Social work students in Romania
Sighisoara, Romania
January Term 2008

For the Practicum in Romania, students traveled to Sighisoara, Romania, where they learned about the culture of Romania by living with local host families and performing social work duties. This experience included “hands-on” activities where students in social work education learned to serve in a cross-cultural context with a reflection upon service. A wide range of opportunities exist within Veritas, a multi-faceted non-profit organization that has grown out of a Romanian Studies Program. Students worked with disadvantaged children, the elderly, the disabled, community development and teaching. Students also had the opportunity to deepen their Christian faith through church related social work where they worked alongside short-term and seasoned missionaries and were a part of a young and growing church that began with student friendships.

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