OCTC Offering Social Work Courses for Transfer
Owensboro, KY (06/26/2020) — Owensboro Community & Technical College is offering two online social work courses for the fall semester. Intro to Social Services is a three credit hour course with a lab and provides an overview of the programs and challenges faced by professionals in the field. The second course, The Family, is a three hour course which examines the dynamics of and alternative constructs of families.
"While we do not offer social work as a degree, we are happy to be able to get the entry level courses offered locally by experienced professionals. These courses will transfer to Brescia or WKU, so student are able to maximize their options" added Dr. Veena Sallan, Chief Academic Officer.
The courses are taught by Cori Douglas and Amanda Greenwell, both currently licensed and working in the field.
Cori Douglas is currently serving as the clinical supervisor for Sunrise Children's Services and is a part time therapist at St Joe's Peace Mission. She earned her undergraduate degree from Transylvania University and a Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Kentucky. Douglas has practiced clinical social work and maintains licensure for the state of Kentucky. Most recently, she graduated from the Greater Owensboro Chamber's Leadership Owensboro 2020 class.
Amanda Greenwell is currently serving Owensboro Health Regional Hospital as Therapist and Project Manager for the Intensive Outpatient Program. Prior to this she served as an Outpatient therapist at River Valley Behavioral Health and was a member of the Forensic Evaluation Team. Greenwell earned her undergraduate degree in Social Work and her Master's degree in Social Work from Western Kentucky University- Owensboro. Upon completing two years of supervision she took the Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW) exam and obtained the Kentucky LCSW license she currently holds today. She also currently holds a Temporary Certified Alcohol and Drug Licensure and is in supervision to become a fully Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor. Greenwell is an OCTC Alumni.
Dr. Scott Williams, OCTC President added, "We are thrilled to be able to offer these opportunities to our students. The courses are offered by practicing professionals and set the students up well toward a career path in social work."
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Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.
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The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.
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