The literaticre on the statw of female social work educators has addressed the pyoblems these educators fate in the areas of salaries, academic rank and tenure, publication rates, and level of dzcision making. Given this attention to the statw of these educators, one might expect positive resolutions to these problems. This article, which is based on a review of both the current literature and statistics on US social work faculty, evaluates the statw of women faculty in social work academia to determine $progress has been made. Findings reveal that female educators are seeing slow improvment in some areas; however, inequalities contintu. The authors suggest strategies for supporting the ahelopment and retention of women fmulty.
The expanding knowledge and skill bases within the interdisciplinary family therapy profession pose a significant challenge for evolving practitioners, at whatever stage along the professional development process they find themselves. This challenge raises a basic question regarding whether there are any constraining forces to the level of eclecticism in practice towards which one can aspire. This paper empirically explores the role played by the personality attributes of the family therapist in facilitating and/or inhibiting one's adherence to a variety of approaches to family practice.
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