Field Placement Alternatives in Social Welfare Administration/Management

Increased concern for educating social service administrators has forced major curriculum development & change in many schools of social work. The field work curriculum is discussed, & several models of field education are described, including some in which schools of social work recruit &am...

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Published inAdministration in social work Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 75 - 85
Main Authors Cox, Enid O, Paulson, Robert I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.07.1980
Subjects
Administration/Administrations/ Administrative/ Administrator/ Administrators
Cincinnati, Ohio
Field
Manage/Managed/Manages/ Managing/ Management
Placement
Social welfare
University/Universities
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Summary:Increased concern for educating social service administrators has forced major curriculum development & change in many schools of social work. The field work curriculum is discussed, & several models of field education are described, including some in which schools of social work recruit & train full-time employees of social service agencies. The U of Cincinnati program is described in detail. The educational advantages & disadvantages of these models are noted, & compensatory educational mechanisms are suggested to overcome weaknesses in specific models. The actual & potential impacts of the use of several administrative field models on community-school relationships are explained, & implications are drawn for the profession of social work as a whole. 1 Table. Modified HA.
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ISSN:0364-3107