Faculty Profile

Bonnie Holiday

Professor of Social Work-III

Office: Poling Center

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 517-750-6718

Biography

Dr. Holiday married her husband David in 1978. They have two children, a daughter and a son. They also have two grandsons. Dr. Holiday is a member of Encounter Church in Jackson, Michigan and helps to run Encounter Church Counseling. Dr. Holiday is passionate about providing an educational experience for students to help them learn and grow their skills at becoming ethical, compassionate social workers.

Education

Ph.D.: (Clinical Social Work) The Institution for Clinical Social Work in Chicago, 2017

M.S.W. : University of Michigan, 1991

B.S.: (Family Life Education) Eastern Michigan University, 1976

Why SAU

Dr. Holiday came to SAU in 2002 as a temporary faculty member. She had a large clinical practice in Jackson, Michigan. She planned to return to full-time clinical practice but after spending a year with the social work students decided to apply for the full-time faculty position. She has been full-time with SAU ever since. She still maintains a small clinical practice in Jackson. When not working, she can be found swimming either at home or at the local Y.
  • National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

           Former Board Member, Michigan

  • North American Association of Christians in Social Work
  • SAU Teaching Excellence Award

            2017-2018

  • Harold Darling Keeper of the Concept Award

            2019

Journals

  • Ph.D. Dissertation title, “What is the experience of therapists working with parent's who have lost custody of their children involuntarily”