Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare
Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare is the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's school of social work.
History[edit]
The first Bachelor of Social Work in Israel, the school was founded in 1958. The school was named after Paul Baerwald a leader of the Jewish Distribution Committee (JDC). The JDC was an initial funder of the school along with the Ministry of Welfare and the Tel Aviv Municipality.[1] A new self-standing building was dedicated on the Givat Ram university campus in April 1967.[2] The school has been called “the leader in training and research in the fields of social work and social policy.”[3]. It has been ranked the highest rated school of social work in Israel.[4]
The Master of Social Work was introduced in 1970.[1] Asher Ben-Arieh is the Dean.
Research groups[edit]
The school houses the Israel Gerontological Data Center, Nevet- Greenhouse of Context-Informed Research and Training for Children in Need, The Center for the Study of Philanthropy in Israel, The Resilience Research Group.[3]
Notable people[edit]
Alumni[edit]
- Nava Arad
- Kamilya Jubran
- Avraham Neguise
- Aliza Olmert
- Michal Sela - a research scholarship is named in her honor[5]
Faculty[edit]
- Mimi Ajzenstadt, Professor and former Dean
- Eliezer Jaffe
- Yisrael Katz
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "History of the School". The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ↑ Reviewed Work: The University and Social Welfare by Israel Katz, Harold Silver Review by: Arnulf M. Pins
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hebrew University school of Social Work and Social Welfare". Bounce Project. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ↑ "8 Best universities for Social Work in Israel". EduRank. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ↑ Late Michal Sela
External links[edit]
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