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Professional Social Work in Australia

Appendix

The Yearly and Cumulative Output of Qualified Social Workers by the Australian Training Bodies, 1931–58

New South Wales

Victoria

South Australia

Board of Social Study and Training1

Institute of Hospital Almoners

Council for Social Training2

Institute of Almoners3

Board of Social Study and Training4

F.

M.

Comul. Total

F.

M.

Comul. Total

F.

M.

Total

F.

M.

Comul. Total

F.

M.

Comul. Total

1931

2

2

3

3

1932

5

7

4

7

1933 )

)

1934 )

3

3 )

7

14

1935 )

8

15

10

13 )

1936

5

20

2

15 )

6

20

1937

13

33

3

18

2

22

1938 )

5

5

4

1

23

2

24

1939 )

12

1

46

3

8

7

1

31

2

26

5

5

1940

8

54

3

11

7

1

39

6

32

2

1

8

1941

8

62

2

13

4

43

8

40

4

12

1942

12

1

75

7

20

7

50

5

45

3

15

1943

9

84

6

26

5

55

8

53

7

22

1944

11

95

3

29

8

63

2

55

2

24

1945

29

1

125

3

32

8

71

5

60

8

32

1946

38

2

165

13

45

7

78

4

64

6

38

1947

42

6

213

12

57

13

91

8

72

) 25

63

1948

53

9

275

16

73

11

1

103

11

83

) 20

3

86

1949

36

9

320

11

84

9

1

113

18

101

21

7

114

1950

25

13

358

10

94

9

122

14

131

1951

22

7

387

6

101

9

7

138

14

145

1952

24

5

416

6

106

10

4

152

4

2

151

1953

25

1

442

7

113

10

1

163

9

2

162

1954

16

3

461

12

125

12

175

9

171

1955

20

1

482

5

130

7

2

184

4

1

176

1956

12

3

497

12

142

5

2

191

10

2

188

1957

26

5

528

11

153

11

1

203

8

1

197

1958

22

3

553

5

158

17

1

221

5

1

203

Totals

483

70

553

157

1

158

198

23

221

101

-

101

180

23

203

University-Trained

430

69

499

158

20

178

166

22

188

Sources: Annual Reports and University Calendars.

Note: Except for the first 14 trained by the Victorian Institute of Almoners, the general social work course was a prerequisite for the almoner courses. Therefore, the output of the general courses plus these 14 gives the total number of qualified social workers.

(Footnotes)

1 Sydney University Board of Social Studies from 1941.

2 Melbourne University Board of Social Studies from 1942.

3 Institute of Hospital Almoners from 1933.

4 Adelaide University Board of Social Science from 1942.


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