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© British Association of Social Workers

Social Work Teachers and Social Work Practice

ALLAN G. BROWN and CHRISTINE WEBB

Allan G. Brown took the Applied Social Studies Course at LSE and was a Probation Officer in Leeds from 1962 to 1967. Since then he has been a tutor in social work in the Extra-Mural Department at Bristol University

Christine Webb took a Social Science degree at Birmingham University followed by the Certificate in Applied Social Studies at Bristol University. She was a Child Care Officer and Family Caseworker with Somerset County Council from 1964 to 1969. Since 1969 she has been a tutor in social work at Bristol University

Summary

A survey was undertaken to discover the extent to which those social work teachers who teach social work methods, continue to practise after they become educators. The results suggest that not more than 25% do so, and many of these on only a token basis. Most respondents however regarded such practice as an important aide to the teaching of social work methods, although some consider consultancy roles to be equally relevant. In no cases was such practice linked with research, and only exceptionally did employers allow time explicitly for it. We outline four different bases on which teachers might practise, all of which were suggested by respondents, many of whom added personal notes to the questionnaire, indicating the extent to which this subject is a matter of wide interest and concern


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