Graduate Faculty Application
Fall 2022
Visiting Lecturer Graduate Faculty Application for Tywan Ajani - Social Work
College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering
SACSCOC Credentials Guidelines:
1. Faculty teaching undergraduate general education and/or baccalaureate courses: Doctorate or Master’s degree in the teaching discipline or Master’s degree with a concentration in the discipline (a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline).
2. Faculty teaching graduate and post-baccalaureate course work: Earned Doctorate/ terminal degree in the teaching discipline or a related discipline (a minimum of 18 hours above the Master’s degree in the teaching discipline).
SW 516 - Human Behavior II
SW 605 - Advanced Social Welfare Policy Analysis
Florida International University - Ph.D. in Social Welfare in progress:
SOW 7216, Social Welfare Policy, 3 credit hours
SOW 7406, History and Systems of Social Work, 3 credit hours
SOW 7238, Macro Theories of Research, 3 credit hours
MSW at Arizona State University
SWG 501, Micro Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 3 credit hours
SWG 502, Macro Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 3 credit hours
SWG 531, Social Policy and Service I, 3 credit hours
Qualifications:
Does this faculty member hold a terminal degree in this discipline or a related field?
No
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Mr. Ajani has had extensive direct social work practice experience in the areas of substance abuse, program admissions coordinator and care coordinator. This work was from 2014-2021 and includes relevant social work skills, policies and theories essential for teaching his assigned classes. See attached CV for further details.
Masters of Social Work from Arizona State University - 60 credit hours
Ph.D. in Social Welfare from Florida International University in progress - 24 hours completed
n/a
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Adjunct Faculty
Aspen University
4615 E. Elwood Street, Suite 104
Phoenix, Arizona, 85040
August 2019 to Present
Courses Taught:
Social Work as a Profession Crisis Intervention and Prevention
Healthcare Ethics
Psychology of Addiction Counseling
Assessment Procedures in Addiction
Counseling
Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in
Counseling
Substance Abuse Counseling
Counseling Skills
Families and Health Psychology
Mental Health
Human Development
Introduction to Sociology
Publication:
Barriers to Rebuilding the African American Community: Understanding the Issues Facing
Today’s African Americans from a Social Work Perspective. (May 2020). Peter Lang
Publishers. ISBN: 978-1-4331-7681-4.