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This is an unchanged republication of the first historical account of the social work profession in Australia. It traces the development of social work education and professional social work in the larger, more industrialised societies overseas before the same developments began in Australia in the...
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oapen-20.500.12657-324282022-04-26T12:25:57Z Professional Social Work in Australia Lawrence, R.J. australia social work history Almoner Melbourne Sydney Welfare bic Book Industry Communication::1 Geographical Qualifiers::1M Australasia, Oceania & other land areas::1MB Australasia::1MBF Australia bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JK Social services & welfare, criminology::JKS Social welfare & social services::JKSN Social work This is an unchanged republication of the first historical account of the social work profession in Australia. It traces the development of social work education and professional social work in the larger, more industrialised societies overseas before the same developments began in Australia in the late 1920s, and it notes the part played by overseas influence in the subsequent 30-odd years. The book concentrates on the development of training bodies and their courses, the spread of qualified social workers into various fields of employment in Australia’s expanding health and welfare services, and the growth of professional associations and their programmes. The author assesses the occupational group in terms of accepted attitudes towards the established professions. He concludes with a discussion of major contemporary issues facing the Australian social work profession. 2016-06-23 00:00:00 2020-04-01T14:10:08Z 2020-04-01T14:10:08Z 2016 book 610990 OCN: 1030822486 9781921934278 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32428 eng application/pdf n/a 610990.pdf http://press.anu.edu.au/publications/professional-social-work-australia ANU Press 10.26530/OAPEN_610990 10.26530/OAPEN_610990 ddc8cc3f-dd57-40ef-b8d5-06f839686b71 9781921934278 open access |
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This is an unchanged republication of the first historical account of the social work profession in Australia. It traces the development of social work education and professional social work in the larger, more industrialised societies overseas before the same developments began in Australia in the late 1920s, and it notes the part played by overseas influence in the subsequent 30-odd years. The book concentrates on the development of training bodies and their courses, the spread of qualified social workers into various fields of employment in Australia’s expanding health and welfare services, and the growth of professional associations and their programmes. The author assesses the occupational group in terms of accepted attitudes towards the established professions. He concludes with a discussion of major contemporary issues facing the Australian social work profession. |
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