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Declassification of Professional Social Workers: A Personnel Issue Facing the Human Services
Abstract
The issue of declassification of professional social work positions
within public service agencies is discussed. The manner in which
declassification is occurring, the reasons for it, & some
strategies to block the trend are presented. An underlying theme is
that the core issue in declassification of professional social work
positions is the profession's inability to define clearly its domain
of expertise. From a personnel standpoint this relates to issues of
job analysis & evaluation, & the inability of professionals to
establish the fact that their contribution to a social service agency
is unique, & by implication superior, to that offered by
individuals possessing different qualifications &/or experience.
15 References. HA
Journal
(1986)
vol10
no4
pages15-21
Categories
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Personnel
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Personnel Management
