Abstract
This special issue is a celebration of the Silver School of Social Work’s 50th Anniversary in 2010–2011. The articles in this
issue celebrate the School’s distinct reputation for excellence in clinical social work. They also celebrate the school’s
current mission, which includes knowledge development for social work practice, with an emphasis on urban problems, poverty
and social justice, and agency-based practice. The majority of the submissions focus on contemporary and future social work
practice. This paper concludes with a discussion of several issues that confront the future of clinical social work practice
including workforce trends, technology, and the scientific basis for practice, wealth disparity and race as contemporary American
issues that affect clinical social work, the globalization of social work and mental health services, and education for tomorrow’s
clinical practice.
issue celebrate the School’s distinct reputation for excellence in clinical social work. They also celebrate the school’s
current mission, which includes knowledge development for social work practice, with an emphasis on urban problems, poverty
and social justice, and agency-based practice. The majority of the submissions focus on contemporary and future social work
practice. This paper concludes with a discussion of several issues that confront the future of clinical social work practice
including workforce trends, technology, and the scientific basis for practice, wealth disparity and race as contemporary American
issues that affect clinical social work, the globalization of social work and mental health services, and education for tomorrow’s
clinical practice.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Editorial
- Pages 1-8
- DOI 10.1007/s10615-012-0396-z
- Authors
- Lynn Videka, Silver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, NY, USA
- Eda Goldstein, Silver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, NY, USA
- Journal Clinical Social Work Journal
- Online ISSN 1573-3343
- Print ISSN 0091-1674