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Towards a model social work curriculum for practice with the chronically mentally ill

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Social work is well-positioned to mount a major curriculum initiative focused on practice with the chronically mentally ill. The profession's historical legacy, conceptual compatibility with current service needs, and its significant contribution to practice and research are a firm base upon which to build. This paper suggests the content needed to adequately prepare future cadres of professionals and proposes a variety of curriculum strategies for organizing such content. In addition, attention is devoted to the preparation of management personnel.

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  1. The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, Kansas, USA

    Charles A. Rapp Ph.D. (Associate Dean and Associate Professor) & James Hanson M.S.W. (Doctoral student)

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This paper was partially supported by a National Institute of Mental Health Grant.

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Rapp, C.A., Hanson, J. Towards a model social work curriculum for practice with the chronically mentally ill. Community Ment Health J 24, 270–282 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00752471

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