Faculty Profile

David King

David King

Professor, Social Work

Division of Behavioral and Health Sciences

DSW; MSM; M.A.

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David King has been working in the social work field for 30 years providing services in church, community, and private practice settings. Dr. King holds a Doctorate in Social Work from Walden University in Social Work Administration, a Master's in Social Work from the University of Kentucky, and a Master's in Pastoral Counseling from Asbury Theological Seminary. He is a licensed clinical social worker in Michigan.

Over the course of his career, Mr. King has worked with children and families and individuals with developmentally disabilities, chronic mental illness, and substance use, and co-occurring disorders.

Dr. King has been teaching social work at the graduate level since 2009 and is currently the Program Director for the MSW program online.

INTERESTS

Dr. King’s interests include integration of social work and Christian faith, ethics, and outcomes driven social work practice.

Doctor of Social Work Administration

Walden University , 2020

MSW

University of Kentucky , 1992

MA

Asbury Theological Seminary , 1992

BS

Eastern Michigan University , 1988

Peer-reviewed journal articles:

  1. King, D., & Buchanan, T. (2023). An exploratory study on integrating the Christian faith in an online Master of Social Work (MSW) program curriculum.
    E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 4(13), 1415–1423.
    https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.20234131
  2. King, D., & Cutsinger, M. (2023). Faith integration: Student perspectives on spirituality and social work in a Christian Master of Social Work (MSW) program.
    E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies, 9(7), 338–350.
    https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023978
  3. Faulkner, C. A., Faulkner, S., Cutsinger, M. M., King, D. S., Bishop, S. M., & Long, J. (2018). Evaluation of online classes using the seven principles of effective teaching.
    American International Journal of Social Science, 7(4), 1–12.
    https://doi.org/10.30845/aijss.v7n4p1
  4. King, D., & Hodges, K. (2013). Outcomes-driven clinical management and supervisory practices with youth with severe emotional disturbance. Administration in Social Work, 37(3), 312–324.

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david.king2@indwes.edu

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