THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A PROFESSIONAL TRAINING SYSTEM IN THE SPHERE OF SOCIAL WORK IN THE USA OF THE END 19TH CENTURY
The article is devoted to the characteristics of the initial stage in the history of formation and development of a professional training system in the field of social work in the USA. The author allocated stages of development of this system during the period from the end of the 19th century till 1930s. The basic attention is paid to the first of the allocated stages – to the stage of before-professional formations in the sphere of social work in the USA. The analysis of conceptual sights, characteristic for the American charitable movements in which bowels bases of the future system of vocational training of social workers in the USA, represents the particular interest.
Keywords: social work, apprenticeship, professional training, formation and development of a professional training system, vocational training, movement “Settlement”, movement of “Societies of the organised charity», social education.
Issue: 5, 2012
Pages: 120 — 125
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