Preparing social workers for child welfare practice: Lessons from an historical review of the literature

Journal of Health and Social Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 5-21

  Zlotnik, Joan Levy ^a  

^a Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Federal policy; Social work; Social work education; Training

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; SOCIAL WORK;

CHILD WELFARE; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPETENCE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOSTER CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL STAFF; ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL WORKER; CHILD; COOPERATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HISTORY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0036963596     PISSN: 08977186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J045v15n03_02     Document Type: Review

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