John Milner interview, 2009

Milner, John - Oral History Interview - CSWA ❧ An interview with John Milner, MSW, as he discusses social work's early development, his career in the field, and lessons for future social workers. Interviewer: June Brown, PhD. Date: 08/12/2009 ❧ CONTENTS: (00:50)- Introduction. (03:20)- Attraction to and progression in the young field of Social Work. (12:50)- Initial experiences and their influence on staying in the field of Social Work. (13:50)- Positions held which influenced career. (17:00)- The Great Depression, WWII, and their influence on experience in social work education and child welfare. (24:25)- Past experience in social work and the Army. (30:35)- Experience in Washington and Education. (32:15)- Social work career and USC. (35:28)- USC School of Social Work, Dean Johnson, and agencies in Los Angeles. (41:20)- Professional growth in child welfare from beginning in the field to its best point. (46:40)- Lessons from the past to preserve, use now and in the future. (53:30)- Are there things we haven't covered that you would like to cover? (55:50)- Messages to future social workers, educators, and students. (59:35)- Closing. ❧ John Milner. Professor of Social Work. John Milner Video Oral History Interview. Interviewed by June Brown. Date of interview: 8-12-09. Length of interview: 1 hour and 2 minutes. DVD containing interview. ❧ ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: 1. California Social Work Hall of Distinction Biography ( http://socialworkhallofdistinction.usc.edu/honorees/ ). 2. 1 diskette of transcript of interview. 3. Manuscript, offprint, correspondence, typewritten introduction to Elizabeth McBroom, "John Milner: A Teacher for All Seasons," Journal of Teaching in Social Work 3 (1989): 139-49. 4. Program for installation of William Meezan as the "John Milner Professor of Child Welfare," 11-5-97. 5. Offprint of biographical statement from installation program (see no. 3). 6. 1 reel-to-reel tape: "Xmas Tape: The Social and Psychological Meaning of Holidays." Recorded for Vista del Mar, Nov. 1975, by John G. Milner, professor, U.S.C. 7. Curriculum Vitae.