Abstract
Because they have grown up in an ahistorical culture, many of today's social work students do not challenge prevailing myths about our past and, consequently, dissociate present problems from their historical antecedents. They also often lack essential skills of analysis and critical judgement which are prerequisites for successful practice. The study of history can not only fill in the "missing pieces" in their pictures of out nation's past and out profession's evolution, it can also enhance student's development of skills in data collection and analysis and written and oral communication. Finally, it can provide them with a greater appreciation for thel ives of the lcients with whom they work and a concrete basis for the values which social work professes and the goals wo which it aspires.
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