The midwifery of power? Reflections on the development of professional social work in Western Australia

This paper explores the emergence of the social work profession in Western Australia from beginnings in the 1920s through to 1970 when the first local graduates gained employment. The authors illustrate how WA's history both connects with and diverges from patterns of the profession's deve...

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Main Authors: Crawford, Frances, Leitmann, Sabina
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2001
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7775