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The Sri Lanka School of Social Work: My life and times Dr. Dudley Dissanayake passed away on 27th January under tragic circumstances. Dr. Dissanayake had held many key posts in the public service. He was one-time Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Director, Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute, Government Agent, Nuwara-Eliya, Director, School of Social Work, among others. At the time of his death Dr. Dissanayake was serving in the National Police Commission. Dr. Dissanayake obtained his BA (Hons) in Sociology from the Peradeniya University in 1960, his Master of Social Work from the University of Minnesota. We publish some excerpts from his long paper titled The Sri Lanka School of Social Work: My Life and Times which appeared in Memories of the Past, 1952-2002, the Golden Jubilee publication of the Sri Lanka Institute of Social Development. Full story Other Stories |
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