Caleb Kim, Ph.D., MSW, MDiv., LCSW
Associate Professor
Dr. Caleb Kim is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago and a faculty affiliate with the Center for Immigrant and Refugee Accompaniment as well as the Center for Human Rights of Children.
Dr. Kim earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, his MSW from Norfolk State University, and his MDiv. from Loyola University Chicago. Prior to joining Loyola as an MSW director in 2008, Dr. Kim was a chair of the Social Work Department at the University of St. Francis, visiting associate professor at the University of Chicago, and an associate professor at the Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea.
Dr. Kim has over twenty years of working experience with vulnerable minority youth, refugees, and immigrant families in order to develop community-based violence prevention programs, culturally competent social work practice, and international global social work education. As a principal investigator of diverse research projects, he has secured over $6 million in federal and state funds, including SAMHSA’s GLS Campus Suicide Prevention, DHHS’s Minority Youth Violence Prevention, HRSA’s SDS Scholarship, and DOJ’s STOP School Violence grants.
Dr. Kim has served on the CSWE Commission on Global Social Work Education, Council on Global Social Issues and Accreditation Site Visitor. He received the Fellowship Awards from the Loyola Joan and Bill Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage and the Center for Children’s Human Rights. He was inducted into the Phi Alpha Honor Society for Social Work.
Research Interests
- Acculturation process of immigrant youth and family
- Vulnerable minority youth violence prevention
- Suicide prevention
- Global social work education
- Culturally competent social work practice
Courses Taught
BSW Program
- SOWK 200 Introduction to Social Work
- SOWK 350 Preparation for Social Work Practice
- SOWK 370 Ethnicity, Race, and Culture
MSW Program
- SOWK 502 Promoting Social Justice and Empowerment: The Intersection of Oppression, Privilege and Diversity in Social Work
- SOWK 508 Integrated Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Practice
- SOWK 609 Social Work Practice in School
- SWFI 630S Integrative Field Practicum Seminar
- SWFI 630S Integrative Field Practicum Seminar