Find a Way or Make One A Documentary History of Clark Atlanta University Whitney M. Young Jr. School of Social Work (1920-2020)

by Carten, Alma J.

• ISBN13: 9780197518496
• ISBN10: 0197518494
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2020-10-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Author Biography

Alma J. Carten, PhD, LCSW, ACSW, is a 1964 alumni of Atlanta University School of Social Work and has spent over 25 years as a faculty member at New York University Silver School of Social Work where her scholarship has focused on racial inequities impacting families of color. She is a recipient of the School's Dorothy Height Humanitarian Award, the NIH Mental Health Fellowship, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the New York State Social Work Education Association, and the Council on Social Work Education Minority Fellowship Award.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Foreword
Preface

Part I: Beginnings
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Historical Context
Chapter 3: The Emergence of Atlanta University
Chapter 4: Legitimating the Need
Chapter 5: The Scientific Heritage
Chapter 6: W.E.B. Dubois and Lugenia Burns Hope
Chapter 7: The Launching of the School

Part II: Moving the Legacy into the 20th Century
Chapter 8: Embracing the Black Experience
Chapter 9: Curriculum Renewal in the Post War Years
Chapter 10: Reclaiming the Legacy
Chapter 11: Shifting Social Welfare Philosophy

Part III: At the Midpoint and Beyond
Chapter 12: Crossing Over at the Bicentennial
Chapter 13: The Enduring Legacy of Whitney M. Young, Jr.
Chapter 14: The Millennium and Beyond
Chapter 15: The School enters the 21st Century

Closing Message from Dean Jenny Jones