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- Title
A Changing Profession in a Changing World.
- Authors
Cohen, Nathan E.
- Abstract
The article focuses on various changes in the field of social work in the U.S. The structure of social services is under greater scrutiny today. New programs such as rehabilitation and drug therapy are shifting their focus from the institution to regular community resources. There is also a revival of interest in the use of social workers in probation, corrections and parole and in industry. The number of social workers moving into private practice, on a part or full-time basis, is on the increase. This observation is included under the area of structure of services since one of the reasons given for this trend is the dissatisfaction of workers in being able to provide good practice for clients within the present agency structure. In the area of the body of knowledge of social work, one of the significant developments is the projected study of the social work curriculum by the Council on Social Work Education under the directorship of Werner Boehm. The study reflects many of the concerns with which social workers have been dealing and will deal with social policy as well as with the social sciences, the social work methods and human growth and behavior.
- Subjects
UNITED States; SOCIAL services; SOCIAL workers; REHABILITATION; COUNCIL on Social Work Education; SOCIAL policy
- Publication
Social Work, 1956, Vol 1, Issue 4, p12
- ISSN
0037-8046
- Publication type
Article