Briar, Scott, 1926-

Joseph Scott Briar was born in 1926 and died in 1998. He received his master's degree in social work from Washington University, St. Louis, in 1952 and his doctorate in social welfare from Columbia University in 1961. Between degrees, Briar worked as a psychiatric social worker and supervisor for the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas. He was a professor in the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1959 to 1971, focusing his research interests on youth and families. Briar became professor and dean of the University of Washington School of Social Work in 1971, served as dean until 1988, and taught until 1990. He played an active role in planning a Ph. D. program in social welfare, which launched in 1975. Briar was the book review editor of Social Work, the journal of the National Association of Social Workers, from 1971 to 1972 and editor-in-chief from 1972 to 1976. He spoke at various events for the Council on Social Work Education, and in the 1980s, he led the American Association of Schools of Social Work (which has also been named the Conference of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work, and the National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work). In addition, he was a consultant to the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1966 to 1969.

From the description of Scott Briar papers, 1957-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70119175

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