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2. School social work - Wikipedia

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   School social work in America began during the school year 1907–08 and was established simultaneously in New York City, Boston, Chicago and New Haven, Connecticut. [5] At its inception, school social workers were known, among other things, as advocates for new immigrants and welfare workers of equity and fairness for people of lower socioeconomic class as well as home visitors.

3. Social work - Wikipedia

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   Social work is a broad profession that intersects with several disciplines. Social work organizations offer the following definitions: Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people.

4. List of social work schools - Wikipedia

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   Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being.

5. Qualifications for professional social work - Wikipedia

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   A social worker, practicing in the United States, usually requires a bachelor's degree (BSW or BASW) in social work from a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited program to receive a license in most states, although may have a master's degree or a doctoral degree (Ph.D or DSW). The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree is a four-year ...

6. Council on Social Work Education - Wikipedia

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   The Summer School of Philanthropy was founded in 1898 by the Charity Organization Society of New York in New York City, and was soon followed by additional training schools for social workers in Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, and Philadelphia. In 1919, the Association of Training Schools for Professional Social Workers was established, later ...

7. International Federation of Social Workers - Wikipedia

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   The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) is the worldwide body for professional social work. It comprises 141 professional social work associations representing over 3 million social workers. IFSW has formal consultative status with the United Nations and other global bodies. The organisation’s purpose is to contribute to ...