Anthropological Contributions for Social Work Education

Abstract

A few years ago, as a student in a Master of Social work program, I listened to a presentation given by the former director of a two-year "Teen-parent" program. The talk was intended to provide insights into the process of program planning and implementation, which it did. At the conclusion, and really more as an off-the-record remark, the speaker said she had come to realize that the program, in spite of its having met its goals and objectives, was not really needed. The teens had little difficulty during their pregnancies and, as time showed, they were capable of doing a reasonably adequate job of mothering.