Park University Magazine, Summer 2013

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Meeting the Demand Park pursues stringent accreditation process to offer new Master of Social Work degree Health care and technology are widely known to be career fields in demand. But what is the one field that is growing faster than the average for all occupations? Social work. As the country recovers from a deep recession and multiple wars, social workers are in high demand. “In challenging times, the need for professionals to intervene — on the individual, organizational and community levels — goes up,” said Walter E. Kisthardt, Ph.D., professor of social work, and director of Park’s Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work programs.

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