Also from our collection on social work education, CSWA 0454, these images celebrate the establishment of two MSW programs in CA, one at Sac State and the other at San Diego State.
CSWA can offer:
Guest lectures:
Our CSWA Board members have expertise in critical social welfare history.
Student assignments:
Suitable for all levels of social work, CSWA has developed assignments that apply to clinical, social policy, social theory and Human Behavior in the Social Environment classes.
Contact:
Raquel Ibarra, MSW, PPS, ASW at ibarra21.raquel@gmail.com
or
Elise Johnson, LCSW, LPS at eljohnson@csudh.edu.
Attention social work faculty: are you interested in adding social work history content to your class? We can help!
On the left is a posting from 1936 - note that only women may apply. It pays a monthly salary of $115 ($2600 in 2025).
Image above:
This is a cover of a pamphlet published by the State of CA Dept of Personnel, circa 1963.
"Should you be a social worker?”
California State Personal, CSWA Collection #0454, Social Work Education Collection, box 1, folder 8
CSWA board members consist of macro social work practitioners, mental heath clinicians and social work educators who incorporate critical social work history into our curricula and practice.
Invited speaking engagements:
Just announced, NASW-CA Conference in November 2025,
NASW- CA Lobby Days in 2024,
California Society for Clinical Social Work in 2024,
USC PhD students in 2024,
CSWE APM in 2024,
NASW-CA Conference in 2023,
CSWE APM in 2023.
We have several developed assignments suitable for all levels of social work education. These assignments have been used in Human Behavior in the Social Environment courses as well as social theory, policy, leadership and clinical courses.
Sample assignments:
One assignment prompts students to investigate their local community’s histories of social movements and critically evaluate social work’s role in those events. Students use social media to document their learning and boost organizations and communities impacted by their social work elders and role models.
A second assignment promotes exploration of archival material to augment their knowledge of their identified community and social work elders.
Another invites students to visit the Social Work Hall of Distinction inductee page and write about an inductee in a field or community of particular interest to them.
Each assignment highlights the impact one person can have on policy, practice, and advocacy.
Interested in weaving critical social work history into your class? We’re happy to help!
On thee right is an job posting by the State of California in 1963.
