr. Bill Yerkler, - Shawn DaggeU ~--------------------------~ SUAn V, Clark, MSSW Instr., Soci2l1 Work Charles Joiner. MSSW Asst. Prof., Social Work Mary Shock, MSW Asst. Prof., Social Work Van Tate, PhD Assoc. Prof., Sociology Bill D. Verkler, PhD Prof.• Sociology, Chairman chairman of the department, chaired a session on licensing sociologists and at the MidSouth Sociological Society meeting. he chaired a session on clinical sociology. Dr. Verkler, Mr. Joiner, and Mary Shock attended a work· shop on the Strong·Campbell Occupational Interests Tests. Miss Shock also attended a Family Therapy Workshop can· ducted by Virginia Satir. Susan Clark attended conferences on sexual abuse, adolescent train· ing. group therapy training. and child abuse. Mr. Joiner received a certificate for completing training in working with abusing parents . Dr. Van Tate assisted Dr. Carl Mitchell of the Bible Depart· ment in directing the 1982 spring semester Harding University in Florence, Italy, Program. A number of students participated in Contact under the supervision and direction of Dr. Verkler and Miss Shock. Contact involved Harding students as telephone counselors for despondent or troubled people in the area of Searcy. Miss Shock also participated in Barriers Awareness Day, a project in the community sponsored by the National Association of Christian Social Work. Members of the department worked from 3 to 10 hours each - Wendy Sublelle per week in the Counseling Center. Mr. Joiner assisted the Downtown Church of Christ as the social worker for the congregation's child care program. ~ NACSW, the National Association of Christians in Social Work, was a part of the many service projects carried on both on and off the Harding campus. As a group, the members met together often to build unity. A Hailoween party, Christmas gathering and devotional periods were scheduled for the some 45 active members. Harding social workers aided Contact, Searcy's hot line agency, and assisted at the Sunshine School through a teacher's aid program. Other service projects included a benefit movie for needy area families and counseling with families that contained an abusive parent. The entire membership visited all facets of community life; individual homes, nurses associations and area schools were a few. Each semester found a new president which allowed for a different emphasis. In the fall Van Rickard served as the NACSW head . He was succeed· ed by Brad Holloway in the spring. Rickard commented on the club's positive effects_ "It helped us grow closer to the faculty and that is essential for a good department. It gave us some practical experience and increased our community awareness," he said. ~ Alpha Della Mu, the social work honor society, fused its events of the year with those of NACSW because of its small membership. The club, composed of five social workers, were distinguished in their selected field because of high academic achievement. ~ I. NA TlONAL ASSOCIA TlON OF CHRISTIANS IN SOCIAL WORK. Fronl row (decending): Lawson, Meeker, Ivy, Franklin, Daniel, Kielser, Dorrough, Felps, Nicholson, Cole, Latham. Second row: Reese, Rickard, Anderson, Joyner, Putman, Brogdon, Bowman, Pendergraft. Back row: Gregg, Patterson, Crownover, Pratt; Quillen . 2. ALPHA DELTA MU. Quillen, Rick· ard, Prall. Sociology· 109
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