Flynn, Marilyn - Oral History Interview - CSWA HD

Dean Marilyn Flynn, PhD – Oral History Interview for the California Social Welfare Archives (CSWA) Interview by John Brekke, PhD Interview Date: 12/15/2014 An interview with Dean Marilyn Flynn, PhD as she discusses her insatiable need for new knowledge and how that formed her career, the significance and uniqueness of the social work profession, and the future of the field. (00:32) - Introduction (02:06) - Origins of Social Work (05:03) - Masters in Social Work (05:30) - VA Hospital & Vietnam Veterans (07:40) - PhD Experience (08:00) - Siren Call of Economics (10:38) - Constant Search for Knowledge (12:10) - Political Climate at the Beginning of Career – Sense of Enormous Possibility (14:13) - Mentors and Intellectual Guides - Evelyn Duvall (Human Development Studies) & Donald Bitzer (Computer Science and Engineering) (17:14) - Computer Assisted Instruction (18:59) - Success & Failures (22:45) - Creations (First Suicide Prevention & First Tele-Care for Older Population) (27:14) - Major Obstacles to Social Work Field (29:20) - Major Changes in Career (32:30) - Why Society Needs Social Work (36:22) - What Social Work Should Focus On (Science of Social Work; Addressing Inequality & Inclusion; Re-Thinking Resources) (42:52) - Growth of Social Work Field (45:50) - Intellectual Growth of Field (49:55) - Leadership in Social Work (52:32) - Inspiring Future Social Workers (Uniqueness of the Field/Profession) (54:08) - Closing Remarks (Social Work Community & Global Connection of Social Workers) (57:30) - Single Attribute Most Proud of The California Social Welfare Archives (CSWA), established in 1979, is a non-profit organization operating under the auspices of the USC School of Social Work and affiliated with the University Libraries. It collects and preserves documents and personal histories of significant contributors to the evolution of social welfare ensuring their availability to future generations – students, teachers, historians, and researchers. Collection activity includes gathering, preserving, and making available social welfare materials of historical significance, conducting oral history interviews with contributors to social welfare solutions in California, and creating events to publicly recognize significant contributors to California social welfare. Visit us at http://www.usc.edu/cswa and http://www.socialworkhallofdistinction.org