Confronting the “Threat” of Private Practice

Abstract

Although an increasing number of social workers are engaging in private clinical practice and a majority of entering MSW students plan to do so, content on private practice is generally not included in MSW curricula. This article reports on a 1992-93 survey of faculty and student attitudes concerning various aspects of studying private practice in MSW programs. It compares the views of the two groups, assesses the implications for social work education, and encourages creative approaches to integrating the realities of professional practice with the traditional values and mission of social work.

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Philip Brown

A version of this article was presented at the 39th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, New York, NY, March 1993.