Proposal for a master's degree programme in social work at Memorial University of Newfoundland

• Main Author: Perretz, Edgar A., author
• Other Authors: Memorial University of Newfoundland. School of Social Work, addressee
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: [Edgar A. Perretz?] 1975
• Subjects: Memorial University of Newfoundland. School of Social Work; Social work education > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland studies; University of Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns2/id/207703

Proposal for a Master's Degree Programme in Social Work at Memorial University of Newfoundland Definition of social work -- Social work manpower -- Social work education in Canada: master's level (1971) -- Service to Newfoundland and retention of qualified social workers -- Objectives of the master's programme in social work -- Boundaries of the proposal for the master's degree -- The rationale for a generic programme with some elements of specialization -- Rural service as a priority situation -- Concepts to support an emphasis on rural social services -- Schematic representation of career objectives -- Linkage between direct and indirect services -- Specialization in the field of health -- Specialization in the field of family and child welfare -- Tentative programme for the master's degree in social work. Sample programmes #1 through #5 -- Collaboration between social work and medicine: the learning process -- Internship in the master's programme. Models A through J -- The professional project as a requirement in research -- Research in social welfare policy and services -- Potential for interdisciplinary cooperation -- Admissions policy -- Requirements for the master's degree in social work -- Work-study programme -- Initiating the master's programme in social work -- Summer session -- Scheduling half-term -- Size of the programme -- Staffing the master's programme. Specific staff requirements (1975-76 and 1976-77) -- Faculty organization -- Adjunct faculty. Benefits to adjunct faculty -- Financial aid for students. Commitments to sponsor agencies -- Alternatives means of financing graduate professional education -- Work-study plans -- Foundations -- Summary -- Library facilities -- Accreditation -- Achieving the objectives set for the programme -- Appendix I: B.S.W. program 1975-76 "March, 1975"