Social Work Education

Contents: Preface. 1. Organizing framework for social work education. 2. Competence for social work education. 3. History of gatekeeping in social work. 4. Reformulation of the American welfare state people for social work. 5. Social work education in India. 6. Social work education in Bangladesh. 7. Social work education in Africa. 8. Social work education in Europe. 9. Social work education in China. 10. Use of comprehensive exit exams in social work. Bibliography. Index.

"The primary purpose of social education is to prepare practitioners, the editor consider variables that affect professional practice. The emphasis is on the key role and techniques of experiential education for effective transfer of learning to practice in medicine, law, social work, and management. Other variables that impact cost and quality of services include cost and length of professional education; specialization, selection, and promotion of faculty; role of research; use of paraprofessionals; and assessment of professional education." (jacket)