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date: 23 September 2017

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Chauncey A. Alexander (1916–2005) was Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers from 1967 to 1982 and founder and president of the First Amendment Foundation. He was instrumental in developing an International Code of Ethics for social workers.

Keywords: insurance programs, psychiatric social work, civil rights, First Amendment Foundation, social change, Code of Ethics

Paul A. Abels

Department of Social Work, California State University, Long Beach

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