NASW Social Work Pioneer® John B. Turner, Ph.D., whose career in social work spanned more than 40 years and whose efforts and leadership helped earn national recognition for the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, died on Friday, Jan. 30. He was 86. – More Information…
International Council on Social Welfare Tribute to John B. Turner
NASW Tribute from Dr. James Kelly and Dr. Elizabeth J. Clark
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The fatal incident demands unequivocal condemnation