Chapter 2Educating for Social Work

History of Social Work Education• 1800s – Mostly apprenticeship model• Early 1900s – Development of formal social work

education– Philanthropic organizations create professional schools of

social work (graduate level)– Public universities create undergraduate programs to

focus on federal positions• 1952 – Creation of single accrediting body, Council on

Social Work Education (CSWE)– Graduate programs accredited (59 schools)– Undergraduate programs not accredited

• 1970s – CSWE begins accrediting at baccalaureate level

2010 Social Work Education Statistics

• 682 social work programs – Baccalaureate and master’s– More than 33,000 social work graduates

• 70 doctoral social work programs – 308 doctoral graduates

• 7,000+ social work faculty members• Full-time faculty – 68.6% female– 27.5% from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups

Accreditation - CSWE

• Formed from merger of two accrediting bodies (AASSW and NASSA)

• Programs accredited at baccalaureate and master’s

• Commission on Accreditation• Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards– Outlines core competencies– Defines generalist practice– Advanced practice developed in a concentration– Field education as signature pedagogy

Doctoral Education

• First degrees offered in 1920s• Group for the Advancement of Doctoral

Education• DSW versus PhD• Goals: Leadership roles in administration and

policy, more advanced and specialized practice, research, and teaching

Opportunities and Challenges

• Recruitment• Relationships – Between program levels– Between social work associations

• Funding • Accountability