On October 14, 2007, social work educators were vexed to find themselves the target of an editorial by George Will. “Code of Coercion” not only excoriated social work education for larding its professional curriculum with ideology, but also asked for a public accounting: “Why are such schools of indoctrination permitted in institutions of higher education?” Will demanded, “And why are people of all political persuasions taxed to finance this propaganda?”1Quickly, the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), which accredits social work programs nationwide, and its sister organization, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), orchestrated a letter-writing campaign attesting to the high quality of social work education. “The mission of CSWE is to provide quality assurance for social work education programs as they prepare professionals for social work practice based on the profession’s history, purposes, philosophy, and body
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