School social work: An analysis of function
SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK: AN ANALYSIS OF FUNCTION’
LELA B. COSTIN
Jane Addams Graduate School of Social Work
University of Illinois
This paper describes a study which analyzed the tasks in school social work and
measured social workers’ opinions as to the relative importance of those tasks for
the attainment of goals within a public school setting. The findings have relevance
for the aims and methods of psychologists and other pupil specialists an
