NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR
SOCIAL WORK – MYTH
OR FUTURE REALITY
DR.PRINCE SOLOMON
MADRAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
THE GENESIS OF SOCIAL WORK
1898 - Hull House, Chicago
1937 – origin of social work – India
1952 – Origin of Social Work in Tamil Nadu
1959 – Indian Conference on Social Work later to
Indian council for Social Welfare
1959 – Ebling Hersey, expert from American embassy(all schools
get together)
1959 – Form an association for schools (first meeting was held in Delhi
School of Social Work).
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American professors sent to India
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PL480 funds – to start a council on Social Work education with this
funding from American council for Social Work education.
Social Work as a Profession
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1950 – First international UN Survey of Social Work education
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1955 –Second international UN Survey of Social Work education
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1958 - Third international UN Survey of Social Work education
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1960 –University Grants Commission (UGC)
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-First Review Committee for Social Work education
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1965 - Fourth international UN Survey of Social Work Education
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1975 - UGC - Second Review Committee for Social Work education.
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1975 – Fifth international UN Survey of Social Work education
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2001 – Third review Committee for Social Work Education
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All the above initiatives were to establish the National Council for Social Work education
in India.
Social work education
Impact of Social Work Education:
 Teaching –Research – Extension
 Knowledge – Skill – Attitude
 Knowledge – Attitude - Practice
ROLE OF “COUNCIL”
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It pursues this mission in higher education by setting and maintaining national
accreditation standards for baccalaureate and master’s degree programs in social
work,
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by promoting faculty development,
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by engaging in interprofessional and international collaborations, and
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by advocating for social work education and research.