Social Work: Search for Identity

by Leslie Leighninger

Overview

Leslie Leighninger fills an important gap in the social work literature with her in-depth examination of the development of social work as a profession from the 1930s through the 1960s. She explores the major changes that took place during this period—the creation of a broad professional association, solidification of a system of graduate education, development of an undergraduate training program, the rise and demise of a union movement, and the professionalization of public welfare—in a broad historical context.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313247750
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/19/1987
Series:	Studies in Social Welfare Policies and Programs , #4
Pages:	266
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d)
Lexile:	1430L (what's this?)

About the Author

LESLIE LEIGHNINGER is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Undergraduate Social Work Program of the School of Social Work, Western Michigan University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
The 1920s: Diversity and the Beginnings of Professionalism
In Search of Professional Standards: Changes in the AASW Membership Requirements
Social Workers and Political Action: AASW Involvement in Social Planning During the Depression
Social Work and Public Service: Efforts toward a Professional Public Welfare Program
Confusion and Consolidation: Professional Identification During World War II
Public Service vs. Professional Standards: Conflict in Social Work Education in the 1940s
Broadening the Knowledge Base: Social Work's Use of Social Science in the 1950s
Attempts at Unity: Formation of the National Association of Socal Workers
Conclusion
Bibliographical Note
Bibliography
Index