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Dear Networkers,
I am learning SNA with the help of books and articles. I would like to know
the institutions offering training on SNA in India. Also some SNA studies on
community power structure.
Dr.E.Kanagaraj
Lecturer
Department of Social Work
Mizoram University
Aizawl
India 796 012



On 3/24/06, Wolfe, Alvin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Here are links to the two SunBelt Social Network Conference Papers I
> spoke of earlier:
>
> Wolfe, Alvin W. 1981a. The Uses of Network Models in Health and Human
> Services. Paper presented at the Sun Belt Social Network Conference,
> Tampa, Florida, February 20, 1981.
> http://luna.cas.usf.edu/~wolfe/Wolfe1981HHS.pdf
>
> Wolfe, Alvin W. 1982a. Improving communication between network theorists
> and practitioners. Paper presented at the 2nd Annual Sun Belt
> Conference. Tampa, February 1982.
> http://luna.cas.usf.edu/~wolfe/Wolfe1982IC.pdf
>
> Remember, these are early papers, from the first two SunBelt
> Conferences, and they are pretty rough.
> Lin Freeman reminded me that Elizabeth Bott was not a social worker but
> an anthropologist trained in and practicing as a psychoanalyst.   Read:
> Linton C. Freeman (2004) The Development of Social Network Analysis: A
> Study in the Sociology of Science. Vancouver, BC Canada: Empirical
> Press.
>
> --Alvin
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> One of the founders of network analysis was Elizabeth Bott who was/is
> essentially a social worker.
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> I presented several papers to the SunBelt Social Network Conference on
> social work and human services:
>
> Wolfe, Alvin W. 1981a. The Uses of Network Models in Health and Human
> Services. Paper presented at the Sun Belt Social Network Conference,
> Tampa, Florida, February 20, 1981.
>
> Wolfe, Alvin W. 1982a. Improving communication between network theorists
> and practitioners. Paper presented at the 2nd Annual Sun Belt
> Conference. Tampa, February 1982.
>
> See also Wolfe, Alvin W. 1981b. Discussion (of Stress, Social Support
> and Schizophrenia). Schizophrenia Bulletin 7(1):173-177.
>
> I will be happy to try to find a copy of these papers if anybody is
> interested.   One reason that advances in this area slowed, is that,
> upon Ronald Reagan's taking over the U.S. Presidency, federal funding of
> any research labeled "social" or "community" was highly suspect.  It not
> only slowed, it stopped.  "Community psychology" used to use network
> models, as in "community network development" to help recovering mental
> health and substance abuse clients. There is lots of literature from
> those good old days!  --Alvin
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> Subject: SNA in Social Work and Human Services
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> Hi All
>
> I was wondering does SNA skills would anyway be relevant for the vast
> human service workforce who work as caseworkers, lobbyist,
> grant-writers, administrators in different human service organizations.
> A Master degree training in social work usually require practioners to
> learn basic research methods and statistics so that they can evaluate
> their own practice, does SNA have any such application for Micro
> (caseworkers, counsellors, family
> therapists) and Macro (community organizers, administrators, lobbyist)
> level human service workers? Are there any human service master program
> (Social Work, Public Health, Public Administration) that offer SNA
> training to their practitioners? Any information or studies or
> clarification on this line would be appreciated.
>
> thanks
>
> Dhrubodhi
>
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> Dhrubodhi Mukherjee. MSW Phd Candidate
> Assistant Professor
> School of Social Work
> Southern Illinois University Carbondale
> Carbondale, IL 62901
> Phone: 618 453 5356
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