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Social Work in a School system

Social Work in a School system One of~he result~ 9~" t~e'g;ro~ngapprec~ation ofthe'Jmport.8{lce of preventJ.ve measures .-J.nthe ,fields of health and sociology has been- ari increased intere~t. in the welfare of children • -It has 00 me to be accepted that attention to the health, education and -sact al . adjustment of childTen is essential for the deveiopment'ofhealthy, well-informed and socially well-adjusted adults. The school is recognized as the focal point for this progra1mle. No longer can we be contented With imparting to children a fonnal collection of facts and skills; we must be concerned wi th the child as a total personal­ ity. This makes new demands on schools and on school staffs, demands which cannot be met without the aid of specialists of various kinds. And so the school medical services, psychology, physical education and other special services are assuming an increasing importance in the school system. Each of these specialist services is apt to see the child as an isolated unit; the child as an integral part of th e home, the. school and the total social environment is likely to be overlooked. Even the psychology serVices, whicn of course are aware of the significance of the total situation affecting the Child, are http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Social Work Taylor & Francis

Social Work in a School system

Halliwell, L.
Australian Journal of Social Work , Volume 4 (3): 4 – Oct 1, 1950
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Social Work in a School system

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One of~he result~ 9~" t~e'g;ro~ngapprec~ation ofthe'Jmport.8{lce of preventJ.ve measures .-J.nthe ,fields of health and sociology has been- ari increased intere~t. in the welfare of children • -It has 00 me to be accepted that attention to the health, education and -sact al . adjustment of childTen is essential for the deveiopment'ofhealthy, well-informed and socially well-adjusted adults. The school is recognized as the focal point for this progra1mle. No longer can...
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0004-9565
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Abstract

One of~he result~ 9~" t~e'g;ro~ngapprec~ation ofthe'Jmport.8{lce of preventJ.ve measures .-J.nthe ,fields of health and sociology has been- ari increased intere~t. in the welfare of children • -It has 00 me to be accepted that attention to the health, education and -sact al . adjustment of childTen is essential for the deveiopment'ofhealthy, well-informed and socially well-adjusted adults. The school is recognized as the focal point for this progra1mle. No longer can we be contented With imparting to children a fonnal collection of facts and skills; we must be concerned wi th the child as a total personal­ ity. This makes new demands on schools and on school staffs, demands which cannot be met without the aid of specialists of various kinds. And so the school medical services, psychology, physical education and other special services are assuming an increasing importance in the school system. Each of these specialist services is apt to see the child as an isolated unit; the child as an integral part of th e home, the. school and the total social environment is likely to be overlooked. Even the psychology serVices, whicn of course are aware of the significance of the total situation affecting the Child, are

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Australian Journal of Social Work – Taylor & Francis

Published: Oct 1, 1950

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