The Social Work Profession’s Contributions to Administration of Social Services

1,296 views · Published 30 April 2018 · 45:23 · Indexed 24 September 2026

Channel: The University of Chicago · 2018 · Education

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As a part of the symposium, “Whither American Social Work in its Second Century?” Professor Mike Austin, University of California Berkeley, School of Social Welfare, gives a description of the profession’s current role(s) in the administration of social services, particularly in teaching the next generation, as well as in producing relevant scholarship around management practice. Austin suggests recommendations for the kinds of social work roles and research that are needed going forward. Associate Professor Jennifer Mosley, University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, gives the response as to if management has a place in the future of the social work profession as well as the challenge that social work schools are facing in educating students who seek a management curriculum. A discussion with the audience follows.

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